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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  picked | 'ana 'ataftaacnaa qaTaft | أنا َ قـَطـَفت | 
| We  picked | 'ihna 'atafnaiicHnaa qaTafnaa | إحنا َ قـَطـَفنا | 
| You(m)  picked | 'inta 'ataftiicnta qaTaft | إنت َ قـَطـَفت | 
| You(f)  picked | 'inti 'ataftiiicnti qaTafty | إنت ِ قـَطـَفتي | 
| You(pl)  picked | 'intu 'ataftuiicntoo qaTaftoo | إنتوا قـَطـَفتوا | 
| He/it(m)  picked | huwa 'atafhuwa qaTaf | هـُو َ قـَطـَف | 
| She/it(f)  picked | hiya 'atafithiya qaTafit | هـِي َ قـَطـَفـِت | 
| They  picked | humma 'atafuhumma qaTafoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطـَفوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  pick | 'ana yimkin 'a'tufaacnaa yimkin aacqTuf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـُف | 
| We might  pick | 'ihna yimkin nu'tufiicHnaa yimkin nuqTuf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقطـُف | 
| You(m) might  pick | 'inta yimkin tu'tufiicnta yimkin tuqTuf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُف | 
| You(f) might  pick | 'inti yimkin tu'tufiiicnti yimkin tuqTufy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُفي | 
| You(pl) might  pick | 'intu yimkin tu'tufuiicntoo yimkin tuqTufoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُفوا | 
| He/it(m) might  pick | huwa yimkin yu'tufhuwa yimkin yuqTuf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُف | 
| She/it(f) might  pick | hiya yimkin tu'tufhiya yimkin tuqTuf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُف | 
| They might  pick | humma yimkin yu'tufuhumma yimkin yuqTufoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُفوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pick | 'ana ba'tufaacnaa baqTuf | أنا َ بـَقطـُف | 
| We  pick | 'ihna binu'tufiicHnaa binuqTuf | إحنا َ بـِنـُقطـُف | 
| You(m)  pick | 'inta bitu'tufiicnta bituqTuf | إنت َ بـِتـُقطـُف | 
| You(f)  pick | 'inti bitu'tufiiicnti bituqTufy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقطـُفي | 
| You(pl)  pick | 'intu bitu'tufuiicntoo bituqTufoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقطـُفوا | 
| He/it(m)  picks | huwa biyu'tufhuwa biyuqTuf | هـُو َ بـِيـُقطـُف | 
| She/it(f)  picks | hiya bitu'tufhiya bituqTuf | هـِي َ بـِتـُقطـُف | 
| They  pick | humma biyu'tufuhumma biyuqTufoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقطـُفوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  pick | 'ana ha'tufaacnaa haqTuf | أنا َ هـَقطـُف | 
| We will  pick | 'ihna hanu'tufiicHnaa hanuqTuf | إحنا َ هـَنـُقطـُف | 
| You(m) will  pick | 'inta hatu'tufiicnta hatuqTuf | إنت َ هـَتـُقطـُف | 
| You(f) will  pick | 'inti hatu'tufiiicnti hatuqTufy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقطـُفي | 
| You(pl) will  pick | 'intu hatu'tufuiicntoo hatuqTufoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقطـُفوا | 
| He/it(m) will  pick | huwa hayu'tufhuwa hayuqTuf | هـُو َ هـَيـُقطـُف | 
| She/it(f) will  pick | hiya hatu'tufhiya hatuqTuf | هـِي َ هـَتـُقطـُف | 
| They will  pick | humma hayu'tufuhumma hayuqTufoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقطـُفوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  pick! | 'u'tufuucqTuf | أ ُقطـُف | 
| You(f)  pick! | 'u'tufiuucqTufy | أ ُقطـُفي | 
| You(pl)  pick! | 'u'tufuuucqTufoo | أ ُقطـُفوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  picking | 'ana 'aatifaacnaa qaaTif | أنا َ قا َطـِف | 
| I(f) am  picking | 'ana 'aatifaaacnaa qaaTifaö | أنا َ قا َطـِفـَة | 
| We are  picking | 'ihna 'aatifeeniicHnaa qaaTifyn | إحنا َ قا َطـِفين | 
| You(m) are  picking | 'inta 'aatifiicnta qaaTif | إنت َ قا َطـِف | 
| You(f) are  picking | 'inti 'aatifaiicnti qaaTifaö | إنت ِ قا َطـِفـَة | 
| You(pl) are  picking | 'intu 'aatifeeniicntoo qaaTifyn | إنتوا قا َطـِفين | 
| He/it(m) is  picking | huwa 'aatifhuwa qaaTif | هـُو َ قا َطـِف | 
| She/it(f) is  picking | hiya 'aatifahiya qaaTifaö | هـِي َ قا َطـِفـَة | 
| They are  picking | humma 'aatifeenhumma qaaTifyn | هـُمّ َ قا َطـِفين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  picked | huwa ma'toofhuwa maqTwf | هـُو َ مـَقطوف | 
| She/it(f) is  picked | hiya ma'toofahiya maqTwfaö | هـِي َ مـَقطوفـَة | 
| They are  picked | humma ma'toofeenhumma maqTwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقطوفين |