Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 1 The Division of Verbs Into The Imperative, Preterite and Aorist Tenses What is the preterite tense? What is the aorist tense? What is the imperative? The preterite tense is a form of the verb that indicates a state or action that happened in the past.
For example: کَانَ نَدِمَ (he repented, he was) The aorist tense is a form of the verb that indicates a state or action that is happening in the present or will happen in the future. For example: یَکُونُ یَندَمُ (he is repenting, he is) The imperative is a form of the verb that indicates a demand of a state or action in the future. For example: کُن اندَم (repent, be) Previous Next