Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:72
And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will return [i.e., abandon their religion],
Sahih International
Word 1 of 17
وَقَالَت
waqālat
And said
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Resumption particleand
قَالَت
Fi'l · VerbAnd said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
وَقَالَت (And said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present