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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  scratched | 'ana hakkeetaacnaa Hakkyt | أنا َ حـَكّيت | 
| We  scratched | 'ihna hakkeenaiicHnaa Hakkynaa | إحنا َ حـَكّينا | 
| You(m)  scratched | 'inta hakkeetiicnta Hakkyt | إنت َ حـَكّيت | 
| You(f)  scratched | 'inti hakkeetiiicnti Hakkyty | إنت ِ حـَكّيتي | 
| You(pl)  scratched | 'intu hakkeetuiicntoo Hakkytoo | إنتوا حـَكّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  scratched | huwa hakkhuwa Hakk | هـُو َ حـَكّ | 
| She/it(f)  scratched | hiya hakkithiya Hakkit | هـِي َ حـَكّـِت | 
| They  scratched | humma hakkuhumma Hakkoo | هـُمّ َ حـَكّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  scratch | 'ana yimkin 'ahukkaacnaa yimkin aacHukk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـُكّ | 
| We might  scratch | 'ihna yimkin nihukkiicHnaa yimkin niHukk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـُكّ | 
| You(m) might  scratch | 'inta yimkin tihukkiicnta yimkin tiHukk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّ | 
| You(f) might  scratch | 'inti yimkin tihukkiiicnti yimkin tiHukky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّي | 
| You(pl) might  scratch | 'intu yimkin tihukkuiicntoo yimkin tiHukkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  scratch | huwa yimkin yihukkhuwa yimkin yiHukk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـُكّ | 
| She/it(f) might  scratch | hiya yimkin tihukkhiya yimkin tiHukk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّ | 
| They might  scratch | humma yimkin yihukkuhumma yimkin yiHukkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـُكّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  scratch | 'ana bahukkaacnaa baHukk | أنا َ بـَحـُكّ | 
| We  scratch | 'ihna binhukkiicHnaa binHukk | إحنا َ بـِنحـُكّ | 
| You(m)  scratch | 'inta bithukkiicnta bitHukk | إنت َ بـِتحـُكّ | 
| You(f)  scratch | 'inti bithukkiiicnti bitHukky | إنت ِ بـِتحـُكّي | 
| You(pl)  scratch | 'intu bithukkuiicntoo bitHukkoo | إنتوا بـِتحـُكّوا | 
| He/it(m)  scratchs | huwa biyihukkhuwa biyiHukk | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـُكّ | 
| She/it(f)  scratchs | hiya bithukkhiya bitHukk | هـِي َ بـِتحـُكّ | 
| They  scratch | humma biyihukkuhumma biyiHukkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـُكّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  scratch | 'ana hahukkaacnaa haHukk | أنا َ هـَحـُكّ | 
| We will  scratch | 'ihna hanhukkiicHnaa hanHukk | إحنا َ هـَنحـُكّ | 
| You(m) will  scratch | 'inta hathukkiicnta hatHukk | إنت َ هـَتحـُكّ | 
| You(f) will  scratch | 'inti hathukkiiicnti hatHukky | إنت ِ هـَتحـُكّي | 
| You(pl) will  scratch | 'intu hathukkuiicntoo hatHukkoo | إنتوا هـَتحـُكّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  scratch | huwa hayihukkhuwa hayiHukk | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـُكّ | 
| She/it(f) will  scratch | hiya hathukkhiya hatHukk | هـِي َ هـَتحـُكّ | 
| They will  scratch | humma hayihukkuhumma hayiHukkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـُكّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  scratch! | 'ihukkiicHukk | إحـُكّ | 
| You(f)  scratch! | 'ihukkiiicHukky | إحـُكّي | 
| You(pl)  scratch! | 'ihukkuiicHukkoo | إحـُكّوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  scratched | huwa mahkookhuwa maHkwk | هـُو َ مـَحكوك | 
| She/it(f) is  scratched | hiya mahkookahiya maHkwkaö | هـِي َ مـَحكوكـَة | 
| They are  scratched | humma mahkookeenhumma maHkwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحكوكين |