Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! The Moods. The Present tense verb in Arabic has three moods. ================================================================ Indicative is the regular present tense verb. **تـَسکـُنُ أختي في هذهِ الشقـَّةِ.** My sisterlives in this apartment. Subjunctive is used when there is doubt, fear, hope, purpose, obligation, negated future, etc.
**لنْ تـَسکـُنَ أختي في هذهِ الشقـَّةِ.** My sisterwill not live in this apartment. Jussive is used in negating the past tense with the particle لمْ **لم تـَسکـُنْ أختي في هذهِ الشقـَّةِ.** My sisterdid not live in this apartment. Previous Next