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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  preceded | 'ana saba'taacnaa sabaqt | أنا َ سـَبـَقت | 
| We  preceded | 'ihna saba'naiicHnaa sabaqnaa | إحنا َ سـَبـَقنا | 
| You(m)  preceded | 'inta saba'tiicnta sabaqt | إنت َ سـَبـَقت | 
| You(f)  preceded | 'inti saba'tiiicnti sabaqty | إنت ِ سـَبـَقتي | 
| You(pl)  preceded | 'intu saba'tuiicntoo sabaqtoo | إنتوا سـَبـَقتوا | 
| He/it(m)  preceded | huwa saba'huwa sabaq | هـُو َ سـَبـَق | 
| She/it(f)  preceded | hiya saba'ithiya sabaqit | هـِي َ سـَبـَقـِت | 
| They  preceded | humma saba'uhumma sabaqoo | هـُمّ َ سـَبـَقوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  precede | 'ana yimkin 'asba'aacnaa yimkin aacsbaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسبـَق | 
| We might  precede | 'ihna yimkin nisba'iicHnaa yimkin nisbaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسبـَق | 
| You(m) might  precede | 'inta yimkin tisba'iicnta yimkin tisbaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق | 
| You(f) might  precede | 'inti yimkin tisba'iiicnti yimkin tisbaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقي | 
| You(pl) might  precede | 'intu yimkin tisba'uiicntoo yimkin tisbaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقوا | 
| He/it(m) might  precede | huwa yimkin yisba'huwa yimkin yisbaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَق | 
| She/it(f) might  precede | hiya yimkin tisba'hiya yimkin tisbaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق | 
| They might  precede | humma yimkin yisba'uhumma yimkin yisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَقوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  precede | 'ana basba'aacnaa basbaq | أنا َ بـَسبـَق | 
| We  precede | 'ihna binisba'iicHnaa binisbaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِسبـَق | 
| You(m)  precede | 'inta bitisba'iicnta bitisbaq | إنت َ بـِتـِسبـَق | 
| You(f)  precede | 'inti bitisba'iiicnti bitisbaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسبـَقي | 
| You(pl)  precede | 'intu bitisba'uiicntoo bitisbaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسبـَقوا | 
| He/it(m)  precedes | huwa biyisba'huwa biyisbaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسبـَق | 
| She/it(f)  precedes | hiya bitisba'hiya bitisbaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِسبـَق | 
| They  precede | humma biyisba'uhumma biyisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسبـَقوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  precede | 'ana hasba'aacnaa hasbaq | أنا َ هـَسبـَق | 
| We will  precede | 'ihna hanisba'iicHnaa hanisbaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِسبـَق | 
| You(m) will  precede | 'inta hatisba'iicnta hatisbaq | إنت َ هـَتـِسبـَق | 
| You(f) will  precede | 'inti hatisba'iiicnti hatisbaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسبـَقي | 
| You(pl) will  precede | 'intu hatisba'uiicntoo hatisbaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسبـَقوا | 
| He/it(m) will  precede | huwa hayisba'huwa hayisbaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسبـَق | 
| She/it(f) will  precede | hiya hatisba'hiya hatisbaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِسبـَق | 
| They will  precede | humma hayisba'uhumma hayisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسبـَقوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  precede! | 'isba'iicsbaq | إسبـَق | 
| You(f)  precede! | 'isba'iiicsbaqy | إسبـَقي | 
| You(pl)  precede! | 'isba'uiicsbaqoo | إسبـَقوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  preceding | 'ana saebi'aacnaa saebiq | أنا َ سا َبـِق | 
| I(f) am  preceding | 'ana saebi'aaacnaa saebiqaö | أنا َ سا َبـِقـَة | 
| We are  preceding | 'ihna saebi'eeniicHnaa saebiqyn | إحنا َ سا َبـِقين | 
| You(m) are  preceding | 'inta saebi'iicnta saebiq | إنت َ سا َبـِق | 
| You(f) are  preceding | 'inti saebi'aiicnti saebiqaö | إنت ِ سا َبـِقـَة | 
| You(pl) are  preceding | 'intu saebi'eeniicntoo saebiqyn | إنتوا سا َبـِقين | 
| He/it(m) is  preceding | huwa saebi'huwa saebiq | هـُو َ سا َبـِق | 
| She/it(f) is  preceding | hiya saebi'ahiya saebiqaö | هـِي َ سا َبـِقـَة | 
| They are  preceding | humma saebi'eenhumma saebiqyn | هـُمّ َ سا َبـِقين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  preceded | huwa masboo'huwa masbwq | هـُو َ مـَسبوق | 
| She/it(f) is  preceded | hiya masboo'ahiya masbwqaö | هـِي َ مـَسبوقـَة | 
| They are  preceded | humma masboo'eenhumma masbwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسبوقين |