When you see an imperfect verb:
1. Identify the marker: لَا، لَـ، سَـ، سَوْفَ or none.
2. Decide its function here: negation, present-specific, or future-specific.
3. Check whether the marker is attached or separate.
4. Read the person form to identify the doer.
5. Translate the complete sentence idiomatically.
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Negation and Time Markers with the Imperfect
When you see an imperfect verb:
1. Identify the marker: لَا، لَـ، سَـ، سَوْفَ or none.
2. Decide its function here: negation, present-specific, or future-specific.
3. Check whether the marker is attached or separate.
4. Read the person form to identify the doer.
5. Translate the complete sentence idiomatically.