3. Tense affixes

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With minor variations, owing to changes caused by weak root letters, the suffixes are the same for all binyanim.

Present tense

The present tense is actually a kind of participle, therefore it only "conjugates" according to gender and number, like adjectives.
The suffixes are in fact the same as the ones adjectives receive:
masculine singular (no suffix)
feminine singular ת -et
masculine plural י�? -im
feminine plural ות -ot

Past tense

The past tense is formed by means of suffixes, attached to the base form:
�?ני -תי Ani (I) -ti
�?תה -ת Ata (You - masc.sg.) -ta
�?ת -ת At (You - fem.sg.) -t
הו�? _ Hu (He) (no suffix)
הי�? -ה Hi (She) -a
�?נחנו -נו Anachnu (We) -nu
�?ת�? -ת�? Atem (You - masc.pl.) -tem
�?תן -תן Aten (You - fem.pl.) -ten
ה�?/הן -ו Hem (They - masc.)/Hen (They - fem.) -u
Notice that most of the suffixes bear some relation to their pronoun; (An)-i, (A)-ta, (A)-t, (Anach)-nu, etc. This is a useful way to memorize them.

Future tense

The future tense mainly uses prefixes, but suffixes to indicate gender and number are also used:
�?ני �? Ani (I) E(A)-
�?תה ת Ata (You - masc.sg.) T-
�?ת ת-י At (You - fem.sg.) T-i
הו�? י Hu (He) Y-
הי�? ת Hi (She) T-
�?נחנו נAnachnu (We) N-
�?ת�? ת-ו Atem (You - masc.pl.) T-u
�?תן ת-נה Aten (You - fem.pl.) T-na
ה�? י-ו Hem (They - masc.) Y-u
הן ת-נה Hen (They - fem.) T-na

Imperative

The imperative affixes are basically those of the future tense, minus the prefixes:
�?תה _ Ata (You - masc.sg.) (no suffix)
�?ת -י At (You - fem.sg.) -i
�?ת�? -ו Atem (You - masc.pl.) -u
�?תן -נה Aten (You - fem.pl.) -na

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