Three Groups of Imperfect Forms

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• Why are the imperfect forms divided into three groups?
• Sort these representative forms into the three groups.
• In هِيَ تَكْتُبُ, which slot does تَكْتُبُ represent?
• In أَنْتَ تَكْتُبُ, which slot does the same written form represent?
• Match each pronoun with its first-group form.
• The written form تَفْعَلُ always identifies one unique grammatical slot without context.
• Which ending is a clear sign of the second group?
• Sort the examples by whether the ending has an inflectional nūn.
• What does هُمَا تَكْتُبَانِ mean here?
• أَنْتُمَا تَكْتُبَانِ can address two men or two women.
• Match each second-group form with a slot it can express.
• Which statement correctly distinguishes the two nūns?
• Which example belongs to the third group?
• Arrange: Those women write.
• The first, second and third groups contain five, seven and two grammatical slots respectively, completing all fourteen slots.
• Sort the full examples by their grammatical group.
• A learner sees bare تَفْعَلَانِ. What is the safest conclusion?
• Arrange: You (one woman) write.