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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana Aitiltaacnaa AiTilt | أنا َ عـِطـِلت | 
| We  was | 'ihna AitilnaiicHnaa AiTilnaa | إحنا َ عـِطـِلنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta Aitiltiicnta AiTilt | إنت َ عـِطـِلت | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti Aitiltiiicnti AiTilty | إنت ِ عـِطـِلتي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu Aitiltuiicntoo AiTiltoo | إنتوا عـِطـِلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa Aitilhuwa AiTil | هـُو َ عـِطـِل | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya Aitlithiya AiTlit | هـِي َ عـِطلـِت | 
| They  was | humma Aitluhumma AiTloo | هـُمّ َ عـِطلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'aAtalaacnaa yimkin aacATal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعطـَل | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin niAtaliicHnaa yimkin niATal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعطـَل | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin tiAtaliicnta yimkin tiATal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَل | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin tiAtaliiicnti yimkin tiATaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَلي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin tiAtaluiicntoo yimkin tiATaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yiAtalhuwa yimkin yiATal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعطـَل | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin tiAtalhiya yimkin tiATal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَل | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yiAtaluhumma yimkin yiATaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعطـَلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana baAtalaacnaa baATal | أنا َ بـَعطـَل | 
| We  be | 'ihna biniAtaliicHnaa biniATal | إحنا َ بـِنـِعطـَل | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bitiAtaliicnta bitiATal | إنت َ بـِتـِعطـَل | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bitiAtaliiicnti bitiATaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِعطـَلي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bitiAtaluiicntoo bitiATaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعطـَلوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyiAtalhuwa biyiATal | هـُو َ بـِيـِعطـَل | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bitiAtalhiya bitiATal | هـِي َ بـِتـِعطـَل | 
| They  be | humma biyiAtaluhumma biyiATaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعطـَلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana haAtalaacnaa haATal | أنا َ هـَعطـَل | 
| We will  be | 'ihna haniAtaliicHnaa haniATal | إحنا َ هـَنـِعطـَل | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatiAtaliicnta hatiATal | إنت َ هـَتـِعطـَل | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatiAtaliiicnti hatiATaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِعطـَلي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatiAtaluiicntoo hatiATaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعطـَلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayiAtalhuwa hayiATal | هـُو َ هـَيـِعطـَل | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatiAtalhiya hatiATal | هـِي َ هـَتـِعطـَل | 
| They will  be | humma hayiAtaluhumma hayiATaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعطـَلوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  bing | 'ana Aatlaanaacnaa AaTlaan | أنا َ عـَطلا َن | 
| I(f) am  bing | 'ana Aatlaanaaacnaa AaTlaanaö | أنا َ عـَطلا َنـَة | 
| We are  bing | 'ihna AatlaneeniicHnaa AaTlaanyn | إحنا َ عـَطلا َنين | 
| You(m) are  bing | 'inta Aatlaaniicnta AaTlaan | إنت َ عـَطلا َن | 
| You(f) are  bing | 'inti Aatlaanaiicnti AaTlaanaö | إنت ِ عـَطلا َنـَة | 
| You(pl) are  bing | 'intu Aatlaneeniicntoo AaTlaanyn | إنتوا عـَطلا َنين | 
| He/it(m) is  bing | huwa Aatlaanhuwa AaTlaan | هـُو َ عـَطلا َن | 
| She/it(f) is  bing | hiya Aatlaanahiya AaTlaanaö | هـِي َ عـَطلا َنـَة | 
| They are  bing | humma Aatlaneenhumma AaTlaanyn | هـُمّ َ عـَطلا َنين |