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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana sikittaacnaa sikitt |  أنا َ سـِكـِتّ | 
| We  was | 'ihna sikitnaiicHnaa sikitnaa |  إحنا َ سـِكـِتنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta sikittiicnta sikitt |  إنت َ سـِكـِتّ | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti sikittiiicnti sikitty |  إنت ِ سـِكـِتّي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu sikittuiicntoo sikittoo |  إنتوا سـِكـِتّوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa sikithuwa sikit |  هـُو َ سـِكـِت | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya siktithiya siktit |  هـِي َ سـِكتـِت | 
| They  was | humma siktuhumma siktoo |  هـُمّ َ سـِكتوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'askutaacnaa yimkin aacskut |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـُت | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin nuskutiicHnaa yimkin nuskut |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسكـُت | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin tuskutiicnta yimkin tuskut |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُت | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin tuskutiiicnti yimkin tuskuty |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُتي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin tuskutuiicntoo yimkin tuskutoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُتوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yuskuthuwa yimkin yuskut |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُت | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin tuskuthiya yimkin tuskut |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُت | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yuskutuhumma yimkin yuskutoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُتوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana baskutaacnaa baskut |  أنا َ بـَسكـُت | 
| We  be | 'ihna binuskutiicHnaa binuskut |  إحنا َ بـِنـُسكـُت | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bituskutiicnta bituskut |  إنت َ بـِتـُسكـُت | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bituskutiiicnti bituskuty |  إنت ِ بـِتـُسكـُتي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bituskutuiicntoo bituskutoo |  إنتوا بـِتـُسكـُتوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyuskuthuwa biyuskut |  هـُو َ بـِيـُسكـُت | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bituskuthiya bituskut |  هـِي َ بـِتـُسكـُت | 
| They  be | humma biyuskutuhumma biyuskutoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسكـُتوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana haskutaacnaa haskut |  أنا َ هـَسكـُت | 
| We will  be | 'ihna hanuskutiicHnaa hanuskut |  إحنا َ هـَنـُسكـُت | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatuskutiicnta hatuskut |  إنت َ هـَتـُسكـُت | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatuskutiiicnti hatuskuty |  إنت ِ هـَتـُسكـُتي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatuskutuiicntoo hatuskutoo |  إنتوا هـَتـُسكـُتوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayuskuthuwa hayuskut |  هـُو َ هـَيـُسكـُت | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatuskuthiya hatuskut |  هـِي َ هـَتـُسكـُت | 
| They will  be | humma hayuskutuhumma hayuskutoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسكـُتوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  be! | 'iskitiicskit |  إسكـِت | 
| You(f)  be! | 'iskitiiicskity |  إسكـِتي | 
| You(pl)  be! | 'iskituiicskitoo |  إسكـِتوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  bing | 'ana saekitaacnaa saekit |  أنا َ سا َكـِت | 
| I(f) am  bing | 'ana saekitaaacnaa saekitaö |  أنا َ سا َكـِتـَة | 
| We are  bing | 'ihna saekiteeniicHnaa saekityn |  إحنا َ سا َكـِتين | 
| You(m) are  bing | 'inta saekitiicnta saekit |  إنت َ سا َكـِت | 
| You(f) are  bing | 'inti saekitaiicnti saekitaö |  إنت ِ سا َكـِتـَة | 
| You(pl) are  bing | 'intu saekiteeniicntoo saekityn |  إنتوا سا َكـِتين | 
| He/it(m) is  bing | huwa saekithuwa saekit |  هـُو َ سا َكـِت | 
| She/it(f) is  bing | hiya saekitahiya saekitaö |  هـِي َ سا َكـِتـَة | 
| They are  bing | humma saekiteenhumma saekityn |  هـُمّ َ سا َكـِتين |