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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  happened | 'ana gareetaacnaa garyt | أنا َ جـَريت | 
| We  happened | 'ihna gareenaiicHnaa garynaa | إحنا َ جـَرينا | 
| You(m)  happened | 'inta gareetiicnta garyt | إنت َ جـَريت | 
| You(f)  happened | 'inti gareetiiicnti garyty | إنت ِ جـَريتي | 
| You(pl)  happened | 'intu gareetuiicntoo garytoo | إنتوا جـَريتوا | 
| He/it(m)  happened | huwa garahuwa garY | هـُو َ جـَرى | 
| She/it(f)  happened | hiya garyithiya garyit | هـِي َ جـَريـِت | 
| They  happened | humma garuhumma garoo | هـُمّ َ جـَروا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  happen | 'ana yimkin 'agriaacnaa yimkin aacgry | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجري | 
| We might  happen | 'ihna yimkin nigriiicHnaa yimkin nigry | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجري | 
| You(m) might  happen | 'inta yimkin tigriiicnta yimkin tigry | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجري | 
| You(f) might  happen | 'inti yimkin tigriiicnti yimkin tigry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجري | 
| You(pl) might  happen | 'intu yimkin tigruiicntoo yimkin tigroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجروا | 
| He/it(m) might  happen | huwa yimkin yigrihuwa yimkin yigry | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجري | 
| She/it(f) might  happen | hiya yimkin tigrihiya yimkin tigry | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجري | 
| They might  happen | humma yimkin yigruhumma yimkin yigroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجروا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  happen | 'ana bagriaacnaa bagry | أنا َ بـَجري | 
| We  happen | 'ihna binigriiicHnaa binigry | إحنا َ بـِنـِجري | 
| You(m)  happen | 'inta bitigriiicnta bitigry | إنت َ بـِتـِجري | 
| You(f)  happen | 'inti bitigriiicnti bitigry | إنت ِ بـِتـِجري | 
| You(pl)  happen | 'intu bitigruiicntoo bitigroo | إنتوا بـِتـِجروا | 
| He/it(m)  happens | huwa biyigrihuwa biyigry | هـُو َ بـِيـِجري | 
| She/it(f)  happens | hiya bitigrihiya bitigry | هـِي َ بـِتـِجري | 
| They  happen | humma biyigruhumma biyigroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجروا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  happen | 'ana hagriaacnaa hagry | أنا َ هـَجري | 
| We will  happen | 'ihna hanigriiicHnaa hanigry | إحنا َ هـَنـِجري | 
| You(m) will  happen | 'inta hatigriiicnta hatigry | إنت َ هـَتـِجري | 
| You(f) will  happen | 'inti hatigriiicnti hatigry | إنت ِ هـَتـِجري | 
| You(pl) will  happen | 'intu hatigruiicntoo hatigroo | إنتوا هـَتـِجروا | 
| He/it(m) will  happen | huwa hayigrihuwa hayigry | هـُو َ هـَيـِجري | 
| She/it(f) will  happen | hiya hatigrihiya hatigry | هـِي َ هـَتـِجري | 
| They will  happen | humma hayigruhumma hayigroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجروا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  happen! | 'igriiicgry | إجري | 
| You(f)  happen! | 'igriiicgry | إجري | 
| You(pl)  happen! | 'igruiicgroo | إجروا |