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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  bought | 'ana 'ataAtaacnaa qaTaAt |  أنا َ قـَطـَعت | 
| We  bought | 'ihna 'ataAnaiicHnaa qaTaAnaa |  إحنا َ قـَطـَعنا | 
| You(m)  bought | 'inta 'ataAtiicnta qaTaAt |  إنت َ قـَطـَعت | 
| You(f)  bought | 'inti 'ataAtiiicnti qaTaAty |  إنت ِ قـَطـَعتي | 
| You(pl)  bought | 'intu 'ataAtuiicntoo qaTaAtoo |  إنتوا قـَطـَعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  bought | huwa 'ataAhuwa qaTaA |  هـُو َ قـَطـَع | 
| She/it(f)  bought | hiya 'ataAithiya qaTaAit |  هـِي َ قـَطـَعـِت | 
| They  bought | humma 'ataAuhumma qaTaAoo |  هـُمّ َ قـَطـَعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  buy | 'ana yimkin 'a'taAaacnaa yimkin aacqTaA |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـَع | 
| We might  buy | 'ihna yimkin ni'taAiicHnaa yimkin niqTaA |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقطـَع | 
| You(m) might  buy | 'inta yimkin ti'taAiicnta yimkin tiqTaA |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَع | 
| You(f) might  buy | 'inti yimkin ti'taAiiicnti yimkin tiqTaAy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَعي | 
| You(pl) might  buy | 'intu yimkin ti'taAuiicntoo yimkin tiqTaAoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  buy | huwa yimkin yi'taAhuwa yimkin yiqTaA |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقطـَع | 
| She/it(f) might  buy | hiya yimkin ti'taAhiya yimkin tiqTaA |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَع | 
| They might  buy | humma yimkin yi'taAuhumma yimkin yiqTaAoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقطـَعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  buy | 'ana ba'taAaacnaa baqTaA |  أنا َ بـَقطـَع | 
| We  buy | 'ihna bini'taAiicHnaa biniqTaA |  إحنا َ بـِنـِقطـَع | 
| You(m)  buy | 'inta biti'taAiicnta bitiqTaA |  إنت َ بـِتـِقطـَع | 
| You(f)  buy | 'inti biti'taAiiicnti bitiqTaAy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِقطـَعي | 
| You(pl)  buy | 'intu biti'taAuiicntoo bitiqTaAoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِقطـَعوا | 
| He/it(m)  buys | huwa biyi'taAhuwa biyiqTaA |  هـُو َ بـِيـِقطـَع | 
| She/it(f)  buys | hiya biti'taAhiya bitiqTaA |  هـِي َ بـِتـِقطـَع | 
| They  buy | humma biyi'taAuhumma biyiqTaAoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقطـَعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  buy | 'ana ha'taAaacnaa haqTaA |  أنا َ هـَقطـَع | 
| We will  buy | 'ihna hani'taAiicHnaa haniqTaA |  إحنا َ هـَنـِقطـَع | 
| You(m) will  buy | 'inta hati'taAiicnta hatiqTaA |  إنت َ هـَتـِقطـَع | 
| You(f) will  buy | 'inti hati'taAiiicnti hatiqTaAy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِقطـَعي | 
| You(pl) will  buy | 'intu hati'taAuiicntoo hatiqTaAoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِقطـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  buy | huwa hayi'taAhuwa hayiqTaA |  هـُو َ هـَيـِقطـَع | 
| She/it(f) will  buy | hiya hati'taAhiya hatiqTaA |  هـِي َ هـَتـِقطـَع | 
| They will  buy | humma hayi'taAuhumma hayiqTaAoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقطـَعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  buy! | 'i'taAiicqTaA |  إقطـَع | 
| You(f)  buy! | 'i'taAiiicqTaAy |  إقطـَعي | 
| You(pl)  buy! | 'i'taAuiicqTaAoo |  إقطـَعوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  bought | huwa ma'tooAhuwa maqTwA |  هـُو َ مـَقطوع | 
| She/it(f) is  bought | hiya ma'tooAahiya maqTwAaö |  هـِي َ مـَقطوعـَة | 
| They are  bought | humma ma'tooAeenhumma maqTwAyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَقطوعين |