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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  hid | 'ana chabbeetaacnaa Kabbyt | أنا َ خـَبّيت | 
| We  hid | 'ihna chabbeenaiicHnaa Kabbynaa | إحنا َ خـَبّينا | 
| You(m)  hid | 'inta chabbeetiicnta Kabbyt | إنت َ خـَبّيت | 
| You(f)  hid | 'inti chabbeetiiicnti Kabbyty | إنت ِ خـَبّيتي | 
| You(pl)  hid | 'intu chabbeetuiicntoo Kabbytoo | إنتوا خـَبّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  hid | huwa chabbahuwa KabbY | هـُو َ خـَبّى | 
| She/it(f)  hid | hiya chabbithiya Kabbit | هـِي َ خـَبّـِت | 
| They  hid | humma chabbuhumma Kabboo | هـُمّ َ خـَبّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  hide | 'ana yimkin 'achabbiaacnaa yimkin aacKabby | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَبّي | 
| We might  hide | 'ihna yimkin nichabbiiicHnaa yimkin niKabby | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَبّي | 
| You(m) might  hide | 'inta yimkin tichabbiiicnta yimkin tiKabby | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّي | 
| You(f) might  hide | 'inti yimkin tichabbiiicnti yimkin tiKabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّي | 
| You(pl) might  hide | 'intu yimkin tichabbuiicntoo yimkin tiKabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  hide | huwa yimkin yichabbihuwa yimkin yiKabby | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّي | 
| She/it(f) might  hide | hiya yimkin tichabbihiya yimkin tiKabby | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّي | 
| They might  hide | humma yimkin yichabbuhumma yimkin yiKabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  hide | 'ana bachabbiaacnaa baKabby | أنا َ بـَخـَبّي | 
| We  hide | 'ihna binchabbiiicHnaa binKabby | إحنا َ بـِنخـَبّي | 
| You(m)  hide | 'inta bitchabbiiicnta bitKabby | إنت َ بـِتخـَبّي | 
| You(f)  hide | 'inti bitchabbiiicnti bitKabby | إنت ِ بـِتخـَبّي | 
| You(pl)  hide | 'intu bitchabbuiicntoo bitKabboo | إنتوا بـِتخـَبّوا | 
| He/it(m)  hides | huwa biyichabbihuwa biyiKabby | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَبّي | 
| She/it(f)  hides | hiya bitchabbihiya bitKabby | هـِي َ بـِتخـَبّي | 
| They  hide | humma biyichabbuhumma biyiKabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَبّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  hide | 'ana hachabbiaacnaa haKabby | أنا َ هـَخـَبّي | 
| We will  hide | 'ihna hanchabbiiicHnaa hanKabby | إحنا َ هـَنخـَبّي | 
| You(m) will  hide | 'inta hatchabbiiicnta hatKabby | إنت َ هـَتخـَبّي | 
| You(f) will  hide | 'inti hatchabbiiicnti hatKabby | إنت ِ هـَتخـَبّي | 
| You(pl) will  hide | 'intu hatchabbuiicntoo hatKabboo | إنتوا هـَتخـَبّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  hide | huwa hayichabbihuwa hayiKabby | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَبّي | 
| She/it(f) will  hide | hiya hatchabbihiya hatKabby | هـِي َ هـَتخـَبّي | 
| They will  hide | humma hayichabbuhumma hayiKabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَبّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  hide! | chabbiKabby | خـَبّي | 
| You(f)  hide! | chabbiKabby | خـَبّي | 
| You(pl)  hide! | chabbuKabboo | خـَبّوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  hidden | huwa michabbihuwa miKabby | هـُو َ مـِخـَبّي | 
| She/it(f) is  hidden | hiya michabbyahiya miKabbyaö | هـِي َ مـِخـَبّيـَة | 
| They are  hidden | humma michabbyeenhumma miKabbyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِخـَبّيين |