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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  grew | 'ana rabbeetaacnaa rabbyt | أنا َ ر َبّيت | 
| We  grew | 'ihna rabbeenaiicHnaa rabbynaa | إحنا َ ر َبّينا | 
| You(m)  grew | 'inta rabbeetiicnta rabbyt | إنت َ ر َبّيت | 
| You(f)  grew | 'inti rabbeetiiicnti rabbyty | إنت ِ ر َبّيتي | 
| You(pl)  grew | 'intu rabbeetuiicntoo rabbytoo | إنتوا ر َبّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  grew | huwa rabbahuwa rabbY | هـُو َ ر َبّى | 
| She/it(f)  grew | hiya rabbithiya rabbit | هـِي َ ر َبّـِت | 
| They  grew | humma rabbuhumma rabboo | هـُمّ َ ر َبّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  grow | 'ana yimkin 'arabbiaacnaa yimkin aacrabby | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َبّي | 
| We might  grow | 'ihna yimkin nirabbiiicHnaa yimkin nirabby | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َبّي | 
| You(m) might  grow | 'inta yimkin tirabbiiicnta yimkin tirabby | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي | 
| You(f) might  grow | 'inti yimkin tirabbiiicnti yimkin tirabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي | 
| You(pl) might  grow | 'intu yimkin tirabbuiicntoo yimkin tirabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  grow | huwa yimkin yirabbihuwa yimkin yirabby | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َبّي | 
| She/it(f) might  grow | hiya yimkin tirabbihiya yimkin tirabby | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي | 
| They might  grow | humma yimkin yirabbuhumma yimkin yirabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َبّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  grow | 'ana barabbiaacnaa barabby | أنا َ بـَر َبّي | 
| We  grow | 'ihna binrabbiiicHnaa binrabby | إحنا َ بـِنر َبّي | 
| You(m)  grow | 'inta bitrabbiiicnta bitrabby | إنت َ بـِتر َبّي | 
| You(f)  grow | 'inti bitrabbiiicnti bitrabby | إنت ِ بـِتر َبّي | 
| You(pl)  grow | 'intu bitrabbuiicntoo bitrabboo | إنتوا بـِتر َبّوا | 
| He/it(m)  grows | huwa biyirabbihuwa biyirabby | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َبّي | 
| She/it(f)  grows | hiya bitrabbihiya bitrabby | هـِي َ بـِتر َبّي | 
| They  grow | humma biyirabbuhumma biyirabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َبّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  grow | 'ana harabbiaacnaa harabby | أنا َ هـَر َبّي | 
| We will  grow | 'ihna hanrabbiiicHnaa hanrabby | إحنا َ هـَنر َبّي | 
| You(m) will  grow | 'inta hatrabbiiicnta hatrabby | إنت َ هـَتر َبّي | 
| You(f) will  grow | 'inti hatrabbiiicnti hatrabby | إنت ِ هـَتر َبّي | 
| You(pl) will  grow | 'intu hatrabbuiicntoo hatrabboo | إنتوا هـَتر َبّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  grow | huwa hayirabbihuwa hayirabby | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َبّي | 
| She/it(f) will  grow | hiya hatrabbihiya hatrabby | هـِي َ هـَتر َبّي | 
| They will  grow | humma hayirabbuhumma hayirabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َبّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  grow! | rabbirabby | ر َبّي | 
| You(f)  grow! | rabbirabby | ر َبّي | 
| You(pl)  grow! | rabburabboo | ر َبّوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  grown | huwa mirabbihuwa mirabby | هـُو َ مـِر َبّي | 
| She/it(f) is  grown | hiya mirabbyahiya mirabbyaö | هـِي َ مـِر َبّيـَة | 
| They are  grown | humma mirabbyeenhumma mirabbyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِر َبّيين |