Top 100 Past Tense Verbs for Beginners

Vocabulary flashcards covering common past tense Arabic verbs, their phonetic transcriptions, and English meanings.

أنا حَكِيت (Ana 7a-keet)

I spoke

أنا سِمِعِت (Ana sme-3it)

I heard

أنا فِهِمِت (Ana fahemet)

I understood

أنا سَأَلِت (Ana sa'alet)

I asked

أنا جَاوَبِت (Ana jawabit)

I answered

أنا قَرَأت/قَرِيت (Ana qara't/ qareet)

I read

أنا كَتَبِت (Ana katabet)

I wrote

أنا تَعَلَّمِت (Ana ta-3allamet)

I learned

أنا عَلَّمِت (Ana 3allamit)

I taught

أنا عِرِفِت (Ana 3refet)

I knew

أنا قَابَلِت (Ana qabalet)

I met

أنا شِفِت (Ana shefet)

I saw

أنا كَان بَدِّي (Ana kan beddi)

I wanted

أنا قِلِت /قُلت (Ana qelt)

I said

أنا طَلَبِت (Ana ṭalabet)

I asked for

أنا اِشْتَرِيت (Ana ishtareet)

I bought

أنا بِعِت (Ana be3et)

I sold

أنا أَكَلِت (Ana akalet)

I ate

أنا شْرِبِت (Ana sharbet)

I drank

أنا طَبَخِت (Ana ṭabakhet)

I cooked

أنا رِحِت (Ana re7et)

I went

أنا إِجِيت (Ana ijiit)

I came

أنا ضَلَّيت (Ana ḍallet)

I stayed

أنا غَادَرِت (Ana ghādarit)

I left

أنا زِرِت (Ana zeret)

I visited

أنا عِشِت (Ana 3eshet)

I lived

أنا اِشْتَغَلِت (Ana ishtaġhalet)

I worked

أنا اِسْتَرَحِت (Ana istara7it)

I rested

أنا نِمِت (Ana nemet)

I slept

أنا صَحِيت (Ana ṣa7eet)

I woke up

أنا اِتْفَرَّجِت (Ana itfarrajeṭ)

I watched

أنا لَعَبِت (Ana la3a-bet)

I played

أنا اِتْمَرَّنِت (Ana itmarraniṭ)

I exercised

أنا سِقِت (Ana seqet)

I drove

أنا سَبَحِت (Ana saba-7et)

I swam

أنا لازِمْنِي (Ana kan lazemni)

I needed

أنا رَقَصِت (Ana raqaṣet)

I danced

أنا غَنَّيت (Ana ghanneeṭ)

I sang

أنا رَسَمِت (Ana rasamet)

I drew

أنا نَضَّفِت (Ana naḍḍafit)

I cleaned

أنا اِتْعَشَّيت (Ana it-3asheet)

I had dinner

أنا اِتْغَدَّيت (Ana itġaddeet)

I had lunch

أنا فَطَرِت (Ana faṭaret)

I had breakfast

أنا دَرَسِت (Ana darasit)

I studied

عِنْدِي (Kan 3andi)

I had

أنا حَبَّيت (Ana 7ibeet)

I loved

أنا كِرِهْت (Ana karahet)

I hated

أنا حَسَّيت (Ana 7asseet)

I felt

أنا ضِحِكِت (Ana ḍa7eket)

I laughed

أنا بَكِيت (Ana ba-keet)

I cried

أنا قَلِقِت (Ana qalaqit)

I worried

أنا نِسِيت (Ana naseet)

I forgot

أنا اِتْذَكَّرِت (Ana it-zakkaret)

I remembered

أنا سَاعَدِت (Ana saa-3adit)

I helped

أنا عَطِيت (Ana 3aṭeet)

I gave

أنا أَخَدِت (Ana akha-det)

I took

أنا جِبِت (Ana jebet)

I brought

أنا بَعَت (Ana ba-3a-tet)

I sent

أنا اِسْتَلَمِت (Ana istalamet)

I received

أنا فَتَحِت (Ana fata-7et)

I opened

أنا سَكَّرِت (Ana sakkaret)

I closed

أنا خَلَّصِت (Ana khalla-set)

I finished

أنا بَلَّشِت (Ana balla-shit)

I started

أنا اِسْتَنَّيت (Ana ista-neet)

I waited

أنا مَشِيت (Ana ma-sheet)

I walked

أنا رَكَضِت (Ana raka-det)

I ran

أنا جَلَسِت (Ana jalasit)

I sat

أنا وَقَّفِت (Ana waqqafit)

I stood

أنا وَصَلِت (Ana wasalet)

I arrived

أنا رَجَعِت (Ana raja-3it)

I returned

أنا طَلَعِت (Ana ṭala-3it)

I exited

أنا سَافَرِت (Ana saafarit)

I traveled

أنا خَطَّطِت (Ana khaṭṭa-tet)

I planned

أنا حِلِمِت (Ana 7alamit)

I dreamed

أنا صَدَّقِت (Ana sadda’et)

I believed

أنا شَكَّيت (Ana shakkeet)

I doubted

أنا اِخْتَرِت (Ana ikhta-ret)

I chose

أنا قَرَّرِت (Ana qarrarit)

I decided

أنا نَاقَشِت (Ana naaqashit)

I discussed

أنا اِهْتَمَّيت (Ana ihtammeet)

I cared

أنا دَفَعِت (Ana dafa-3it)

I paid

أنا عَزَفِت (Ana 3azafit)

I played an instrument

أنا خْسِرِت (Ana khasaret)

I lost

أنا اِعْتَذَرِت (Ana i3taza-ret)

I apologized

أنا اِتَّفَقِت (Ana ittafaqit)

I agreed

أنا اِحْتَفَلِت (Ana i7tafalit)

I celebrated

أنا نَجَحِت (Ana naja-7it)

I succeeded

أنا فَشَلِت (Ana fa-sha-lit)

I failed

أنا غَيَّرِت (Ana ġayya-rit)

I changed

أنا حَسَّنِت (Ana 7assanit)

I improved

أنا صَلَّحِت (Ana salla-7it)

I fixed

أنا كَسَرِت (Ana kasarit)

I broke

أنا اِكْتَشَفِت (Ana iktshafet)

I discovered

أنا اِتْخَرَّجِت (Ana itkharra-jit)

I graduated