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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  played | 'ana liAibtaacnaa liAibt |  أنا َ لـِعـِبت | 
| We  played | 'ihna liAibnaiicHnaa liAibnaa |  إحنا َ لـِعـِبنا | 
| You(m)  played | 'inta liAibtiicnta liAibt |  إنت َ لـِعـِبت | 
| You(f)  played | 'inti liAibtiiicnti liAibty |  إنت ِ لـِعـِبتي | 
| You(pl)  played | 'intu liAibtuiicntoo liAibtoo |  إنتوا لـِعـِبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  played | huwa liAibhuwa liAib |  هـُو َ لـِعـِب | 
| She/it(f)  played | hiya liAbithiya liAbit |  هـِي َ لـِعبـِت | 
| They  played | humma liAbuhumma liAboo |  هـُمّ َ لـِعبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  play | 'ana yimkin 'alAabaacnaa yimkin aaclAab |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألعـَب | 
| We might  play | 'ihna yimkin nilAabiicHnaa yimkin nilAab |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلعـَب | 
| You(m) might  play | 'inta yimkin tilAabiicnta yimkin tilAab |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَب | 
| You(f) might  play | 'inti yimkin tilAabiiicnti yimkin tilAaby |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَبي | 
| You(pl) might  play | 'intu yimkin tilAabuiicntoo yimkin tilAaboo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  play | huwa yimkin yilAabhuwa yimkin yilAab |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلعـَب | 
| She/it(f) might  play | hiya yimkin tilAabhiya yimkin tilAab |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَب | 
| They might  play | humma yimkin yilAabuhumma yimkin yilAaboo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلعـَبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  play | 'ana balAabaacnaa balAab |  أنا َ بـَلعـَب | 
| We  play | 'ihna binilAabiicHnaa binilAab |  إحنا َ بـِنـِلعـَب | 
| You(m)  play | 'inta bitilAabiicnta bitilAab |  إنت َ بـِتـِلعـَب | 
| You(f)  play | 'inti bitilAabiiicnti bitilAaby |  إنت ِ بـِتـِلعـَبي | 
| You(pl)  play | 'intu bitilAabuiicntoo bitilAaboo |  إنتوا بـِتـِلعـَبوا | 
| He/it(m)  plays | huwa biyilAabhuwa biyilAab |  هـُو َ بـِيـِلعـَب | 
| She/it(f)  plays | hiya bitilAabhiya bitilAab |  هـِي َ بـِتـِلعـَب | 
| They  play | humma biyilAabuhumma biyilAaboo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلعـَبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  play | 'ana halAabaacnaa halAab |  أنا َ هـَلعـَب | 
| We will  play | 'ihna hanilAabiicHnaa hanilAab |  إحنا َ هـَنـِلعـَب | 
| You(m) will  play | 'inta hatilAabiicnta hatilAab |  إنت َ هـَتـِلعـَب | 
| You(f) will  play | 'inti hatilAabiiicnti hatilAaby |  إنت ِ هـَتـِلعـَبي | 
| You(pl) will  play | 'intu hatilAabuiicntoo hatilAaboo |  إنتوا هـَتـِلعـَبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  play | huwa hayilAabhuwa hayilAab |  هـُو َ هـَيـِلعـَب | 
| She/it(f) will  play | hiya hatilAabhiya hatilAab |  هـِي َ هـَتـِلعـَب | 
| They will  play | humma hayilAabuhumma hayilAaboo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلعـَبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  play! | 'ilAibiiclAib |  إلعـِب | 
| You(f)  play! | 'ilAibiiiclAiby |  إلعـِبي | 
| You(pl)  play! | 'ilAibuiiclAiboo |  إلعـِبوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  playing | 'ana laeAibaacnaa laeAib |  أنا َ لا َعـِب | 
| I(f) am  playing | 'ana laeAibaaacnaa laeAibaö |  أنا َ لا َعـِبـَة | 
| We are  playing | 'ihna laeAibeeniicHnaa laeAibyn |  إحنا َ لا َعـِبين | 
| You(m) are  playing | 'inta laeAibiicnta laeAib |  إنت َ لا َعـِب | 
| You(f) are  playing | 'inti laeAibaiicnti laeAibaö |  إنت ِ لا َعـِبـَة | 
| You(pl) are  playing | 'intu laeAibeeniicntoo laeAibyn |  إنتوا لا َعـِبين | 
| He/it(m) is  playing | huwa laeAibhuwa laeAib |  هـُو َ لا َعـِب | 
| She/it(f) is  playing | hiya laeAibahiya laeAibaö |  هـِي َ لا َعـِبـَة | 
| They are  playing | humma laeAibeenhumma laeAibyn |  هـُمّ َ لا َعـِبين |