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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  tore | 'ana 'attaAtaacnaa qaTTaAt | أنا َ قـَطّـَعت | 
| We  tore | 'ihna 'attaAnaiicHnaa qaTTaAnaa | إحنا َ قـَطّـَعنا | 
| You(m)  tore | 'inta 'attaAtiicnta qaTTaAt | إنت َ قـَطّـَعت | 
| You(f)  tore | 'inti 'attaAtiiicnti qaTTaAty | إنت ِ قـَطّـَعتي | 
| You(pl)  tore | 'intu 'attaAtuiicntoo qaTTaAtoo | إنتوا قـَطّـَعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  tore | huwa 'attaAhuwa qaTTaA | هـُو َ قـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f)  tore | hiya 'attaAithiya qaTTaAit | هـِي َ قـَطّـَعـِت | 
| They  tore | humma 'attaAuhumma qaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطّـَعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  tear | 'ana yimkin 'a'attaAaacnaa yimkin aacqaTTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَطّـَع | 
| We might  tear | 'ihna yimkin ni'attaAiicHnaa yimkin niqaTTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَطّـَع | 
| You(m) might  tear | 'inta yimkin ti'attaAiicnta yimkin tiqaTTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f) might  tear | 'inti yimkin ti'attaAiiicnti yimkin tiqaTTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl) might  tear | 'intu yimkin ti'attaAuiicntoo yimkin tiqaTTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  tear | huwa yimkin yi'attaAhuwa yimkin yiqaTTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f) might  tear | hiya yimkin ti'attaAhiya yimkin tiqaTTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَع | 
| They might  tear | humma yimkin yi'attaAuhumma yimkin yiqaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَطّـَعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  tear | 'ana ba'attaAaacnaa baqaTTaA | أنا َ بـَقـَطّـَع | 
| We  tear | 'ihna bini'attaAiicHnaa biniqaTTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِقـَطّـَع | 
| You(m)  tear | 'inta biti'attaAiicnta bitiqaTTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f)  tear | 'inti biti'attaAiiicnti bitiqaTTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl)  tear | 'intu biti'attaAuiicntoo bitiqaTTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقـَطّـَعوا | 
| He/it(m)  tears | huwa biyi'attaAhuwa biyiqaTTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f)  tears | hiya biti'attaAhiya bitiqaTTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِقـَطّـَع | 
| They  tear | humma biyi'attaAuhumma biyiqaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَطّـَعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  tear | 'ana ha'attaAaacnaa haqaTTaA | أنا َ هـَقـَطّـَع | 
| We will  tear | 'ihna hani'attaAiicHnaa haniqaTTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِقـَطّـَع | 
| You(m) will  tear | 'inta hati'attaAiicnta hatiqaTTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f) will  tear | 'inti hati'attaAiiicnti hatiqaTTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl) will  tear | 'intu hati'attaAuiicntoo hatiqaTTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقـَطّـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  tear | huwa hayi'attaAhuwa hayiqaTTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f) will  tear | hiya hati'attaAhiya hatiqaTTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِقـَطّـَع | 
| They will  tear | humma hayi'attaAuhumma hayiqaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَطّـَعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  tear! | 'i'taAiicqTaA | إقطـَع | 
| You(f)  tear! | 'i'taAiiicqTaAy | إقطـَعي | 
| You(pl)  tear! | i'taAuiqTaAoo | ِقطـَعوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  torn | huwa mu'attaAhuwa muqaTTaA | هـُو َ مـُقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f) is  torn | hiya mu'attaAahiya muqaTTaAaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَطّـَعـَة | 
| They are  torn | humma mu'attaAeenhumma muqaTTaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَطّـَعين |