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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  explained | 'ana sharahtaacnaa sharaHt | أنا َ شـَر َحت | 
| We  explained | 'ihna sharahnaiicHnaa sharaHnaa | إحنا َ شـَر َحنا | 
| You(m)  explained | 'inta sharahtiicnta sharaHt | إنت َ شـَر َحت | 
| You(f)  explained | 'inti sharahtiiicnti sharaHty | إنت ِ شـَر َحتي | 
| You(pl)  explained | 'intu sharahtuiicntoo sharaHtoo | إنتوا شـَر َحتوا | 
| He/it(m)  explained | huwa sharahhuwa sharaH | هـُو َ شـَر َح | 
| She/it(f)  explained | hiya sharahithiya sharaHit | هـِي َ شـَر َحـِت | 
| They  explained | humma sharahuhumma sharaHoo | هـُمّ َ شـَر َحوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  explain | 'ana yimkin 'ashrahaacnaa yimkin aacshraH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشر َح | 
| We might  explain | 'ihna yimkin nishrahiicHnaa yimkin nishraH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشر َح | 
| You(m) might  explain | 'inta yimkin tishrahiicnta yimkin tishraH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َح | 
| You(f) might  explain | 'inti yimkin tishrahiiicnti yimkin tishraHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َحي | 
| You(pl) might  explain | 'intu yimkin tishrahuiicntoo yimkin tishraHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشر َحوا | 
| He/it(m) might  explain | huwa yimkin yishrahhuwa yimkin yishraH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر َح | 
| She/it(f) might  explain | hiya yimkin tishrahhiya yimkin tishraH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َح | 
| They might  explain | humma yimkin yishrahuhumma yimkin yishraHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر َحوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  explain | 'ana bashrahaacnaa bashraH | أنا َ بـَشر َح | 
| We  explain | 'ihna binishrahiicHnaa binishraH | إحنا َ بـِنـِشر َح | 
| You(m)  explain | 'inta bitishrahiicnta bitishraH | إنت َ بـِتـِشر َح | 
| You(f)  explain | 'inti bitishrahiiicnti bitishraHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشر َحي | 
| You(pl)  explain | 'intu bitishrahuiicntoo bitishraHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشر َحوا | 
| He/it(m)  explains | huwa biyishrahhuwa biyishraH | هـُو َ بـِيـِشر َح | 
| She/it(f)  explains | hiya bitishrahhiya bitishraH | هـِي َ بـِتـِشر َح | 
| They  explain | humma biyishrahuhumma biyishraHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشر َحوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  explain | 'ana hashrahaacnaa hashraH | أنا َ هـَشر َح | 
| We will  explain | 'ihna hanishrahiicHnaa hanishraH | إحنا َ هـَنـِشر َح | 
| You(m) will  explain | 'inta hatishrahiicnta hatishraH | إنت َ هـَتـِشر َح | 
| You(f) will  explain | 'inti hatishrahiiicnti hatishraHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشر َحي | 
| You(pl) will  explain | 'intu hatishrahuiicntoo hatishraHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشر َحوا | 
| He/it(m) will  explain | huwa hayishrahhuwa hayishraH | هـُو َ هـَيـِشر َح | 
| She/it(f) will  explain | hiya hatishrahhiya hatishraH | هـِي َ هـَتـِشر َح | 
| They will  explain | humma hayishrahuhumma hayishraHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشر َحوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  explain! | 'ishrahiicshraH | إشر َح | 
| You(f)  explain! | 'ishrahiiicshraHy | إشر َحي | 
| You(pl)  explain! | 'ishrahuiicshraHoo | إشر َحوا |