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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pursued | 'ana taebiAtaacnaa taebiAt | أنا َ تا َبـِعت | 
| We  pursued | 'ihna taebiAnaiicHnaa taebiAnaa | إحنا َ تا َبـِعنا | 
| You(m)  pursued | 'inta taebiAtiicnta taebiAt | إنت َ تا َبـِعت | 
| You(f)  pursued | 'inti taebiAtiiicnti taebiAty | إنت ِ تا َبـِعتي | 
| You(pl)  pursued | 'intu taebiAtuiicntoo taebiAtoo | إنتوا تا َبـِعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  pursued | huwa taebiAhuwa taebiA | هـُو َ تا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f)  pursued | hiya tabAithiya taebAit | هـِي َ تا َبعـِت | 
| They  pursued | humma taebiAuhumma taebiAoo | هـُمّ َ تا َبـِعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  pursue | 'ana yimkin 'ataebiAaacnaa yimkin aactaebiA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتا َبـِع | 
| We might  pursue | 'ihna yimkin nitaebiAiicHnaa yimkin nitaebiA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتا َبـِع | 
| You(m) might  pursue | 'inta yimkin titaebiAiicnta yimkin titaebiA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع | 
| You(f) might  pursue | 'inti yimkin titabAiiicnti yimkin titaebAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعي | 
| You(pl) might  pursue | 'intu yimkin titabAuiicntoo yimkin titaebAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  pursue | huwa yimkin yitaebiAhuwa yimkin yitaebiA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f) might  pursue | hiya yimkin titaebiAhiya yimkin titaebiA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع | 
| They might  pursue | humma yimkin yitabAuhumma yimkin yitaebAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pursue | 'ana bataebiAaacnaa bataebiA | أنا َ بـَتا َبـِع | 
| We  pursue | 'ihna bintaebiAiicHnaa bintaebiA | إحنا َ بـِنتا َبـِع | 
| You(m)  pursue | 'inta bittaebiAiicnta bittaebiA | إنت َ بـِتّا َبـِع | 
| You(f)  pursue | 'inti bittabAiiicnti bittaebAy | إنت ِ بـِتّا َبعي | 
| You(pl)  pursue | 'intu bittabAuiicntoo bittaebAoo | إنتوا بـِتّا َبعوا | 
| He/it(m)  pursues | huwa biyitaebiAhuwa biyitaebiA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f)  pursues | hiya bittaebiAhiya bittaebiA | هـِي َ بـِتّا َبـِع | 
| They  pursue | humma biytabAuhumma biytaebAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيتا َبعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  pursue | 'ana hataebiAaacnaa hataebiA | أنا َ هـَتا َبـِع | 
| We will  pursue | 'ihna hantaebiAiicHnaa hantaebiA | إحنا َ هـَنتا َبـِع | 
| You(m) will  pursue | 'inta hattaebiAiicnta hattaebiA | إنت َ هـَتّا َبـِع | 
| You(f) will  pursue | 'inti hattabAiiicnti hattaebAy | إنت ِ هـَتّا َبعي | 
| You(pl) will  pursue | 'intu hattabAuiicntoo hattaebAoo | إنتوا هـَتّا َبعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  pursue | huwa hayitaebiAhuwa hayitaebiA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f) will  pursue | hiya hattaebiAhiya hattaebiA | هـِي َ هـَتّا َبـِع | 
| They will  pursue | humma hayitabAuhumma hayitaebAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتا َبعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  pursue! | taebiAtaebiA | تا َبـِع | 
| You(f)  pursue! | tabAitaebAy | تا َبعي | 
| You(pl)  pursue! | tabAutaebAoo | تا َبعوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  pursued | huwa mutaebiAhuwa mutaebiA | هـُو َ مـُتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f) is  pursued | hiya mutaebiAahiya mutaebiAaö | هـِي َ مـُتا َبـِعـَة | 
| They are  pursued | humma mutaebiAeenhumma mutaebiAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتا َبـِعين |