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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  scratched | 'ana chadashtaacnaa Kadasht | أنا َ خـَد َشت | 
| We  scratched | 'ihna chadashnaiicHnaa Kadashnaa | إحنا َ خـَد َشنا | 
| You(m)  scratched | 'inta chadashtiicnta Kadasht | إنت َ خـَد َشت | 
| You(f)  scratched | 'inti chadashtiiicnti Kadashty | إنت ِ خـَد َشتي | 
| You(pl)  scratched | 'intu chadashtuiicntoo Kadashtoo | إنتوا خـَد َشتوا | 
| He/it(m)  scratched | huwa chadashhuwa Kadash | هـُو َ خـَد َش | 
| She/it(f)  scratched | hiya chadashithiya Kadashit | هـِي َ خـَد َشـِت | 
| They  scratched | humma chadashuhumma Kadashoo | هـُمّ َ خـَد َشوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  scratch | 'ana yimkin 'achdishaacnaa yimkin aacKdish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخد ِش | 
| We might  scratch | 'ihna yimkin nichdishiicHnaa yimkin niKdish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخد ِش | 
| You(m) might  scratch | 'inta yimkin tichdishiicnta yimkin tiKdish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِش | 
| You(f) might  scratch | 'inti yimkin tichdishiiicnti yimkin tiKdishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِشي | 
| You(pl) might  scratch | 'intu yimkin tichdishuiicntoo yimkin tiKdishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِشوا | 
| He/it(m) might  scratch | huwa yimkin yichdishhuwa yimkin yiKdish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِش | 
| She/it(f) might  scratch | hiya yimkin tichdishhiya yimkin tiKdish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِش | 
| They might  scratch | humma yimkin yichdishuhumma yimkin yiKdishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِشوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  scratch | 'ana bachdishaacnaa baKdish | أنا َ بـَخد ِش | 
| We  scratch | 'ihna binichdishiicHnaa biniKdish | إحنا َ بـِنـِخد ِش | 
| You(m)  scratch | 'inta bitichdishiicnta bitiKdish | إنت َ بـِتـِخد ِش | 
| You(f)  scratch | 'inti bitichdishiiicnti bitiKdishy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخد ِشي | 
| You(pl)  scratch | 'intu bitichdishuiicntoo bitiKdishoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخد ِشوا | 
| He/it(m)  scratchs | huwa biyichdishhuwa biyiKdish | هـُو َ بـِيـِخد ِش | 
| She/it(f)  scratchs | hiya bitichdishhiya bitiKdish | هـِي َ بـِتـِخد ِش | 
| They  scratch | humma biyichdishuhumma biyiKdishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخد ِشوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  scratch | 'ana hachdishaacnaa haKdish | أنا َ هـَخد ِش | 
| We will  scratch | 'ihna hanichdishiicHnaa haniKdish | إحنا َ هـَنـِخد ِش | 
| You(m) will  scratch | 'inta hatichdishiicnta hatiKdish | إنت َ هـَتـِخد ِش | 
| You(f) will  scratch | 'inti hatichdishiiicnti hatiKdishy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخد ِشي | 
| You(pl) will  scratch | 'intu hatichdishuiicntoo hatiKdishoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخد ِشوا | 
| He/it(m) will  scratch | huwa hayichdishhuwa hayiKdish | هـُو َ هـَيـِخد ِش | 
| She/it(f) will  scratch | hiya hatichdishhiya hatiKdish | هـِي َ هـَتـِخد ِش | 
| They will  scratch | humma hayichdishuhumma hayiKdishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخد ِشوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  scratch! | 'ichdishiicKdish | إخد ِش | 
| You(f)  scratch! | 'ichdishiiicKdishy | إخد ِشي | 
| You(pl)  scratch! | 'ichdishuiicKdishoo | إخد ِشوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  scratched | huwa machdooshhuwa maKdwsh | هـُو َ مـَخدوش | 
| She/it(f) is  scratched | hiya machdooshahiya maKdwshaö | هـِي َ مـَخدوشـَة | 
| They are  scratched | humma machdoosheenhumma maKdwshyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخدوشين |