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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana 'itqattaAtaacnaa iictQaTTaAt | أنا َ إتقـَطّـَعت | 
| We  was | 'ihna 'itqattaAnaiicHnaa iictQaTTaAnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَطّـَعنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta 'itqattaAtiicnta iictQaTTaAt | إنت َ إتقـَطّـَعت | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti 'itqattaAtiiicnti iictQaTTaAty | إنت ِ إتقـَطّـَعتي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu 'itqattaAtuiicntoo iictQaTTaAtoo | إنتوا إتقـَطّـَعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa 'itqattaAhuwa iictQaTTaA | هـُو َ إتقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya 'itqattaAithiya iictQaTTaAit | هـِي َ إتقـَطّـَعـِت | 
| They  was | humma 'itqattaAuhumma iictQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَطّـَعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'atqattaAaacnaa yimkin aactQaTTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـَطّـَع | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin nitqattaAiicHnaa yimkin nitQaTTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin titqattaAiicnta yimkin titQaTTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin titqattaAiiicnti yimkin titQaTTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin titqattaAuiicntoo yimkin titQaTTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yitqattaAhuwa yimkin yitQaTTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin titqattaAhiya yimkin titQaTTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yitqattaAuhumma yimkin yitQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَطّـَعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana batqattaAaacnaa batQaTTaA | أنا َ بـَتقـَطّـَع | 
| We  be | 'ihna binitqattaAiicHnaa binitQaTTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bititqattaAiicnta bititQaTTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bititqattaAiiicnti bititQaTTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bititqattaAuiicntoo bititQaTTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـَطّـَعوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyitqattaAhuwa biyitQaTTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bititqattaAhiya bititQaTTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| They  be | humma biyitqattaAuhumma biyitQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـَطّـَعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana hatqattaAaacnaa hatQaTTaA | أنا َ هـَتقـَطّـَع | 
| We will  be | 'ihna hanitqattaAiicHnaa hanitQaTTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatitqattaAiicnta hatitQaTTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatitqattaAiiicnti hatitQaTTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatitqattaAuiicntoo hatitQaTTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـَطّـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayitqattaAhuwa hayitQaTTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatitqattaAhiya hatitQaTTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـَطّـَع | 
| They will  be | humma hayitqattaAuhumma hayitQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـَطّـَعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  be! | 'itqattaAiictQaTTaA | إتقـَطّـَع | 
| You(f)  be! | 'itqattaAiiictQaTTaAy | إتقـَطّـَعي | 
| You(pl)  be! | 'itqattaAuiictQaTTaAoo | إتقـَطّـَعوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  been | huwa mutaqattaAhuwa mutaQaTTaA | هـُو َ مـُتـَقـَطّـَع | 
| She/it(f) is  been | hiya mutaqattaAahiya mutaQaTTaAaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَقـَطّـَعـَة | 
| They are  been | humma mutaqattaAeenhumma mutaQaTTaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَقـَطّـَعين |