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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  read | 'ana taleetaacnaa talyt |  أنا َ تـَليت | 
| We  read | 'ihna taleenaiicHnaa talynaa |  إحنا َ تـَلينا | 
| You(m)  read | 'inta taleetiicnta talyt |  إنت َ تـَليت | 
| You(f)  read | 'inti taleetiiicnti talyty |  إنت ِ تـَليتي | 
| You(pl)  read | 'intu taleetuiicntoo talytoo |  إنتوا تـَليتوا | 
| He/it(m)  read | huwa talahuwa talaa |  هـُو َ تـَلا | 
| She/it(f)  read | hiya talithiya talit |  هـِي َ تـَلـِت | 
| They  read | humma taluhumma taloo |  هـُمّ َ تـَلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  read | 'ana yimkin 'atlaaacnaa yimkin aactlaa |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتلا | 
| We might  read | 'ihna yimkin nitlaiicHnaa yimkin nitlaa |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتلا | 
| You(m) might  read | 'inta yimkin titlaiicnta yimkin titlaa |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلا | 
| You(f) might  read | 'inti yimkin titliiicnti yimkin titly |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتلي | 
| You(pl) might  read | 'intu yimkin titluiicntoo yimkin titloo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  read | huwa yimkin yitlahuwa yimkin yitlaa |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلا | 
| She/it(f) might  read | hiya yimkin titlahiya yimkin titlaa |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلا | 
| They might  read | humma yimkin yitluhumma yimkin yitloo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  read | 'ana batlaaacnaa batlaa |  أنا َ بـَتلا | 
| We  read | 'ihna binitlaiicHnaa binitlaa |  إحنا َ بـِنـِتلا | 
| You(m)  read | 'inta bititlaiicnta bititlaa |  إنت َ بـِتـِتلا | 
| You(f)  read | 'inti bititliiicnti bititly |  إنت ِ بـِتـِتلي | 
| You(pl)  read | 'intu bititluiicntoo bititloo |  إنتوا بـِتـِتلوا | 
| He/it(m)  reads | huwa biyitlahuwa biyitlaa |  هـُو َ بـِيـِتلا | 
| She/it(f)  reads | hiya bititlahiya bititlaa |  هـِي َ بـِتـِتلا | 
| They  read | humma biyitluhumma biyitloo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  read | 'ana hatlaaacnaa hatlaa |  أنا َ هـَتلا | 
| We will  read | 'ihna hanitlaiicHnaa hanitlaa |  إحنا َ هـَنـِتلا | 
| You(m) will  read | 'inta hatitlaiicnta hatitlaa |  إنت َ هـَتـِتلا | 
| You(f) will  read | 'inti hatitliiicnti hatitly |  إنت ِ هـَتـِتلي | 
| You(pl) will  read | 'intu hatitluiicntoo hatitloo |  إنتوا هـَتـِتلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  read | huwa hayitlahuwa hayitlaa |  هـُو َ هـَيـِتلا | 
| She/it(f) will  read | hiya hatitlahiya hatitlaa |  هـِي َ هـَتـِتلا | 
| They will  read | humma hayitluhumma hayitloo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتلوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  read! | 'itlaiictlaa |  إتلا | 
| You(f)  read! | 'itliiictly |  إتلي | 
| You(pl)  read! | 'itluiictloo |  إتلوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is   | huwa mutlihuwa mutly |  هـُو َ مـُتلي | 
| She/it(f) is   | hiya mutlyahiya mutlyaö |  هـِي َ مـُتليـَة | 
| They are   | humma mutlyeenhumma mutlyyn |  هـُمّ َ مـُتليين |