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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  wrote | 'ana katabtaacnaa katabt | أنا َ كـَتـَبت | 
| We  wrote | 'ihna katabnaiicHnaa katabnaa | إحنا َ كـَتـَبنا | 
| You(m)  wrote | 'inta katabtiicnta katabt | إنت َ كـَتـَبت | 
| You(f)  wrote | 'inti katabtiiicnti katabty | إنت ِ كـَتـَبتي | 
| You(pl)  wrote | 'intu katabtuiicntoo katabtoo | إنتوا كـَتـَبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  wrote | huwa katabhuwa katab | هـُو َ كـَتـَب | 
| She/it(f)  wrote | hiya katabithiya katabit | هـِي َ كـَتـَبـِت | 
| They  wrote | humma katabuhumma kataboo | هـُمّ َ كـَتـَبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  write | 'ana yimkin 'aktibaacnaa yimkin aacktib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكتـِب | 
| We might  write | 'ihna yimkin niktibiicHnaa yimkin niktib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكتـِب | 
| You(m) might  write | 'inta yimkin tiktibiicnta yimkin tiktib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِب | 
| You(f) might  write | 'inti yimkin tiktibiiicnti yimkin tiktiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِبي | 
| You(pl) might  write | 'intu yimkin tiktibuiicntoo yimkin tiktiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  write | huwa yimkin yiktibhuwa yimkin yiktib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكتـِب | 
| She/it(f) might  write | hiya yimkin tiktibhiya yimkin tiktib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِب | 
| They might  write | humma yimkin yiktibuhumma yimkin yiktiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكتـِبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  write | 'ana baktibaacnaa baktib | أنا َ بـَكتـِب | 
| We  write | 'ihna biniktibiicHnaa biniktib | إحنا َ بـِنـِكتـِب | 
| You(m)  write | 'inta bitiktibiicnta bitiktib | إنت َ بـِتـِكتـِب | 
| You(f)  write | 'inti bitiktibiiicnti bitiktiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِكتـِبي | 
| You(pl)  write | 'intu bitiktibuiicntoo bitiktiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِكتـِبوا | 
| He/it(m)  writes | huwa biyiktibhuwa biyiktib | هـُو َ بـِيـِكتـِب | 
| She/it(f)  writes | hiya bitiktibhiya bitiktib | هـِي َ بـِتـِكتـِب | 
| They  write | humma biyiktibuhumma biyiktiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكتـِبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  write | 'ana haktibaacnaa haktib | أنا َ هـَكتـِب | 
| We will  write | 'ihna haniktibiicHnaa haniktib | إحنا َ هـَنـِكتـِب | 
| You(m) will  write | 'inta hatiktibiicnta hatiktib | إنت َ هـَتـِكتـِب | 
| You(f) will  write | 'inti hatiktibiiicnti hatiktiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِكتـِبي | 
| You(pl) will  write | 'intu hatiktibuiicntoo hatiktiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِكتـِبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  write | huwa hayiktibhuwa hayiktib | هـُو َ هـَيـِكتـِب | 
| She/it(f) will  write | hiya hatiktibhiya hatiktib | هـِي َ هـَتـِكتـِب | 
| They will  write | humma hayiktibuhumma hayiktiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكتـِبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  write! | 'iktibiicktib | إكتـِب | 
| You(f)  write! | 'iktibiiicktiby | إكتـِبي | 
| You(pl)  write! | 'iktibuiicktiboo | إكتـِبوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  writing | 'ana kaatibaacnaa kaatib | أنا َ كا َتـِب | 
| I(f) am  writing | 'ana kaatibaaacnaa kaatibaö | أنا َ كا َتـِبـَة | 
| We are  writing | 'ihna kaatibeeniicHnaa kaatibyn | إحنا َ كا َتـِبين | 
| You(m) are  writing | 'inta kaatibiicnta kaatib | إنت َ كا َتـِب | 
| You(f) are  writing | 'inti kaatibaiicnti kaatibaö | إنت ِ كا َتـِبـَة | 
| You(pl) are  writing | 'intu kaatibeeniicntoo kaatibyn | إنتوا كا َتـِبين | 
| He/it(m) is  writing | huwa kaatibhuwa kaatib | هـُو َ كا َتـِب | 
| She/it(f) is  writing | hiya kaatibahiya kaatibaö | هـِي َ كا َتـِبـَة | 
| They are  writing | humma kaatibeenhumma kaatibyn | هـُمّ َ كا َتـِبين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  written | huwa maktoobhuwa maktwb | هـُو َ مـَكتوب | 
| She/it(f) is  written | hiya maktoobahiya maktwbaö | هـِي َ مـَكتوبـَة | 
| They are  written | humma maktoobeenhumma maktwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكتوبين |