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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  attempted | 'ana haewiltaacnaa Haewilt | أنا َ حا َو ِلت | 
| We  attempted | 'ihna haewilnaiicHnaa Haewilnaa | إحنا َ حا َو ِلنا | 
| You(m)  attempted | 'inta haewiltiicnta Haewilt | إنت َ حا َو ِلت | 
| You(f)  attempted | 'inti haewiltiiicnti Haewilty | إنت ِ حا َو ِلتي | 
| You(pl)  attempted | 'intu haewiltuiicntoo Haewiltoo | إنتوا حا َو ِلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  attempted | huwa haewilhuwa Haewil | هـُو َ حا َو ِل | 
| She/it(f)  attempted | hiya hawlithiya Haewlit | هـِي َ حا َولـِت | 
| They  attempted | humma haewiluhumma Haewiloo | هـُمّ َ حا َو ِلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  attempt | 'ana yimkin 'ahaewilaacnaa yimkin aacHaewil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحا َو ِل | 
| We might  attempt | 'ihna yimkin nihaewiliicHnaa yimkin niHaewil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحا َو ِل | 
| You(m) might  attempt | 'inta yimkin tihaewiliicnta yimkin tiHaewil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َو ِل | 
| You(f) might  attempt | 'inti yimkin tihawliiicnti yimkin tiHaewly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َولي | 
| You(pl) might  attempt | 'intu yimkin tihawluiicntoo yimkin tiHaewloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحا َولوا | 
| He/it(m) might  attempt | huwa yimkin yihaewilhuwa yimkin yiHaewil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َو ِل | 
| She/it(f) might  attempt | hiya yimkin tihaewilhiya yimkin tiHaewil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َو ِل | 
| They might  attempt | humma yimkin yihawluhumma yimkin yiHaewloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َولوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  attempt | 'ana bahaewilaacnaa baHaewil | أنا َ بـَحا َو ِل | 
| We  attempt | 'ihna binhaewiliicHnaa binHaewil | إحنا َ بـِنحا َو ِل | 
| You(m)  attempt | 'inta bithaewiliicnta bitHaewil | إنت َ بـِتحا َو ِل | 
| You(f)  attempt | 'inti bithawliiicnti bitHaewly | إنت ِ بـِتحا َولي | 
| You(pl)  attempt | 'intu bithawluiicntoo bitHaewloo | إنتوا بـِتحا َولوا | 
| He/it(m)  attempts | huwa biyihaewilhuwa biyiHaewil | هـُو َ بـِيـِحا َو ِل | 
| She/it(f)  attempts | hiya bithaewilhiya bitHaewil | هـِي َ بـِتحا َو ِل | 
| They  attempt | humma biyhawluhumma biyHaewloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيحا َولوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  attempt | 'ana hahaewilaacnaa haHaewil | أنا َ هـَحا َو ِل | 
| We will  attempt | 'ihna hanhaewiliicHnaa hanHaewil | إحنا َ هـَنحا َو ِل | 
| You(m) will  attempt | 'inta hathaewiliicnta hatHaewil | إنت َ هـَتحا َو ِل | 
| You(f) will  attempt | 'inti hathawliiicnti hatHaewly | إنت ِ هـَتحا َولي | 
| You(pl) will  attempt | 'intu hathawluiicntoo hatHaewloo | إنتوا هـَتحا َولوا | 
| He/it(m) will  attempt | huwa hayihaewilhuwa hayiHaewil | هـُو َ هـَيـِحا َو ِل | 
| She/it(f) will  attempt | hiya hathaewilhiya hatHaewil | هـِي َ هـَتحا َو ِل | 
| They will  attempt | humma hayihawluhumma hayiHaewloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحا َولوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  attempt! | haewilHaewil | حا َو ِل | 
| You(f)  attempt! | hawliHaewly | حا َولي | 
| You(pl)  attempt! | hawluHaewloo | حا َولوا |