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Binyan Hitpa'el – Present Tense

Check yourself

1. Tell the story in Hebrew while reading the English text.
2. Fill in the right column in Hebrew and check yourself using the

text on the previous page.

Hi, I am Chaim. I have a big problem.
I have a cousin, Avi, and he always does

everything better than me.

My mother says: “Chaim, why can’t you

be like Avi?
Chaim, why can’t you make progress in

your job? Avi is making progress all the

time and he is an office manager already.
Chaim, why can’t you call your mother
sometimes? Avi calls his mother every

day.

Chaim, why don’t you want to get
married? Avi is getting married in a

month.

Chaim, why can’t you dress a little more

nicely? Avi always dresses so elegantly.
Chaim, why do you always have to

argue? Avi never argues with his
parents.”

So one day I tell Avi, “Avi, my mother is

praying for a son like Avi. What do I
have to do to be you?”

And Avi says, “You are confused! You

are a good son and I am not.
My mother is always praying for a son

like Chaim.”

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