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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  talked | 'ana 'allishtaacnaa aacllisht | أنا َ ألّـِشت | 
| We  talked | 'ihna 'allishnaiicHnaa aacllishnaa | إحنا َ ألّـِشنا | 
| You(m)  talked | 'inta 'allishtiicnta aacllisht | إنت َ ألّـِشت | 
| You(f)  talked | 'inti 'allishtiiicnti aacllishty | إنت ِ ألّـِشتي | 
| You(pl)  talked | 'intu 'allishtuiicntoo aacllishtoo | إنتوا ألّـِشتوا | 
| He/it(m)  talked | huwa 'allishhuwa aacllish | هـُو َ ألّـِش | 
| She/it(f)  talked | hiya 'allishithiya aacllishit | هـِي َ ألّـِشـِت | 
| They  talked | humma 'allishuhumma aacllishoo | هـُمّ َ ألّـِشوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  talk | 'ana yimkin 'aallishaacnaa yimkin aacaallish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أا َلّـِش | 
| We might  talk | 'ihna yimkin ni'allishiicHnaa yimkin niaacllish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِألّـِش | 
| You(m) might  talk | 'inta yimkin ti'allishiicnta yimkin tiaacllish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِش | 
| You(f) might  talk | 'inti yimkin ti'allishiiicnti yimkin tiaacllishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِشي | 
| You(pl) might  talk | 'intu yimkin ti'allishuiicntoo yimkin tiaacllishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِشوا | 
| He/it(m) might  talk | huwa yimkin yi'allishhuwa yimkin yiaacllish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِألّـِش | 
| She/it(f) might  talk | hiya yimkin ti'allishhiya yimkin tiaacllish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِش | 
| They might  talk | humma yimkin yi'allishuhumma yimkin yiaacllishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِألّـِشوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  talk | 'ana b'allishaacnaa baacllish | أنا َ بألّـِش | 
| We  talk | 'ihna bin'allishiicHnaa binaacllish | إحنا َ بـِنألّـِش | 
| You(m)  talk | 'inta bit'allishiicnta bitaacllish | إنت َ بـِتألّـِش | 
| You(f)  talk | 'inti bit'allishiiicnti bitaacllishy | إنت ِ بـِتألّـِشي | 
| You(pl)  talk | 'intu bit'allishuiicntoo bitaacllishoo | إنتوا بـِتألّـِشوا | 
| He/it(m)  talks | huwa biy'allishhuwa biyaacllish | هـُو َ بـِيألّـِش | 
| She/it(f)  talks | hiya bit'allishhiya bitaacllish | هـِي َ بـِتألّـِش | 
| They  talk | humma biy'allishuhumma biyaacllishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيألّـِشوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  talk | 'ana h'allishaacnaa haacllish | أنا َ هألّـِش | 
| We will  talk | 'ihna han'allishiicHnaa hanaacllish | إحنا َ هـَنألّـِش | 
| You(m) will  talk | 'inta hat'allishiicnta hataacllish | إنت َ هـَتألّـِش | 
| You(f) will  talk | 'inti hat'allishiiicnti hataacllishy | إنت ِ هـَتألّـِشي | 
| You(pl) will  talk | 'intu hat'allishuiicntoo hataacllishoo | إنتوا هـَتألّـِشوا | 
| He/it(m) will  talk | huwa hay'allishhuwa hayaacllish | هـُو َ هـَيألّـِش | 
| She/it(f) will  talk | hiya hat'allishhiya hataacllish | هـِي َ هـَتألّـِش | 
| They will  talk | humma hay'allishuhumma hayaacllishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيألّـِشوا |