Progression P3 — Travel, Holidays and Transport
Tell a travel-problem story that naturally uses all five P3 structures: past perfect, past narrative, reported speech, a Type 1 plan and a Type 2 regret, with a subjunctive after أَنْ.
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Retrieval bridge
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Recognise · organise · retrieve
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Form VI.
Form V.
Form II, fixed with عَنْ.
Form VIII, fixed with إِلَى.
Form X; direct object.
Vocabulary mission
Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
Explain · notice · apply
خَمْسُ بُنًى فِي سَرْدِ مُشْكِلَةٍ
How a travel problem naturally triggers the past perfect, past narrative, reported speech, both conditional types and a subjunctive after أَنْ.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
Precaution then problem.
Reported official.
Type 2 regret.
كُنْتُ قَدْ + past · past narrative
What you had done, then what went wrong.
قَالَ … إِنَّ
What an official told you.
إِذَا … سَـ · لَوْ … لَـ
What you will do next time, and what you should have done.
يَجِبُ أَنْ / قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ + naṣb
The verb after أَنْ takes a fatḥa.
| Stage | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| precaution | past perfect | كُنْتُ قَدْ تَأَكَّدْتُ |
| problem | past narrative | اكْتَشَفْتُ أَنَّ الرِّحْلَةَ أُلْغِيَتْ |
| official | reported speech | قَالَ إِنَّ الرِّحْلَةَ سَتَتَأَخَّرُ |
| regret | لَوْ … لَـ | لَوْ أَمَّنْتُ، لَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى تَعْوِيضٍ |
Precaution (كُنْتُ قَدْ تَأَكَّدْتُ مِنْ حَجْزِي) → problem (اكْتَشَفْتُ أَنَّ رِحْلَتِي أُلْغِيَتْ) → what the official said (قَالَ المُوَظَّفُ إِنَّ الرِّحْلَةَ سَتَتَأَخَّرُ) → next time (إِذَا سَافَرْتُ ثَانِيَةً، سَأَشْتَرِي تَأْمِينًا) → regret (لَوْ كُنْتُ قَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُ تَأْمِينًا، لَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى تَعْوِيضٍ).
After أَنْ the verb takes a fatḥa (the subjunctive): يَجِبُ أَنْ أَتَصَرَّفَ بِهُدُوءٍ، قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأَ إِلَى السَّفَارَةِ. Note أَتَصَرَّفَ / أَلْجَأَ, not أَتَصَرَّفُ / أَلْجَأُ.
Grammar laboratory
Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
Build · transform · justify
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Combinatorial builder studio
This guided builder accepts 27 accurate combinations. Build 3 different sentences, changing one meaningful chunk each time. Compare the grammar and meaning before moving to the independent tasks.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
0/3 different sentences built.
Each precaution, report and plan/regret is accurate on its own, so any three different combinations work.
Fix the Type 2 regret
Repair the counterfactual result so it uses لَـ.لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتُ تَأْمِينًا، سَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى تَعْوِيضٍ.
لَوْ … لَـ + مَاضٍA Type 2 result takes the لَـ prefix on a past verb.
Fix the subjunctive after أَنْ
Repair the verb after أَنْ.قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأُ إِلَى السَّفَارَةِ.
أَنْ + مَنْصُوبٌAfter أَنْ the verb takes a fatḥa (the subjunctive): أَلْجَأَ.
Fix يُبَلِّغُ's preposition
Repair the complement after يُبَلِّغُ.يُبَلِّغُ المُسَافِرُ السَّرِقَةَ لِلشُّرْطَةِ.
يُبَلِّغُ + عَنْيُبَلِّغُ is fixed with عَنْ.
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Read · understand · respond
Keep the precaution in the past perfect, the report accurate, the two conditionals distinct, and the verb after أَنْ subjunctive.
Keep the precaution in the past perfect, the report accurate, the two conditionals distinct, and the verb after أَنْ subjunctive.
Spot · explain · repair
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لَوْ اشْتَرَيْتُ تَأْمِينًا، سَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى تَعْوِيضٍ.
لَوِ اشْتَرَيْتُ تَأْمِينًا، لَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى تَعْوِيضٍ.
A Type 2 result takes لَـ, not سَـ.
قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأُ إِلَى السَّفَارَةِ.
قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأَ إِلَى السَّفَارَةِ.
The verb after أَنْ is subjunctive: أَلْجَأَ.
يُبَلِّغُ المُسَافِرُ السَّرِقَةَ لِلشُّرْطَةِ.
يُبَلِّغُ المُسَافِرُ عَنِ السَّرِقَةِ لِلشُّرْطَةِ.
يُبَلِّغُ is fixed with عَنْ.
Repair check
Predict · listen twice · verify
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which person, time, frequency, sequence, contrast or changed detail might you hear?
Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.
Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.
يَرْوِي المُسَافِرُ: كُنْتُ قَدْ وَصَلْتُ إِلَى المَطَارِ مُبَكِّرًا، وَكُنْتُ قَدْ تَأَكَّدْتُ مِنْ حَجْزِي مَرَّتَيْنِ. لٰكِنْ فَجْأَةً اكْتَشَفْتُ أَنَّ جَوَازَ سَفَرِي مَفْقُودٌ. حَاوَلْتُ أَنْ أَتَصَرَّفَ بِهُدُوءٍ، وَقَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأَ إِلَى شُرْطَةِ السِّيَاحَةِ. قَالَ المُوَظَّفُ إِنَّهُ يَجِبُ أَنْ أُبَلِّغَ عَنِ الفُقْدَانِ ثُمَّ أَذْهَبَ إِلَى السَّفَارَةِ. وَأَشَارَ إِلَى أَنَّنِي سَأَحْصُلُ عَلَى وَثِيقَةِ سَفَرٍ مُؤَقَّتَةٍ. إِذَا سَافَرْتُ ثَانِيَةً، سَأَحْتَفِظُ بِنُسْخَةٍ مِنْ وَثَائِقِي. وَلَوْ كُنْتُ قَدْ صَوَّرْتُ جَوَازِي قَبْلَ الرِّحْلَةِ، لَكُنْتُ قَدْ وَفَّرْتُ سَاعَاتٍ مِنَ القَلَقِ.
Preview · scan · prove
Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.
Identify the text type and likely purpose.
Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.
Choose only an answer supported by the text.
Model · rehearse · respond
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
مَاذَا كُنْتَ قَدْ فَعَلْتَ قَبْلَ المُشْكِلَةِ؟
Precautionكُنْتُ قَدْ تَأَكَّدْتُ مِنْ حَجْزِي، ثُمَّ اكْتَشَفْتُ أَنَّ الرِّحْلَةَ أُلْغِيَتْ.
Past perfect + problemوَمَاذَا قَرَّرْتَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ؟
Subjunctiveقَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأَ إِلَى المَكْتَبِ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَمَّنْتُ رِحْلَتِي لَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى تَعْوِيضٍ.
Subjunctive + Type 2 regretPlan · draft · improve
Write a travel-problem narrative of one hundred to one hundred and ten words using all five structures: a past-perfect precaution, a past narrative, reported speech from an official, a Type 1 plan and a Type 2 regret, with one subjunctive after أَنْ.
كُنْتُ قَدْ خَطَّطْتُ لِرِحْلَتِي بِعِنَايَةٍ، وَكُنْتُ قَدْ تَأَكَّدْتُ مِنْ حَجْزِي مَرَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَ السَّفَرِ. لٰكِنْ عِنْدَ الوُصُولِ، اكْتَشَفْتُ أَنَّ حَقِيبَتِي ضَاعَتْ فِي المَطَارِ. حَاوَلْتُ أَنْ أَتَصَرَّفَ بِهُدُوءٍ، وَقَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَلْجَأَ إِلَى مَكْتَبِ الأَمْتِعَةِ المَفْقُودَةِ. قَالَ المُوَظَّفُ إِنَّ الحَقِيبَةَ سَتَصِلُ فِي اليَوْمِ التَّالِي، وَأَشَارَ إِلَى أَنَّهُ يَجِبُ أَنْ أُبَلِّغَ عَنِ الفُقْدَانِ رَسْمِيًّا. طَلَبْتُ التَّعْوِيضَ وَحَصَلْتُ عَلَى مَبْلَغٍ بَسِيطٍ. إِذَا سَافَرْتُ ثَانِيَةً، سَأَضَعُ أَشْيَائِي المُهِمَّةَ فِي حَقِيبَةِ اليَدِ. وَلَوْ كُنْتُ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ذٰلِكَ هٰذِهِ المَرَّةَ، لَمَا عِشْتُ يَوْمًا كَامِلًا مِنَ القَلَقِ.
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Retrieve · judge · transfer
The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.
Write the five-stage sequence for one problem, one sentence each.
Expand the past narrative and add a subjunctive after أَنْ.
Write a full narrative where the Type 2 regret is the most complex sentence.
Final self-marking check
Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.