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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  broke | 'ana chaeliftaacnaa Kaelift | أنا َ خا َلـِفت | 
| We  broke | 'ihna chaelifnaiicHnaa Kaelifnaa | إحنا َ خا َلـِفنا | 
| You(m)  broke | 'inta chaeliftiicnta Kaelift | إنت َ خا َلـِفت | 
| You(f)  broke | 'inti chaeliftiiicnti Kaelifty | إنت ِ خا َلـِفتي | 
| You(pl)  broke | 'intu chaeliftuiicntoo Kaeliftoo | إنتوا خا َلـِفتوا | 
| He/it(m)  broke | huwa chaelifhuwa Kaelif | هـُو َ خا َلـِف | 
| She/it(f)  broke | hiya chalfithiya Kaelfit | هـِي َ خا َلفـِت | 
| They  broke | humma chaelifuhumma Kaelifoo | هـُمّ َ خا َلـِفوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  break | 'ana yimkin 'achaelifaacnaa yimkin aacKaelif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخا َلـِف | 
| We might  break | 'ihna yimkin nichaelifiicHnaa yimkin niKaelif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخا َلـِف | 
| You(m) might  break | 'inta yimkin tichaelifiicnta yimkin tiKaelif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلـِف | 
| You(f) might  break | 'inti yimkin tichalfiiicnti yimkin tiKaelfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلفي | 
| You(pl) might  break | 'intu yimkin tichalfuiicntoo yimkin tiKaelfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلفوا | 
| He/it(m) might  break | huwa yimkin yichaelifhuwa yimkin yiKaelif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َلـِف | 
| She/it(f) might  break | hiya yimkin tichaelifhiya yimkin tiKaelif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلـِف | 
| They might  break | humma yimkin yichalfuhumma yimkin yiKaelfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َلفوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  break | 'ana bachaelifaacnaa baKaelif | أنا َ بـَخا َلـِف | 
| We  break | 'ihna binchaelifiicHnaa binKaelif | إحنا َ بـِنخا َلـِف | 
| You(m)  break | 'inta bitchaelifiicnta bitKaelif | إنت َ بـِتخا َلـِف | 
| You(f)  break | 'inti bitchalfiiicnti bitKaelfy | إنت ِ بـِتخا َلفي | 
| You(pl)  break | 'intu bitchalfuiicntoo bitKaelfoo | إنتوا بـِتخا َلفوا | 
| He/it(m)  breaks | huwa biyichaelifhuwa biyiKaelif | هـُو َ بـِيـِخا َلـِف | 
| She/it(f)  breaks | hiya bitchaelifhiya bitKaelif | هـِي َ بـِتخا َلـِف | 
| They  break | humma biychalfuhumma biyKaelfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيخا َلفوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  break | 'ana hachaelifaacnaa haKaelif | أنا َ هـَخا َلـِف | 
| We will  break | 'ihna hanchaelifiicHnaa hanKaelif | إحنا َ هـَنخا َلـِف | 
| You(m) will  break | 'inta hatchaelifiicnta hatKaelif | إنت َ هـَتخا َلـِف | 
| You(f) will  break | 'inti hatchalfiiicnti hatKaelfy | إنت ِ هـَتخا َلفي | 
| You(pl) will  break | 'intu hatchalfuiicntoo hatKaelfoo | إنتوا هـَتخا َلفوا | 
| He/it(m) will  break | huwa hayichaelifhuwa hayiKaelif | هـُو َ هـَيـِخا َلـِف | 
| She/it(f) will  break | hiya hatchaelifhiya hatKaelif | هـِي َ هـَتخا َلـِف | 
| They will  break | humma hayichalfuhumma hayiKaelfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخا َلفوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  break! | chaelifKaelif | خا َلـِف | 
| You(f)  break! | chalfiKaelfy | خا َلفي | 
| You(pl)  break! | chalfuKaelfoo | خا َلفوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  broken | huwa muchaelifhuwa muKaelif | هـُو َ مـُخا َلـِف | 
| She/it(f) is  broken | hiya muchaelifahiya muKaelifaö | هـِي َ مـُخا َلـِفـَة | 
| They are  broken | humma muchaelifeenhumma muKaelifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُخا َلـِفين |