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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  lived | 'ana sikintaacnaa sikint | أنا َ سـِكـِنت | 
| We  lived | 'ihna sikinnaiicHnaa sikinnaa | إحنا َ سـِكـِنّا | 
| You(m)  lived | 'inta sikintiicnta sikint | إنت َ سـِكـِنت | 
| You(f)  lived | 'inti sikintiiicnti sikinty | إنت ِ سـِكـِنتي | 
| You(pl)  lived | 'intu sikintuiicntoo sikintoo | إنتوا سـِكـِنتوا | 
| He/it(m)  lived | huwa sikinhuwa sikin | هـُو َ سـِكـِن | 
| She/it(f)  lived | hiya siknithiya siknit | هـِي َ سـِكنـِت | 
| They  lived | humma siknuhumma siknoo | هـُمّ َ سـِكنوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  live | 'ana yimkin 'askunaacnaa yimkin aacskun | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـُن | 
| We might  live | 'ihna yimkin nuskuniicHnaa yimkin nuskun | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسكـُن | 
| You(m) might  live | 'inta yimkin tuskuniicnta yimkin tuskun | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن | 
| You(f) might  live | 'inti yimkin tuskuniiicnti yimkin tuskuny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُني | 
| You(pl) might  live | 'intu yimkin tuskunuiicntoo yimkin tuskunoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُنوا | 
| He/it(m) might  live | huwa yimkin yuskunhuwa yimkin yuskun | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُن | 
| She/it(f) might  live | hiya yimkin tuskunhiya yimkin tuskun | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن | 
| They might  live | humma yimkin yuskunuhumma yimkin yuskunoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُنوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  live | 'ana baskunaacnaa baskun | أنا َ بـَسكـُن | 
| We  live | 'ihna binuskuniicHnaa binuskun | إحنا َ بـِنـُسكـُن | 
| You(m)  live | 'inta bituskuniicnta bituskun | إنت َ بـِتـُسكـُن | 
| You(f)  live | 'inti bituskuniiicnti bituskuny | إنت ِ بـِتـُسكـُني | 
| You(pl)  live | 'intu bituskunuiicntoo bituskunoo | إنتوا بـِتـُسكـُنوا | 
| He/it(m)  lives | huwa biyuskunhuwa biyuskun | هـُو َ بـِيـُسكـُن | 
| She/it(f)  lives | hiya bituskunhiya bituskun | هـِي َ بـِتـُسكـُن | 
| They  live | humma biyuskunuhumma biyuskunoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسكـُنوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  live | 'ana haskunaacnaa haskun | أنا َ هـَسكـُن | 
| We will  live | 'ihna hanuskuniicHnaa hanuskun | إحنا َ هـَنـُسكـُن | 
| You(m) will  live | 'inta hatuskuniicnta hatuskun | إنت َ هـَتـُسكـُن | 
| You(f) will  live | 'inti hatuskuniiicnti hatuskuny | إنت ِ هـَتـُسكـُني | 
| You(pl) will  live | 'intu hatuskunuiicntoo hatuskunoo | إنتوا هـَتـُسكـُنوا | 
| He/it(m) will  live | huwa hayuskunhuwa hayuskun | هـُو َ هـَيـُسكـُن | 
| She/it(f) will  live | hiya hatuskunhiya hatuskun | هـِي َ هـَتـُسكـُن | 
| They will  live | humma hayuskunuhumma hayuskunoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسكـُنوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  live! | 'iskiniicskin | إسكـِن | 
| You(f)  live! | 'iskiniiicskiny | إسكـِني | 
| You(pl)  live! | 'iskinuiicskinoo | إسكـِنوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  living | 'ana saekinaacnaa saekin | أنا َ سا َكـِن | 
| I(f) am  living | 'ana saekinaaacnaa saekinaö | أنا َ سا َكـِنـَة | 
| We are  living | 'ihna saekineeniicHnaa saekinyn | إحنا َ سا َكـِنين | 
| You(m) are  living | 'inta saekiniicnta saekin | إنت َ سا َكـِن | 
| You(f) are  living | 'inti saekinaiicnti saekinaö | إنت ِ سا َكـِنـَة | 
| You(pl) are  living | 'intu saekineeniicntoo saekinyn | إنتوا سا َكـِنين | 
| He/it(m) is  living | huwa saekinhuwa saekin | هـُو َ سا َكـِن | 
| She/it(f) is  living | hiya saekinahiya saekinaö | هـِي َ سا َكـِنـَة | 
| They are  living | humma saekineenhumma saekinyn | هـُمّ َ سا َكـِنين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  lived | huwa maskoonhuwa maskwn | هـُو َ مـَسكون | 
| She/it(f) is  lived | hiya maskoonahiya maskwnaö | هـِي َ مـَسكونـَة | 
| They are  lived | humma maskooneenhumma maskwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسكونين |