A verb is a word that shows an action or a state.
الفعل هو كلمة تدل على عمل أو حالة.
✳️ Examples of action verbs (أفعال تدل على عمل):
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run (يجري)
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eat (يأكل)
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read (يقرأ)
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write (يكتب)
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play (يلعب)
✳️ Examples of state verbs (أفعال تدل على حالة):
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be (يكون)
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like (يحب)
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know (يعرف)
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need (يحتاج)
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want (يريد)
🔹 Verb Tenses - أزمنة الفعل
| Tense | Example | المعنى بالعربية |
|---|---|---|
| Present Simple | I eat. | أنا آكل (عادةً) |
| Past Simple | I ate. | أنا أكلت |
| Future Simple | I will eat. | سأأكل |
| Present Continuous | I am eating. | أنا آكل (الآن) |
| Past Continuous | I was eating. | كنت آكل (في الماضي) |
| Present Perfect | I have eaten. | لقد أكلت |
| Base Form | Past | Past Participle | معنى |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone | يذهب |
| eat | ate | eaten | يأكل |
| play | played | played | يلعب |
| write | wrote | written | يكتب |
🔹 Verb + to + infinitive or -ing؟
بعض الأفعال يتبعها "to + base verb":
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I want to eat.
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They decided to go.
أفعال أخرى يتبعها فعل بـ ing:
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I enjoy reading.
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She hates waiting.