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Moving from the Infinitive Form into Present Tense

Until now we have studied the different infinitive forms of six verb subgroups in
Binyan Pa'al. Remember, although in the past tense* all of these verbs have the same
music ..A..A.., the main difference between the various subgroups is in the sound

patterns of their infinitive forms.

* Note: The ..A.. A.. sound refers to: PA'AL - Past tense, singular, masculine, 3rd
person.

When moving into the present tense, all six groups regain the same characteristic

sound ..O..E.. (singular, masculine) thus making all of them similar again.

Pay attention how similar the ..O..E.. sounds of the following verbs are in the
present tense, in spite of the tremendous differences in how they sound in the
infinitive form:

Subgroup 1 Subgroup 2 Subgroup 3 Subgroup 4 Subgroup 5 Subgroup 6
Present ד ֵמוֹל דֵבוֹע ךְֵלוֹה ע ֵדוֹי ע ֵמוֹשׁ לֵכוֹא
(masc.)
Phonetic LOMED 'OVED HOLEKH YODE'A SHOME'A OKHEL

All we need to remember is that verbs with the characteristic

sound pattern ..O..E.. in the present tense belong to Pa'al –

Group 1.

Now we will show several charts with verbs from various sub-groups in the present
tense.