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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  needed | 'ana 'ihtagtaacnaa iicHtaegt | أنا َ إحتا َجت | 
| We  needed | 'ihna 'ihtagnaiicHnaa iicHtaegnaa | إحنا َ إحتا َجنا | 
| You(m)  needed | 'inta 'ihtagtiicnta iicHtaegt | إنت َ إحتا َجت | 
| You(f)  needed | 'inti 'ihtagtiiicnti iicHtaegty | إنت ِ إحتا َجتي | 
| You(pl)  needed | 'intu 'ihtagtuiicntoo iicHtaegtoo | إنتوا إحتا َجتوا | 
| He/it(m)  needed | huwa 'ihtaeghuwa iicHtaeg | هـُو َ إحتا َج | 
| She/it(f)  needed | hiya 'ihtaegithiya iicHtaegit | هـِي َ إحتا َجـِت | 
| They  needed | humma 'ihtaguhumma iicHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ إحتا َجوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  need | 'ana yimkin 'ahtaegaacnaa yimkin aacHtaeg | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتا َج | 
| We might  need | 'ihna yimkin nihtaegiicHnaa yimkin niHtaeg | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتا َج | 
| You(m) might  need | 'inta yimkin tihtaegiicnta yimkin tiHtaeg | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َج | 
| You(f) might  need | 'inti yimkin tihtaegiiicnti yimkin tiHtaegy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َجي | 
| You(pl) might  need | 'intu yimkin tihtaguiicntoo yimkin tiHtaegoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َجوا | 
| He/it(m) might  need | huwa yimkin yihtaeghuwa yimkin yiHtaeg | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتا َج | 
| She/it(f) might  need | hiya yimkin tihtaeghiya yimkin tiHtaeg | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َج | 
| They might  need | humma yimkin yihtaguhumma yimkin yiHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتا َجوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  need | 'ana bahtaegaacnaa baHtaeg | أنا َ بـَحتا َج | 
| We  need | 'ihna binihtaegiicHnaa biniHtaeg | إحنا َ بـِنـِحتا َج | 
| You(m)  need | 'inta bitihtaegiicnta bitiHtaeg | إنت َ بـِتـِحتا َج | 
| You(f)  need | 'inti bitihtaegiiicnti bitiHtaegy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحتا َجي | 
| You(pl)  need | 'intu bitihtaguiicntoo bitiHtaegoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحتا َجوا | 
| He/it(m)  needs | huwa biyihtaeghuwa biyiHtaeg | هـُو َ بـِيـِحتا َج | 
| She/it(f)  needs | hiya bitihtaeghiya bitiHtaeg | هـِي َ بـِتـِحتا َج | 
| They  need | humma biyihtaguhumma biyiHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتا َجوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  need | 'ana hahtaegaacnaa haHtaeg | أنا َ هـَحتا َج | 
| We will  need | 'ihna hanihtaegiicHnaa haniHtaeg | إحنا َ هـَنـِحتا َج | 
| You(m) will  need | 'inta hatihtaegiicnta hatiHtaeg | إنت َ هـَتـِحتا َج | 
| You(f) will  need | 'inti hatihtaegiiicnti hatiHtaegy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحتا َجي | 
| You(pl) will  need | 'intu hatihtaguiicntoo hatiHtaegoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحتا َجوا | 
| He/it(m) will  need | huwa hayihtaeghuwa hayiHtaeg | هـُو َ هـَيـِحتا َج | 
| She/it(f) will  need | hiya hatihtaeghiya hatiHtaeg | هـِي َ هـَتـِحتا َج | 
| They will  need | humma hayihtaguhumma hayiHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتا َجوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  need! | 'ihtaegiicHtaeg | إحتا َج | 
| You(f)  need! | 'ihtaegiiicHtaegy | إحتا َجي | 
| You(pl)  need! | 'ihtaguiicHtaegoo | إحتا َجوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  needed | huwa mihtaeghuwa miHtaeg | هـُو َ مـِحتا َج | 
| She/it(f) is  needed | hiya mihtaegahiya miHtaegaö | هـِي َ مـِحتا َجـَة | 
| They are  needed | humma mihtageenhumma miHtaegyn | هـُمّ َ مـِحتا َجين |