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Past Tense & Verb Forms

The past tense (al-madi), its conjugation and the derived verb forms.
عَلَّمَ
he taught
'allama
Form two doubles the middle root for intensity
كَاتَبَ
he corresponded
kaataba
Form three adds alif for reciprocity
أَكْرَمَ
he honored
akrama
Form four, with hamza, for causation
تَعَلَّمَ
he learned
ta'allama
Form five, reflexive of form two
تَكَاتَبَ
they wrote to each other
takaataba
Form six, mutual action
تَكَلَّمَ
he spoke
takallama
Form five
شَاهَدَ
he watched
shaahada
Form three
أَرْسَلَ
he sent
arsala
Form four
تَذَكَّرَ
he remembered
tadhakkara
Form five
تَعَاوَنَ
they cooperated
ta'aawana
Form six