"הוא בא?"

Translation: Did he come?

[joelnaqqar]

So basically... Without any context, impossible to find out whether it is past or present?

[Tim5602]

Yes, it's impossible. At least for הוא and היא.

[Hamutaltul]

True, but the tones in this audio indicate that it is a question, meaning that someone asks wether a third person is about to come

[Brolow42]

The tone could imply both "did he come" or "is he coming"
Its really hard to tell

[NaftaliFri1]

Or if he came

[john689222]

I just realized i can't tell if this is past or present. Is he coming or did he come