In this lesson you will
- Diagnose exactly where verb tense goes wrong for you.
- Learn the rule from wrong/right examples.
- Drill the rule until it is automatic.
- Apply the rule across all four skills and log the fix.
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Orient · target · prepare
Objectives and exam focus
You are exam-ready when…
Tick each as you secure it.
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The gap & the rule
Match the verb to the **time word**. Past = the perfect (ذَهَبَ / ذَهَبْتُ). Present = the imperfect (يَذْهَبُ / أَذْهَبُ). Future = **سَـ / سَوْفَ** + imperfect (سَأَذْهَبُ).
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See the rule in action
Wrong → right
| Wrong | Right | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| أَمْسِ أَذْهَبُ | أَمْسِ ذَهَبْتُ | past time word → perfect |
| غَدًا ذَهَبْتُ | غَدًا سَأَذْهَبُ | future time word → سَـ + imperfect |
| الآنَ ذَهَبْتُ | الآنَ أَذْهَبُ | 'now' → imperfect |
| أَمْسِ سَأَلْعَبُ | أَمْسِ لَعِبْتُ | past time word → perfect |
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Recognise · reuse
Correct-forms vault
Correct forms to keep6 terms
ذَهَبْتُ أَمْسِI went yesterday (past)
أَذْهَبُ الآنَI go / am going now (present)
سَأَذْهَبُ غَدًاI will go tomorrow (future)
كُنْتُ أَلْعَبُI used to play (past habitual)
سَوْفَ أُسَافِرُI shall travel (future)
دَرَسْتُ ثُمَّ نِمْتُI studied then slept (past sequence)
Repair drill
Fourteen mixed-retrieval rounds drilling this rule — a wrong answer costs a life.
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Listening — spot the correct form
Transcript-based practice — read the script, then answer.
Listen for the rule
Choose the correct option
Listening script
يَقُولُ المُعَلِّمُ: كَلِمَةُ الوَقْتِ تُحَدِّدُ الزَّمَنَ. مَعَ (أَمْسِ) نَسْتَخْدِمُ المَاضِيَ، وَمَعَ (الآنَ) نَسْتَخْدِمُ المُضَارِعَ، وَمَعَ (غَدًا) نَسْتَخْدِمُ السِّينَ وَالمُضَارِعَ. لِذَلِكَ اقْرَأْ كَلِمَةَ الوَقْتِ أَوَّلًا ثُمَّ اخْتَرِ الفِعْلَ.
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Reading — apply the rule
Read for the rule
Prove each answer from the text
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Say it correctly
Speak — use the rule
Prompts
- احْكِ مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ أَمْسِ وَمَاذَا سَتَفْعَلُ غَدًا.
Say what you did yesterday and will do tomorrow. - صِفْ عَادَةً تَفْعَلُهَا الآنَ.
Describe a habit you do now.
Model exchange
Examiner
مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ أَمْسِ وَمَاذَا سَتَفْعَلُ غَدًا؟
QuestionYou
أَمْسِ دَرَسْتُ العُلُومَ وَلَعِبْتُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي. الآنَ أُرَاجِعُ دُرُوسِي. وَغَدًا سَأَزُورُ جَدَّتِي وَسَأُسَاعِدُهَا فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.
Three tenses, each matched09
Write — apply the rule
Task
Write about 80–90 words about a past weekend, your present routine, and a future plan — using past, present and future correctly. Then check each verb against its time word.
- Apply the target rule correctly throughout.
- Use at least two tenses and an opinion with a reason.
- Check agreement, verb forms and spelling.
- Write 80–90 words.
Reveal a model answer
فِي عُطْلَةِ نِهَايَةِ الأُسْبُوعِ المَاضِيَةِ زُرْتُ عَائِلَتِي وَلَعِبْتُ كُرَةَ القَدَمِ، وَكَانَتْ أَيَّامًا جَمِيلَةً. أَمَّا الآنَ فَأُرَاجِعُ دُرُوسِي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَأُمَارِسُ الرِّيَاضَةَ لِأَنَّ الصِّحَّةَ مُهِمَّةٌ. وَفِي المُسْتَقْبَلِ سَأَلْتَحِقُ بِالجَامِعَةِ لِأَدْرُسَ الطِّبَّ، وَسَأَعْمَلُ بِجِدٍّ لِأُحَقِّقَ حُلْمِي. أَحْرِصُ عَلَى أَنْ يُطَابِقَ كُلُّ فِعْلٍ كَلِمَةَ الوَقْتِ، فَأَسْتَخْدِمُ المَاضِيَ لِلْأَحْدَاثِ وَالمُسْتَقْبَلَ لِلْخُطَطِ.
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Diagnose · correct · remember
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Reflection
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