Lesson 7 | Qal Perfect More Practice To give you more practice finding qal perfect verbs and asking the right questions about them, let’s look at each of the perfect verbs in Isaiah 66:18-19.¹
Instructions
For each verse, first try to spot as many qal perfects as you can. (They are all verbs you have learned in your vocab.)
Then, for each verb, answer the questions, give one plausible translation, and properly highlight the verbs.
Note: One of the verbs is in the piel stem, not the qal.
בָּאָה
Note: Given this verb’s form and root, it could actually be either a participle or perfect. For the sake of practice, assume it is a perfect.
Is בָּאָה derived from a hollow verb? Does בָּאָה's root have a weak final letter? Is בָּאָה, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should בָּאָה be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag בָּאָה in the passage above accordingly.
וּבָאוּ
Is וּבָאוּ derived from a hollow verb? Does וּבָאוּ's root have a weak final letter? Is וּבָאוּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should וּבָאוּ be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag וּבָאוּ in the passage above accordingly.
וְרָאוּ
Is וְרָאוּ derived from a hollow verb? Does וְרָאוּ's root have a weak final letter? Is וְרָאוּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should וְרָאוּ be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag וְרָאוּ in the passage above accordingly.
וְשַׂמְתִּי
Is וְשַׂמְתִּי derived from a hollow verb? Does וְשַׂמְתִּי's root have a weak final letter? Is וְשַׂמְתִּי, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should וְשַׂמְתִּי be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag וְשַׂמְתִּי in the passage above accordingly.
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי
Is וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי derived from a hollow verb? Does וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי's root have a weak final letter? Is וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי in the passage above accordingly.
שָׁמְעוּ
Is שָׁמְעוּ derived from a hollow verb? Does שָׁמְעוּ's root have a weak final letter? Is שָׁמְעוּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should שָׁמְעוּ be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag שָׁמְעוּ in the passage above accordingly.
רָאוּ
Is רָאוּ derived from a hollow verb? Does רָאוּ's root have a weak final letter? Is רָאוּ, in fact, conjugated in the qal stem? Given its form, with what color should רָאוּ be highlighted? What aspect does this form demand? Highlight and zigzag רָאוּ in the passage above accordingly.
¹ The only exception is וְהִגִּידוּ in verse 19, which is a perfect verb in the hiphil stem.