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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana toohtaacnaa twht | أنا َ توهت | 
| We  was | 'ihna toohnaiicHnaa twhnaa | إحنا َ توهنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta toohtiicnta twht | إنت َ توهت | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti toohtiiicnti twhty | إنت ِ توهتي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu toohtuiicntoo twhtoo | إنتوا توهتوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa taehhuwa taeh | هـُو َ تا َه | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya taehithiya taehit | هـِي َ تا َهـِت | 
| They  was | humma tahuhumma taehoo | هـُمّ َ تا َهوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'atoohaacnaa yimkin aactwh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتوه | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin nitoohiicHnaa yimkin nitwh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتوه | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin titoohiicnta yimkin titwh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتوه | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin titoohiiicnti yimkin titwhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتوهي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin titoohuiicntoo yimkin titwhoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتوهوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yitoohhuwa yimkin yitwh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتوه | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin titoohhiya yimkin titwh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتوه | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yitoohuhumma yimkin yitwhoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتوهوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana batoohaacnaa batwh | أنا َ بـَتوه | 
| We  be | 'ihna bintoohiicHnaa bintwh | إحنا َ بـِنتوه | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bittoohiicnta bittwh | إنت َ بـِتّوه | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bittoohiiicnti bittwhy | إنت ِ بـِتّوهي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bittoohuiicntoo bittwhoo | إنتوا بـِتّوهوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyitoohhuwa biyitwh | هـُو َ بـِيـِتوه | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bittoohhiya bittwh | هـِي َ بـِتّوه | 
| They  be | humma biyitoohuhumma biyitwhoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتوهوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana hatoohaacnaa hatwh | أنا َ هـَتوه | 
| We will  be | 'ihna hantoohiicHnaa hantwh | إحنا َ هـَنتوه | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hattoohiicnta hattwh | إنت َ هـَتّوه | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hattoohiiicnti hattwhy | إنت ِ هـَتّوهي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hattoohuiicntoo hattwhoo | إنتوا هـَتّوهوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayitoohhuwa hayitwh | هـُو َ هـَيـِتوه | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hattoohhiya hattwh | هـِي َ هـَتّوه | 
| They will  be | humma hayitoohuhumma hayitwhoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتوهوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  bing | 'ana taeyihaacnaa taeyih | أنا َ تا َيـِه | 
| I(f) am  bing | 'ana taeyihaaacnaa taeyihaö | أنا َ تا َيـِهـَة | 
| We are  bing | 'ihna taeyiheeniicHnaa taeyihyn | إحنا َ تا َيـِهين | 
| You(m) are  bing | 'inta taeyihiicnta taeyih | إنت َ تا َيـِه | 
| You(f) are  bing | 'inti taeyihaiicnti taeyihaö | إنت ِ تا َيـِهـَة | 
| You(pl) are  bing | 'intu taeyiheeniicntoo taeyihyn | إنتوا تا َيـِهين | 
| He/it(m) is  bing | huwa taeyihhuwa taeyih | هـُو َ تا َيـِه | 
| She/it(f) is  bing | hiya taeyihahiya taeyihaö | هـِي َ تا َيـِهـَة | 
| They are  bing | humma taeyiheenhumma taeyihyn | هـُمّ َ تا َيـِهين |