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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  served | 'ana chadamtaacnaa Kadamt | أنا َ خـَد َمت | 
| We  served | 'ihna chadamnaiicHnaa Kadamnaa | إحنا َ خـَد َمنا | 
| You(m)  served | 'inta chadamtiicnta Kadamt | إنت َ خـَد َمت | 
| You(f)  served | 'inti chadamtiiicnti Kadamty | إنت ِ خـَد َمتي | 
| You(pl)  served | 'intu chadamtuiicntoo Kadamtoo | إنتوا خـَد َمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  served | huwa chadamhuwa Kadam | هـُو َ خـَد َم | 
| She/it(f)  served | hiya chadamithiya Kadamit | هـِي َ خـَد َمـِت | 
| They  served | humma chadamuhumma Kadamoo | هـُمّ َ خـَد َموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  serve | 'ana yimkin 'achdimaacnaa yimkin aacKdim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخد ِم | 
| We might  serve | 'ihna yimkin nichdimiicHnaa yimkin niKdim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخد ِم | 
| You(m) might  serve | 'inta yimkin tichdimiicnta yimkin tiKdim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِم | 
| You(f) might  serve | 'inti yimkin tichdimiiicnti yimkin tiKdimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِمي | 
| You(pl) might  serve | 'intu yimkin tichdimuiicntoo yimkin tiKdimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِموا | 
| He/it(m) might  serve | huwa yimkin yichdimhuwa yimkin yiKdim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِم | 
| She/it(f) might  serve | hiya yimkin tichdimhiya yimkin tiKdim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِم | 
| They might  serve | humma yimkin yichdimuhumma yimkin yiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  serve | 'ana bachdimaacnaa baKdim | أنا َ بـَخد ِم | 
| We  serve | 'ihna binichdimiicHnaa biniKdim | إحنا َ بـِنـِخد ِم | 
| You(m)  serve | 'inta bitichdimiicnta bitiKdim | إنت َ بـِتـِخد ِم | 
| You(f)  serve | 'inti bitichdimiiicnti bitiKdimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخد ِمي | 
| You(pl)  serve | 'intu bitichdimuiicntoo bitiKdimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخد ِموا | 
| He/it(m)  serves | huwa biyichdimhuwa biyiKdim | هـُو َ بـِيـِخد ِم | 
| She/it(f)  serves | hiya bitichdimhiya bitiKdim | هـِي َ بـِتـِخد ِم | 
| They  serve | humma biyichdimuhumma biyiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخد ِموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  serve | 'ana hachdimaacnaa haKdim | أنا َ هـَخد ِم | 
| We will  serve | 'ihna hanichdimiicHnaa haniKdim | إحنا َ هـَنـِخد ِم | 
| You(m) will  serve | 'inta hatichdimiicnta hatiKdim | إنت َ هـَتـِخد ِم | 
| You(f) will  serve | 'inti hatichdimiiicnti hatiKdimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخد ِمي | 
| You(pl) will  serve | 'intu hatichdimuiicntoo hatiKdimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخد ِموا | 
| He/it(m) will  serve | huwa hayichdimhuwa hayiKdim | هـُو َ هـَيـِخد ِم | 
| She/it(f) will  serve | hiya hatichdimhiya hatiKdim | هـِي َ هـَتـِخد ِم | 
| They will  serve | humma hayichdimuhumma hayiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخد ِموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  serve! | 'ichdimiicKdim | إخد ِم | 
| You(f)  serve! | 'ichdimiiicKdimy | إخد ِمي | 
| You(pl)  serve! | 'ichdimuiicKdimoo | إخد ِموا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  served | huwa machdoomhuwa maKdwm | هـُو َ مـَخدوم | 
| She/it(f) is  served | hiya machdoomahiya maKdwmaö | هـِي َ مـَخدومـَة | 
| They are  served | humma machdoomeenhumma maKdwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخدومين |