Past perfect

ُ‫ﺻﻴﻐَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻷَﺳْﺒَﻖ‬

Vocabulary and key phrases

.ْ‫ﻛُﻨْﺖُ ﻗَﺪْ ﺇِﻧْﺘَﻬَﻴْﺖُ ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﻭَﺻَﻠَﺖ‬ I had already finished when she arrived.
qountou qad intahaytou aeindama wasalat

.ٍ‫ﻛُﻨْﺖَ ﻗَﺪْ ﺃَﺗْﻤَﻤْﺖَ ﺍﻟﻤَﺸْﺮﻭﻉَ ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﻗﺮَّﺭْﺕَ ﺍﻟﺬَّﻫﺎﺏَ ﻓﻲ ﻧُﺰْﻫَﺔ‬ You had already completed the project when
qounta qad atmamta al-machrouaa aeindama you decided to go for a walk.
qararat al-zahaba fi nouzhaten

.ِ‫ ﺣَﻀَّﺮَﺕْ ﻛﻮﺑﺎً ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻱ‬،َ‫ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻏﺎﺩَﺭ‬ When he had left, she made a cup of tea.
aeindama qana qad ghadara hadarat qouban
minal chayi

.َ‫ﻛﺎﻧَﺖْ ﻗَﺪْ ﻃَﻠَﺒَﺖْ ﻃَﻌﺎﻣَﻬﺎ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﺼِﻞ‬ She had ordered her food before he arrived.
qanat qad talabat taamaha qabla an tasila

.َ‫ﻛُﻨّﺎ ﻗَﺪْ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻔﻴﻠْﻢَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻴْﻠَﺔَ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿِﻴَﺔ‬ We had seen the film already the night before.
qouna qad ra'ayna al-filma al-laylata al-madiyata

.‫ﺇِﺷْﺘَﺮَﻳْﺘُﻢ ﻟﻲ ﻫَﺪِﻳَّﺔً ِﻷَﻧَّﻨﻲ ﻛُﻨْﺖُ ﻗَﺪْ ﺃَﺑْﻠَﻴْﺖُ ﺟَﻴِّﺪﺍً ﻓﻲ ﺇِﻣْﺘِﺤﺎﻧﺎﺗﻲ‬ You bought me a present because I had done
ichtaraytoum li hadiyatan li'anani qountou qad so well in my exams.
ablaytou jayidan fi imtihanati

.ْ‫ﺫَﻫَﺒﻮﺍ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﻓِﺮﺍﺷِﻬِﻢْ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ ﺃَﻥْ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻗَﺪْ ﺃَﻧْﻬﻮﺍ ﻓُﺮﻭﺿَﻬُﻢ‬ They went to bed after they had finished their
zahabou ila firachihim baada an qanou qad anhou homework.
fouroudahoum

.ِ‫ﻛُﻦَّ ﺣَﺰﻳﻨﺎﺕٍ ِﻷَﻥﱠ ﻛَﻠْﺒَﻬُﻦَّ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻣﺎﺕَ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷَﻣْﺲ‬ They were sad because their dog had died the
qouna hazinaten li'ana qalbahouna qana qad mata day before.
fil-amsi

‫ﻫَﻞْ ﻛُﻨْﺖَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻗُﻤْﺖَ ﺑِﺎﻟﻌَﻤَﻞِ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﺼِﻞَ؟‬ Had I done the work before she got there?
hal qounta qad qoumta bil-aamali qabla an tasila

‫ﺃَﻳْﻦَ ﻛُﻨْﺖَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻋَﻤِﻠْﺖَ ﻗَﺒْﻼً؟‬ Where had you worked before that?
ayna qounta qad aamilta qablan

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Past perfect
ُ‫ﺻﻴﻐَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻷَﺳْﺒَﻖ‬

‫ﻫَﻞْ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻗَﺪْ ﺩَﺭَﺱَ ﺍﻹِﻧْﺠﻠﻴﺰِﻳَّﺔَ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳَﻨْﺘَﻘِﻞَ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﻟُﻨﺪُﻥَ؟‬ Had he studied English before he moved to
hal qana qad darasa al-ingliziyata qabla an London?
yantaqila ila loundouna

‫ﻫَﻞ ﻛﺎﻧَﺖْ ﻗَﺪْ ﺗَﻨﺎﻭَﻟَﺖْ ﻏَﺪﺍءَﻫﺎ ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﻭَﺻَﻠَﺖْ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤَﻨْﺰِﻝِ؟‬ Had she already eaten her lunch when she
hal qanat qad tanawalat ghada'aha aeindama arrived home?
wasalat ilal manzili

‫ﻫَﻞْ ﻛُﻨّﺎ ﻗَﺪْ ﺳَﺒَﻖَ ﺃَﻥْ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﻨﺎ ﺷﺎﻃِﺌﺎً ﺟَﻤﻴﻼً ﻣِﻦْ ﻗَﺒْﻞُ؟‬ Had we ever seen such a beautiful beach
hal qouna qad sabaqa an ra'ayna chati'an jamilan before?
min qablou

َ‫ﻫَﻞْ ﻛُﻨْﺖَ ﻗَﺪْ ﺫَﻫَﺒْﺖَ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﺑَﻠَﺪٍ ﻳَﺘَﺤَﺪَّﺙُ ﺍﻟﻠُّﻐَﺔَ ﺍﻹِﻧْﺠﻠﻴﺰِﻳَّﺔَ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺭِﺣْﻠَﺘِﻚَ ﻋﺎﻡ‬ Had you ever been to an English speaking
‫؟‬2006 country before your trip in 2006?
hal qounta qad zahabta ila baladen yatahadathou
al-loughata al-ingliziyata qabla rihlatiqa aama 2006

‫ﻫَﻞْ ﻛُﻦَّ ﻗَﺪْ ﺳَﺒَﻖَ ﺃَﻥْ ﺫَﻫَﺒْﻦَ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺴّﻴﻨِﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﺍﻙَ ﺍﻟﻴَﻮْﻡِ؟‬ Had they gone to the cinema already that day?
hal qouna qad sabaqa an zahabna ilal sinema fi
zaqa al-yawmi

‫ﺃَﻳْﻦَ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻗَﺪْ ﺇِﺣْﺘَﺴﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻤَﺸْﺮﻭﺏَ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻠْﺘَﻘﻲَ ﺑِﻬِﻢْ؟‬ Where had they had a drink before you met
ayna qanou qad ihtasou al-machrouba qabla an them?
taltaqiya bihim

.ُ‫ﻟَﻢْ ﺃَﻛُﻦْ ﻗَﺪْ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﺖُ ﻓَﺘﺎﺓً ﺟَﻤﻴﻠَﺔً ﻣِﻦْ ﻗَﺒْﻞ‬ I hadn't ever seen such a beautiful girl before.
lam aqoun qad ra'aytou fatatan jamilatan min
qablou

.َ‫ﻟَﻤْﺎ ﻛُﻨْﺖَ ﻓَﻬِﻤْﺖَ ﺍﻷَﻣْﺮَ ﻟَﻮْ ﻟَﻢْ ﺃُﻓَﺴِّﺮُﻩُ ﻟَﻚ‬ You hadn't understood before I explained it to
lama kounta fahimata al-amra law lam you.
oufasirouhou laka

.‫ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﻜُﻦْ ﻗَﺪْ ﻋﺎﺵَ ﻓﻲ ﺭﻭﻣﺎ ﻓَﺘْﺮَﺓً ﻃَﻮﻳﻠَﺔً ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﻗﺎﺑَﻞَ ﻟﻮﺳِﻴﺎ‬ He hadn't lived in Rome for long when he met
lam yaqoun qad aacha fi rouma fatratan tawilatan Lucia.
aeindama qabala loucia

.ِ‫ﻟَﻢْ ﺗَﻜُﻦْ ﻗَﺪْ ﺗَﺤَﺪَّﺛَﺖْ ﺇِﻟﻰ ﺃَﺧﻴﻬﺎ ﻣُﻨْﺬُ ﺳَﻨَﻮﺍﺕٍ ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﺇِﻟْﺘَﻘَﺖْ ﺑِﻪِ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤَﺄْﺗَﻢ‬ She hadn't spoken to her brother for years
lam taqoun qad tahadathat ila akhiha mounzou when she met him at the funeral.
sanawaten aeindama iltaqat bihi fil ma'tami

ِ‫ﻟَﻢْ ﻧَﻜُﻦْ ﻗَﺪْ ﺃَﻛَﻠْﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻐَﺪﺍﺀَ ﻓﻲ ﺫﺍﻙَ ﺍﻟﻴَﻮْﻡِ ﻟِﺬَﻟِﻚَ ﻃَﻠَﺒْﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻜَﺜﻴﺮَ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﻄَّﻌﺎﻡ‬ We hadn't eaten lunch that day so we ordered
.َ‫ﺗِﻠْﻚَ ﺍﻟﻠَﻴْﻠَّﺔ‬ a lot of food that evening.
lam naqoun qad aqalna al-ghada'a fi zaqa
al-yawmi lizaliqa talabna al-qathira minal taami tilqa
al-laylata

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Past perfect
ُ‫ﺻﻴﻐَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻷَﺳْﺒَﻖ‬

.َ‫ ﻟَﻜِﻨَّﻜُﻢْ ﺃَﺣْﺒَّﺒﺘُﻢ ﺍﻟﺘَﺰَﻟُّﺞ‬،ُ‫ﻟَﻢْ ﺗَﺘَﺰَﻟَّﺠﻮﺍ ﻣِﻦْ ﻗَﺒْﻞ‬ You hadn't ever skied before, but you loved it.
lam tatazalajou min qablou laqinaqoum ahbabtoum
al-tazalouja

ِ‫ ﻟِﺬَﻟِﻚَ ﻭﺍﻓَﻘْﻨﺎ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺗَﺄْﺟﻴﻠِﻪ‬،ِ‫ﻟَﻢْ ﺗَﻜُﻦْ ﻗَﺪْ ﺃُﺗﻴﺤَﺖْ ﻟَﻬُﻢِ ﺍﻟﻔُﺮْﺻَﺔُ ﻹِﻧْﺠﺎﺯِ ﺍﻟﻌَﻤَﻞ‬ They hadn't had much time to finish so we told
.‫ﻟِﻠْﻴَﻮْﻡِ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ‬ them that the next day was ok.
lam taqoun qad outihat lahoumi al-foursatou
li'injazi al-aamali lizaliqa wafaqna aalal ta'jilihi lil
yawmi al-tali

.ُ‫ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﻜﻮﻧﻮﺍ ﻗَﺪْ ﻏﺎﺩَﺭﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻤَﻜْﺘَﺐَ ﺑَﻌْﺪُ ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﺃَﻧْﻬﻰ ﺍﻟﻤُﺪﻳﺮُ ﺇِﺟْﺘِﻤﺎﻋَﻪ‬ They hadn't left the office yet when the boss
lam yaqounou qad ghadarou al-maqtaba baadou finished his meeting.
aeindama anha al-moudirou ijtimaahou

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 Past perfect
ُ‫ﺻﻴﻐَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻷَﺳْﺒَﻖ‬

Dialogue

.ِ‫ﺗﻮﻣﺎﺱ ﻳُﺨْﺒِﺮُ ﻣﺎﺭِﻳﺎ ﻋَﻦْ ﺳَﻔَﺮِﻩِ ِﻷَﻭَّﻝِ ﻣَﺮَّﺓٍ ﺑِﻤُﻔْﺮَﺩِﻩ‬ Thomas is telling Maria about going on his first trip
abroad alone.
.َ‫ ﺃَﺧْﺒِﺮْﻧﻲ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﻴَﻮْﻡِ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺳﺎﻓَﺮْﺕَ ﻓﻴﻪِ ِﻷَﻭَّﻝِ ﻣَﺮَّﺓٍ ﺑِﻤُﻔْﺮَﺩِﻙ‬:‫ﻣﺎﺭِﻳﺎ‬
Maria: Tell me about the day you left on your first trip
.‫ ﻛﺎﻧَﺖْ ﻭﺍﻟِﺪَﺗﻲ ﻗَﺪْ ﺣَﻀَّﺮَﺕْ ﻟﻲ ﻓَﻄﻮﺭﻱ‬،ُ‫ ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻴْﻘَﻈْﺖ‬:‫ﺗﻮﻣﺎﺱ‬ abroad alone.
Thomas: When I woke up, my mother had already
!َ‫ ﻳﺎ ﻟَﺤَﻈِﻚ‬:‫ﻣﺎﺭِﻳﺎ‬ prepared my breakfast.
Maria: Lucky you!
ٍ‫ ﻛُﻨْﺖُ ﻗَﺪْ ﺣَﺰَﻣْﺖُ ﺣَﻘﻴﺒَﺘﻲ ﻭَﻛُﻨْﺖُ ﻗَﺪْ ﺗَﺮَﻛْﺖُ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺷَﻴْء‬،ِ‫ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻴْﻠَﺔِ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑِﻘَﺔ‬:‫ﺗﻮﻣﺎﺱ‬ Thomas: The night before I had packed my suitcase
.‫ﻣُﻌَﺪّﺍً ﻟِﻠْﻴَﻮْﻡِ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟِﻲ‬ and I had left everything prepared for the next day.
Maria: That was a good idea.
.ً‫ ﻛﺎﻧَﺖْ ﻓِﻜْﺮَﺓً ﺳَﺪﻳﺪَﺓ‬:‫ﻣﺎﺭِﻳﺎ‬ Thomas: Yeah. I was nervous and when I left the
house my mother put a package in my hand and told
ْ‫ ﻛُﻨْﺖُ ﻗَﻠِﻘﺎً ﻭَﻋِﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﻏﺎﺩَﺭْﺕُ ﺍﻟﻤَﻨْﺰِﻝَ ﺃَﻋْﻄَﺘْﻨﻲ ﺃَﻣّﻲ ﺭُﺯْﻣَﺔً ﻭَﻃَﻠَﺒَﺖْ ﻣِﻨّﻲ ﻋَﺪَﻡ‬.ْ‫ ﻧَﻌَﻢ‬:‫ﺗﻮﻣﺎﺱ‬ me not to open it until I got on the plane…
...ِ‫ﻓَﺘْﺤِﻬﺎ ﺣَﺘﻰ ﺻُﻌﻮﺩﻱ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﻣَﺘْﻦِ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﺋِﺮَﺓ‬ Maria: And what was it?
Thomas: She had prepared sandwiches for my trip and
‫ ﻭَﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻓﻲ ﺩﺍﺧِﻠَﻬﺎ؟‬:‫ﻣﺎﺭِﻳﺎ‬ she had put photos of all the family in the package.

‫ ﻛﺎﻧَﺖْ ﻗَﺪْ ﺣَﻀَّﺮَﺕْ ﻟﻲ ﺍﻟﺸَّﻄﺎﺋِﺮَ ﻟِﺮِﺣْﻠَﺘﻲ ﻭَﻛﺎﻧَﺖْ ﻗَﺪْ ﻭَﺿَﻌَﺖْ ﺻُﻮَﺭَ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋِﻠَﺔِ ﻛُﻠَّﻬﺎ‬:‫ﺗﻮﻣﺎﺱ‬
.ِ‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺮُّﺯْﻣَﺔ‬

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 ‫‪Past perfect‬‬
‫ﺻﻴﻐَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻷَﺳْﺒَﻖُ‬

‫‪Please choose the correct answer‬‬

‫‪ .1‬ﺇِﺧْﺘَﺮ ﺍﻟﺠُﻤْﻠَﺔَ ﺍﻟﻤَﻜْﺘﻮﺑَﺔَ ﺑِﺸَﻜْﻞٍ ﺻَﺤﻴﺢٍ‪.‬‬

‫‪.‬ﻄﻮﺭﻱَﻓ ﻟﻲ ْﺕَﺮَّﻀَﺣ ْﺪَﻗ ﺗﻲَﺪِﻭﺍﻟ ْﺖَﻛﺎﻧ ‪ُ،‬ﺖْﻈَﻘْﻴَﺘْﺍﺳ ﻣﺎَﺪْﻨِﻋ ‪a.‬‬
‫‪.‬ﻄﻮﺭﻱَﻓ ﻟﻲ ﺗﻲَﺪِﻭﺍﻟ ْﺕَﺮَّﻀَﺣ ‪ُ،‬ﺖْﻈَﻴﻘَﺘْﺳِﺇ ‪b.‬‬
‫‪.‬ﻄﻮﺭﻱَﻓ ﻟﻲ ﺗﻲَﺪِﻭﺍﻟ ْﺕَﺮَّﻀَﺣ ‪ُ،‬ﺖْﻈَﻴﻘَﺘْﺳ ﻣﺎَﺪْﻨِﻋ ‪c.‬‬

‫‪ .2‬ﺇِﺧْﺘَﺮ ﺍﻟﺠُﻤْﻠَﺔَ ﺍﻟﻤَﻜْﺘﻮﺑَﺔَ ﺑِﺸَﻜْﻞٍ ﺻَﺤﻴﺢٍ‪.‬‬

‫‪.‬ﺘﻲَﻠْﺣِﺮِﻟ َﺮِﻄﺎﺋَﺍﻟﺸ ﻟﻲ ْﺕَﺮَّﻀَﺣ ‪a.‬‬
‫‪.‬ﺘﻲَﻠْﺣِﺮِﻟ ﻟﻲ َﺕَﺮَّﻀَﺣ ‪b.‬‬
‫‪.‬ﺘﻲَﻠْﺣِﺮِﻟ َﺮِﻄﺎﺋَّﺍﻟﺸ ﻟﻲ ْﺕَﺮَّﻀَﺣ ْﺪَﻗ ْﺖَﻛﺎﻧ ‪c.‬‬

‫‪ .3‬ﺇِﺧْﺘَﺮ ﺍﻟﺠُﻤْﻠَﺔَ ﺍﻟﻤَﻜْﺘﻮﺑَﺔَ ﺑِﺸَﻜْﻞٍ ﺻَﺤﻴﺢٍ‪.‬‬

‫!ٍﺔَّﻳِﺪَﻬَﻛ ﻳﻮﺭﻭ ‪ْ 100‬ﺪَﻗ ْﺖَﻛﺎﻧ ‪a.‬‬
‫!ٍﺔَّﻳِﺪَﻬَﻛ ﻳﻮﺭﻭ ‪ 100‬ﻟﻲ ْﺖَﻄْﻋَﺃ ْﺪَﻗ ْﺖَﻛﺎﻧ ‪b.‬‬
‫!ٍﺔَّﻳِﺪَﻬَﻛ ﻳﻮﺭﻭ ‪ 100‬ﻨﻲْﺘَﻄْﻋَﺃ ْﺪَﻗ ْﺖَﻛﺎﻧ ‪c.‬‬

‫)‪Answers: 1(a): 2(c): 3(c‬‬

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