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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  picked | 'ana geebtaacnaa gybt |  أنا َ جيبت | 
| We  picked | 'ihna geebnaiicHnaa gybnaa |  إحنا َ جيبنا | 
| You(m)  picked | 'inta geebtiicnta gybt |  إنت َ جيبت | 
| You(f)  picked | 'inti geebtiiicnti gybty |  إنت ِ جيبتي | 
| You(pl)  picked | 'intu geebtuiicntoo gybtoo |  إنتوا جيبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  picked | huwa gaebhuwa gaeb |  هـُو َ جا َب | 
| She/it(f)  picked | hiya gaebithiya gaebit |  هـِي َ جا َبـِت | 
| They  picked | humma gabuhumma gaeboo |  هـُمّ َ جا َبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  pick | 'ana yimkin 'ageebaacnaa yimkin aacgyb |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجيب | 
| We might  pick | 'ihna yimkin nigeebiicHnaa yimkin nigyb |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجيب | 
| You(m) might  pick | 'inta yimkin tigeebiicnta yimkin tigyb |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب | 
| You(f) might  pick | 'inti yimkin tigeebiiicnti yimkin tigyby |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجيبي | 
| You(pl) might  pick | 'intu yimkin tigeebuiicntoo yimkin tigyboo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجيبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  pick | huwa yimkin yigeebhuwa yimkin yigyb |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيب | 
| She/it(f) might  pick | hiya yimkin tigeebhiya yimkin tigyb |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب | 
| They might  pick | humma yimkin yigeebuhumma yimkin yigyboo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pick | 'ana bageebaacnaa bagyb |  أنا َ بـَجيب | 
| We  pick | 'ihna bingeebiicHnaa bingyb |  إحنا َ بـِنجيب | 
| You(m)  pick | 'inta bitgeebiicnta bitgyb |  إنت َ بـِتجيب | 
| You(f)  pick | 'inti bitgeebiiicnti bitgyby |  إنت ِ بـِتجيبي | 
| You(pl)  pick | 'intu bitgeebuiicntoo bitgyboo |  إنتوا بـِتجيبوا | 
| He/it(m)  picks | huwa biyigeebhuwa biyigyb |  هـُو َ بـِيـِجيب | 
| She/it(f)  picks | hiya bitgeebhiya bitgyb |  هـِي َ بـِتجيب | 
| They  pick | humma biyigeebuhumma biyigyboo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجيبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  pick | 'ana hageebaacnaa hagyb |  أنا َ هـَجيب | 
| We will  pick | 'ihna hangeebiicHnaa hangyb |  إحنا َ هـَنجيب | 
| You(m) will  pick | 'inta hatgeebiicnta hatgyb |  إنت َ هـَتجيب | 
| You(f) will  pick | 'inti hatgeebiiicnti hatgyby |  إنت ِ هـَتجيبي | 
| You(pl) will  pick | 'intu hatgeebuiicntoo hatgyboo |  إنتوا هـَتجيبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  pick | huwa hayigeebhuwa hayigyb |  هـُو َ هـَيـِجيب | 
| She/it(f) will  pick | hiya hatgeebhiya hatgyb |  هـِي َ هـَتجيب | 
| They will  pick | humma hayigeebuhumma hayigyboo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجيبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  pick! | geebgyb |  جيب | 
| You(f)  pick! | geebigyby |  جيبي | 
| You(pl)  pick! | geebugyboo |  جيبوا |