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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  stood | 'ana baddiltaacnaa baddilt | أنا َ بـَدّ ِلت | 
| We  stood | 'ihna baddilnaiicHnaa baddilnaa | إحنا َ بـَدّ ِلنا | 
| You(m)  stood | 'inta baddiltiicnta baddilt | إنت َ بـَدّ ِلت | 
| You(f)  stood | 'inti baddiltiiicnti baddilty | إنت ِ بـَدّ ِلتي | 
| You(pl)  stood | 'intu baddiltuiicntoo baddiltoo | إنتوا بـَدّ ِلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  stood | huwa baddilhuwa baddil | هـُو َ بـَدّ ِل | 
| She/it(f)  stood | hiya baddilithiya baddilit | هـِي َ بـَدّ ِلـِت | 
| They  stood | humma baddiluhumma baddiloo | هـُمّ َ بـَدّ ِلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  stand | 'ana yimkin 'abaddilaacnaa yimkin aacbaddil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَدّ ِل | 
| We might  stand | 'ihna yimkin nibaddiliicHnaa yimkin nibaddil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَدّ ِل | 
| You(m) might  stand | 'inta yimkin tibaddiliicnta yimkin tibaddil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِل | 
| You(f) might  stand | 'inti yimkin tibaddiliiicnti yimkin tibaddily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِلي | 
| You(pl) might  stand | 'intu yimkin tibaddiluiicntoo yimkin tibaddiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  stand | huwa yimkin yibaddilhuwa yimkin yibaddil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَدّ ِل | 
| She/it(f) might  stand | hiya yimkin tibaddilhiya yimkin tibaddil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِل | 
| They might  stand | humma yimkin yibaddiluhumma yimkin yibaddiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَدّ ِلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  stand | 'ana babaddilaacnaa babaddil | أنا َ بـَبـَدّ ِل | 
| We  stand | 'ihna binbaddiliicHnaa binbaddil | إحنا َ بـِنبـَدّ ِل | 
| You(m)  stand | 'inta bitbaddiliicnta bitbaddil | إنت َ بـِتبـَدّ ِل | 
| You(f)  stand | 'inti bitbaddiliiicnti bitbaddily | إنت ِ بـِتبـَدّ ِلي | 
| You(pl)  stand | 'intu bitbaddiluiicntoo bitbaddiloo | إنتوا بـِتبـَدّ ِلوا | 
| He/it(m)  stands | huwa biyibaddilhuwa biyibaddil | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَدّ ِل | 
| She/it(f)  stands | hiya bitbaddilhiya bitbaddil | هـِي َ بـِتبـَدّ ِل | 
| They  stand | humma biyibaddiluhumma biyibaddiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَدّ ِلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  stand | 'ana habaddilaacnaa habaddil | أنا َ هـَبـَدّ ِل | 
| We will  stand | 'ihna hanbaddiliicHnaa hanbaddil | إحنا َ هـَنبـَدّ ِل | 
| You(m) will  stand | 'inta hatbaddiliicnta hatbaddil | إنت َ هـَتبـَدّ ِل | 
| You(f) will  stand | 'inti hatbaddiliiicnti hatbaddily | إنت ِ هـَتبـَدّ ِلي | 
| You(pl) will  stand | 'intu hatbaddiluiicntoo hatbaddiloo | إنتوا هـَتبـَدّ ِلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  stand | huwa hayibaddilhuwa hayibaddil | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَدّ ِل | 
| She/it(f) will  stand | hiya hatbaddilhiya hatbaddil | هـِي َ هـَتبـَدّ ِل | 
| They will  stand | humma hayibaddiluhumma hayibaddiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَدّ ِلوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  stand! | baddilbaddil | بـَدّ ِل | 
| You(f)  stand! | baddilibaddily | بـَدّ ِلي | 
| You(pl)  stand! | baddilubaddiloo | بـَدّ ِلوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  stood | huwa mubaddilhuwa mubaddil | هـُو َ مـُبـَدّ ِل | 
| She/it(f) is  stood | hiya mubaddilahiya mubaddilaö | هـِي َ مـُبـَدّ ِلـَة | 
| They are  stood | humma mubaddileenhumma mubaddilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَدّ ِلين |