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How can you quickly distinguish كَانَ ضَرَبَ from كَانَ يَضْرِبُ?

Advanced Variations of the Past Tense (Specialized Past Forms)

• Look at the verb after كَانَ: past gives Ba'eed, Mudhaari' gives Istimraari
• Both always mean exactly the same thing
• Only the spelling of كَانَ changes
• One is negative and the other positive