The past tense verbs are divided into different forms based on person, gender and number.
| – | Plural | Dual | Singular | – |
| Third Person | (They wrote)كَتَبُوا | (They wrote)كَتَبَا | (He wrote) كَتَبَ | M |
| (They wrote) كَتَبْنَ | (They wrote)كَتَبَتَا | (She wrote) كَتَبَتْ | F | |
| Second Person | (You wrote) كَتَبّتُم | (You wrote)كَتَبْتٌما | (You wrote) كَتَبْتَ | M |
| (You wrote) كَتَبْتُنَّ | (You wrote)كَتَبْتُمَا | (You wrote) كَتَبْتِ | F | |
| First Person | (We wrote)كَتَبْنَا | – | (I wrote) كَتَبْتُ | M & F |
M: Male F: Female
Examples of Usage:
قَرَأَ الطَّالِبُ الكِتَابَ
The student read the book.
قَرَأَتْ الطَّالِبَةُ الكِتَابَ
The student (female) read the book
الطَّالباتُ قرأْنَ الكِتابَ
The students (female) read the book.
