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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  finished | 'ana shattabtaacnaa shaTTabt | أنا َ شـَطّـَبت | 
| We  finished | 'ihna shattabnaiicHnaa shaTTabnaa | إحنا َ شـَطّـَبنا | 
| You(m)  finished | 'inta shattabtiicnta shaTTabt | إنت َ شـَطّـَبت | 
| You(f)  finished | 'inti shattabtiiicnti shaTTabty | إنت ِ شـَطّـَبتي | 
| You(pl)  finished | 'intu shattabtuiicntoo shaTTabtoo | إنتوا شـَطّـَبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  finished | huwa shattabhuwa shaTTab | هـُو َ شـَطّـَب | 
| She/it(f)  finished | hiya shattabithiya shaTTabit | هـِي َ شـَطّـَبـِت | 
| They  finished | humma shattabuhumma shaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ شـَطّـَبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  finish | 'ana yimkin 'ashattabaacnaa yimkin aacshaTTab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَطّـَب | 
| We might  finish | 'ihna yimkin nishattabiicHnaa yimkin nishaTTab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَطّـَب | 
| You(m) might  finish | 'inta yimkin tishattabiicnta yimkin tishaTTab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَب | 
| You(f) might  finish | 'inti yimkin tishattabiiicnti yimkin tishaTTaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَبي | 
| You(pl) might  finish | 'intu yimkin tishattabuiicntoo yimkin tishaTTaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  finish | huwa yimkin yishattabhuwa yimkin yishaTTab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَطّـَب | 
| She/it(f) might  finish | hiya yimkin tishattabhiya yimkin tishaTTab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَب | 
| They might  finish | humma yimkin yishattabuhumma yimkin yishaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَطّـَبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  finish | 'ana bashattabaacnaa bashaTTab | أنا َ بـَشـَطّـَب | 
| We  finish | 'ihna binishattabiicHnaa binishaTTab | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَطّـَب | 
| You(m)  finish | 'inta bitishattabiicnta bitishaTTab | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَطّـَب | 
| You(f)  finish | 'inti bitishattabiiicnti bitishaTTaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَطّـَبي | 
| You(pl)  finish | 'intu bitishattabuiicntoo bitishaTTaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَطّـَبوا | 
| He/it(m)  finishes | huwa biyishattabhuwa biyishaTTab | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَطّـَب | 
| She/it(f)  finishes | hiya bitishattabhiya bitishaTTab | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَطّـَب | 
| They  finish | humma biyishattabuhumma biyishaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَطّـَبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  finish | 'ana hashattabaacnaa hashaTTab | أنا َ هـَشـَطّـَب | 
| We will  finish | 'ihna hanishattabiicHnaa hanishaTTab | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَطّـَب | 
| You(m) will  finish | 'inta hatishattabiicnta hatishaTTab | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَطّـَب | 
| You(f) will  finish | 'inti hatishattabiiicnti hatishaTTaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَطّـَبي | 
| You(pl) will  finish | 'intu hatishattabuiicntoo hatishaTTaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَطّـَبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  finish | huwa hayishattabhuwa hayishaTTab | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَطّـَب | 
| She/it(f) will  finish | hiya hatishattabhiya hatishaTTab | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَطّـَب | 
| They will  finish | humma hayishattabuhumma hayishaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَطّـَبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  finish! | 'ishtabiicshTab | إشطـَب | 
| You(f)  finish! | 'ishtabiiicshTaby | إشطـَبي | 
| You(pl)  finish! | ishtabuishTaboo | ِشطـَبوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  finished | huwa mushattabhuwa mushaTTab | هـُو َ مـُشـَطّـَب | 
| She/it(f) is  finished | hiya mushattabahiya mushaTTabaö | هـِي َ مـُشـَطّـَبـَة | 
| They are  finished | humma mushattabeenhumma mushaTTabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُشـَطّـَبين |