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Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

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Syntax of the past tenseThe presenttenseThe 1st and 2nd person forms in the past tense are often used without thepronoun, particularly in formal style:? When did you get up? The 3rd person forms normally require or I have decided or? When did he get up? My sister got up They’ve got up already or a noun: She’s got up The cows rosec Meaning of the past tenseThe meaning of the <strong>Hebrew</strong> past tense essentially covers four English pasttenses: ‘I got up, I have got up, I was getting up, I had got up.’ <strong>An</strong> added ‘already’ or ‘just’ can increase precision: Yesterday I got up late? , I’ve already got up, OK? , When you came, I was just getting up20 The present tensea Form of the present tenseAll verbs form their present tense with suffixes of the kind that are alsoused for nouns and adjectives:masc. sing. no suffixfem. sing. or masc. pl.fem. pl.35

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