The present continuous in Gulf Arabic denotes an action that is ongoing or happening right now.
Gulf Arabic verb conjugation
The patterns for applying personal pronouns to verbs are exactly the same as in the present simple tense, but you do not need to apply them.
Modern Standard Arabic has only 2 tenses
The past tense and the present tense,
the present tense is used if the action of the verb is incomplete
For example:
Nabnii elbeyt yadiid hal7isah
We are building a new house right now
قاعدة تكتب رسالة
gaa3idah taktib risaalah
She is writing a letter.
The present continuous tense maker gaa3id قاعد
Verb + ing in Gulf Arabic قاعد+فعل
Ongoing action
Verb conjugation
| أنا قاعد أشرب Anaa gaa3id ashrab Iam drinking ( Male) |
| أنا قاعدة أشرب Anaa gaa3idah a-shrab Iam drinking (Female ) |
| إنت قاعد تشرب Inta gaa3id t-shrab You are drinking ( Male) |
| إنتي قاعدة تشربين Intey gaa3idah t-sharab You are drinking (Female ) |
| إحنا قاعدين نشرب I7naa gaa3idiin n-sharab We are drinking |
| إنتو قاعدين تشربون Intu gaa3idiin t-shrab-oon You are drinking (Plural ) |
| اهو قاعد يشرب Ohwa gaa3id y-shrab He is drinking |
| إهي قاعدة تشرب ehya gaa3idah t-sharab You are drinking (Female ) |
| هم قاعدين يشربون Hom gaa3idiin y-shrab-oon They are drinking |
Ongoing action
| شنو قاعد اتسوي؟ shnuu gaa3id ita sawwii what are you doing | |
| Reply أنا قاعد أشرب Anaa gaa3id ashrab I am drinking |
| شنو قاعد يسوي shnuu gaa3id yasawwi what he is doing? | |
| قاعد يشرب gaa3id yasharab |
| شنوقاعدة اتسوي shnuu gaa3idh tasawwi what is she doing now? | |
| قاعدة تكتب رسالة gaa3idah taktib risaalah she is writing a letter |