Verb details

Word:	imitateimitate
Meaning:	'allidqallid	قـَلّـِد

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I imitated	'ana 'allidtaacnaa qallidt	أنا َ قـَلّـِدت
We imitated	'ihna 'allidnaiicHnaa qallidnaa	إحنا َ قـَلّـِدنا
You(m) imitated	'inta 'allidtiicnta qallidt	إنت َ قـَلّـِدت
You(f) imitated	'inti 'allidtiiicnti qallidty	إنت ِ قـَلّـِدتي
You(pl) imitated	'intu 'allidtuiicntoo qallidtoo	إنتوا قـَلّـِدتوا
He/it(m) imitated	huwa 'allidhuwa qallid	هـُو َ قـَلّـِد
She/it(f) imitated	hiya 'allidithiya qallidit	هـِي َ قـَلّـِد ِت
They imitated	humma 'alliduhumma qallidoo	هـُمّ َ قـَلّـِدوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

English	Egyptian
I might imitate	'ana yimkin 'a'allidaacnaa yimkin aacqallid	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَلّـِد
We might imitate	'ihna yimkin ni'allidiicHnaa yimkin niqallid	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَلّـِد
You(m) might imitate	'inta yimkin ti'allidiicnta yimkin tiqallid	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِد
You(f) might imitate	'inti yimkin ti'allidiiicnti yimkin tiqallidy	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِدي
You(pl) might imitate	'intu yimkin ti'alliduiicntoo yimkin tiqallidoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِدوا
He/it(m) might imitate	huwa yimkin yi'allidhuwa yimkin yiqallid	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَلّـِد
She/it(f) might imitate	hiya yimkin ti'allidhiya yimkin tiqallid	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِد
They might imitate	humma yimkin yi'alliduhumma yimkin yiqallidoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَلّـِدوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I imitate	'ana ba'allidaacnaa baqallid	أنا َ بـَقـَلّـِد
We imitate	'ihna bin'allidiicHnaa binqallid	إحنا َ بـِنقـَلّـِد
You(m) imitate	'inta bit'allidiicnta bitqallid	إنت َ بـِتقـَلّـِد
You(f) imitate	'inti bit'allidiiicnti bitqallidy	إنت ِ بـِتقـَلّـِدي
You(pl) imitate	'intu bit'alliduiicntoo bitqallidoo	إنتوا بـِتقـَلّـِدوا
He/it(m) imitates	huwa biyi'allidhuwa biyiqallid	هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَلّـِد
She/it(f) imitates	hiya bit'allidhiya bitqallid	هـِي َ بـِتقـَلّـِد
They imitate	humma biyi'alliduhumma biyiqallidoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَلّـِدوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will imitate	'ana ha'allidaacnaa haqallid	أنا َ هـَقـَلّـِد
We will imitate	'ihna han'allidiicHnaa hanqallid	إحنا َ هـَنقـَلّـِد
You(m) will imitate	'inta hat'allidiicnta hatqallid	إنت َ هـَتقـَلّـِد
You(f) will imitate	'inti hat'allidiiicnti hatqallidy	إنت ِ هـَتقـَلّـِدي
You(pl) will imitate	'intu hat'alliduiicntoo hatqallidoo	إنتوا هـَتقـَلّـِدوا
He/it(m) will imitate	huwa hayi'allidhuwa hayiqallid	هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَلّـِد
She/it(f) will imitate	hiya hat'allidhiya hatqallid	هـِي َ هـَتقـَلّـِد
They will imitate	humma hayi'alliduhumma hayiqallidoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَلّـِدوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) imitate!	'allidqallid	قـَلّـِد
You(f) imitate!	'allidiqallidy	قـَلّـِدي
You(pl) imitate!	'alliduqallidoo	قـَلّـِدوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is imitated	huwa mu'allidhuwa muqallid	هـُو َ مـُقـَلّـِد
She/it(f) is imitated	hiya mu'allidahiya muqallidaö	هـِي َ مـُقـَلّـِد َة
They are imitated	humma mu'allideenhumma muqallidyn	هـُمّ َ مـُقـَلّـِدين