Key Rule: The present tense has just 4 forms: masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, and feminine plural. The form depends on the subject's gender and number, not the person (I/you/he all use the same form).
| # | Form | Hebrew | Transliteration | Used with |
|---|
| 1 | M. sg. | כּוֹתֵב | ko-TEV | אֲנִי/אַתָּה/הוּא |
| 2 | F. sg. | כּוֹתֶבֶת | ko-TE-vet | אֲנִי/אַתְּ/הִיא |
| 3 | M. pl. | כּוֹתְבִים | kot-VIM | אֲנַחְנוּ/אַתֶּם/הֵם |
| 4 | F. pl. | כּוֹתְבוֹת | kot-VOT | אֲנַחְנוּ/אַתֶּן/הֵן |
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1.How many forms does the Hebrew present tense have?
2 | 4 | 6 | 10
2.A woman says 'I study'. Which form does she use?
לוֹמֵד | לוֹמֶדֶת | לוֹמְדִים | לוֹמְדוֹת
3.How do you say 'She is tall' in Hebrew?
הִיא הִיא גְּבוֹהָה | הִיא יֵשׁ גְּבוֹהָה | הִיא גְּבוֹהָה | גְּבוֹהָה הִיא הָיְתָה
4.אֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹתְבִים means:
I write | she writes | we write | they write
Answers
1. 4
2. לוֹמֶדֶת
3. הִיא גְּבוֹהָה
4. we write