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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pursued | 'ana taebiAtaacnaa taebiAt |  أنا َ تا َبـِعت | 
| We  pursued | 'ihna taebiAnaiicHnaa taebiAnaa |  إحنا َ تا َبـِعنا | 
| You(m)  pursued | 'inta taebiAtiicnta taebiAt |  إنت َ تا َبـِعت | 
| You(f)  pursued | 'inti taebiAtiiicnti taebiAty |  إنت ِ تا َبـِعتي | 
| You(pl)  pursued | 'intu taebiAtuiicntoo taebiAtoo |  إنتوا تا َبـِعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  pursued | huwa taebiAhuwa taebiA |  هـُو َ تا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f)  pursued | hiya tabAithiya taebAit |  هـِي َ تا َبعـِت | 
| They  pursued | humma taebiAuhumma taebiAoo |  هـُمّ َ تا َبـِعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  pursue | 'ana yimkin 'ataebiAaacnaa yimkin aactaebiA |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتا َبـِع | 
| We might  pursue | 'ihna yimkin nitaebiAiicHnaa yimkin nitaebiA |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتا َبـِع | 
| You(m) might  pursue | 'inta yimkin titaebiAiicnta yimkin titaebiA |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع | 
| You(f) might  pursue | 'inti yimkin titabAiiicnti yimkin titaebAy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعي | 
| You(pl) might  pursue | 'intu yimkin titabAuiicntoo yimkin titaebAoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  pursue | huwa yimkin yitaebiAhuwa yimkin yitaebiA |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f) might  pursue | hiya yimkin titaebiAhiya yimkin titaebiA |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع | 
| They might  pursue | humma yimkin yitabAuhumma yimkin yitaebAoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pursue | 'ana bataebiAaacnaa bataebiA |  أنا َ بـَتا َبـِع | 
| We  pursue | 'ihna bintaebiAiicHnaa bintaebiA |  إحنا َ بـِنتا َبـِع | 
| You(m)  pursue | 'inta bittaebiAiicnta bittaebiA |  إنت َ بـِتّا َبـِع | 
| You(f)  pursue | 'inti bittabAiiicnti bittaebAy |  إنت ِ بـِتّا َبعي | 
| You(pl)  pursue | 'intu bittabAuiicntoo bittaebAoo |  إنتوا بـِتّا َبعوا | 
| He/it(m)  pursues | huwa biyitaebiAhuwa biyitaebiA |  هـُو َ بـِيـِتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f)  pursues | hiya bittaebiAhiya bittaebiA |  هـِي َ بـِتّا َبـِع | 
| They  pursue | humma biytabAuhumma biytaebAoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيتا َبعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  pursue | 'ana hataebiAaacnaa hataebiA |  أنا َ هـَتا َبـِع | 
| We will  pursue | 'ihna hantaebiAiicHnaa hantaebiA |  إحنا َ هـَنتا َبـِع | 
| You(m) will  pursue | 'inta hattaebiAiicnta hattaebiA |  إنت َ هـَتّا َبـِع | 
| You(f) will  pursue | 'inti hattabAiiicnti hattaebAy |  إنت ِ هـَتّا َبعي | 
| You(pl) will  pursue | 'intu hattabAuiicntoo hattaebAoo |  إنتوا هـَتّا َبعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  pursue | huwa hayitaebiAhuwa hayitaebiA |  هـُو َ هـَيـِتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f) will  pursue | hiya hattaebiAhiya hattaebiA |  هـِي َ هـَتّا َبـِع | 
| They will  pursue | humma hayitabAuhumma hayitaebAoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتا َبعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  pursue! | taebiAtaebiA |  تا َبـِع | 
| You(f)  pursue! | tabAitaebAy |  تا َبعي | 
| You(pl)  pursue! | tabAutaebAoo |  تا َبعوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  pursued | huwa mutaebiAhuwa mutaebiA |  هـُو َ مـُتا َبـِع | 
| She/it(f) is  pursued | hiya mutaebiAahiya mutaebiAaö |  هـِي َ مـُتا َبـِعـَة | 
| They are  pursued | humma mutaebiAeenhumma mutaebiAyn |  هـُمّ َ مـُتا َبـِعين |