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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  happened | 'ana tammeetaacnaa tammyt | أنا َ تـَمّيت | 
| We  happened | 'ihna tammeenaiicHnaa tammynaa | إحنا َ تـَمّينا | 
| You(m)  happened | 'inta tammeetiicnta tammyt | إنت َ تـَمّيت | 
| You(f)  happened | 'inti tammeetiiicnti tammyty | إنت ِ تـَمّيتي | 
| You(pl)  happened | 'intu tammeetuiicntoo tammytoo | إنتوا تـَمّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  happened | huwa tammhuwa tamm | هـُو َ تـَمّ | 
| She/it(f)  happened | hiya tammithiya tammit | هـِي َ تـَمّـِت | 
| They  happened | humma tammuhumma tammoo | هـُمّ َ تـَمّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  happen | 'ana yimkin 'atimmaacnaa yimkin aactimm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتـِمّ | 
| We might  happen | 'ihna yimkin nitimmiicHnaa yimkin nitimm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتـِمّ | 
| You(m) might  happen | 'inta yimkin titimmiicnta yimkin titimm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّ | 
| You(f) might  happen | 'inti yimkin titimmiiicnti yimkin titimmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّي | 
| You(pl) might  happen | 'intu yimkin titimmuiicntoo yimkin titimmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  happen | huwa yimkin yitimmhuwa yimkin yitimm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـِمّ | 
| She/it(f) might  happen | hiya yimkin titimmhiya yimkin titimm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّ | 
| They might  happen | humma yimkin yitimmuhumma yimkin yitimmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـِمّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  happen | 'ana batimmaacnaa batimm | أنا َ بـَتـِمّ | 
| We  happen | 'ihna bintimmiicHnaa bintimm | إحنا َ بـِنتـِمّ | 
| You(m)  happen | 'inta bittimmiicnta bittimm | إنت َ بـِتّـِمّ | 
| You(f)  happen | 'inti bittimmiiicnti bittimmy | إنت ِ بـِتّـِمّي | 
| You(pl)  happen | 'intu bittimmuiicntoo bittimmoo | إنتوا بـِتّـِمّوا | 
| He/it(m)  happens | huwa biyitimmhuwa biyitimm | هـُو َ بـِيـِتـِمّ | 
| She/it(f)  happens | hiya bittimmhiya bittimm | هـِي َ بـِتّـِمّ | 
| They  happen | humma biyitimmuhumma biyitimmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتـِمّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  happen | 'ana hatimmaacnaa hatimm | أنا َ هـَتـِمّ | 
| We will  happen | 'ihna hantimmiicHnaa hantimm | إحنا َ هـَنتـِمّ | 
| You(m) will  happen | 'inta hattimmiicnta hattimm | إنت َ هـَتّـِمّ | 
| You(f) will  happen | 'inti hattimmiiicnti hattimmy | إنت ِ هـَتّـِمّي | 
| You(pl) will  happen | 'intu hattimmuiicntoo hattimmoo | إنتوا هـَتّـِمّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  happen | huwa hayitimmhuwa hayitimm | هـُو َ هـَيـِتـِمّ | 
| She/it(f) will  happen | hiya hattimmhiya hattimm | هـِي َ هـَتّـِمّ | 
| They will  happen | humma hayitimmuhumma hayitimmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتـِمّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  happen! | timmtimm | تـِمّ | 
| You(f)  happen! | timmitimmy | تـِمّي | 
| You(pl)  happen! | timmutimmoo | تـِمّوا |