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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  backed | 'ana daAamtaacnaa daAamt | أنا َ د َعـَمت | 
| We  backed | 'ihna daAamnaiicHnaa daAamnaa | إحنا َ د َعـَمنا | 
| You(m)  backed | 'inta daAamtiicnta daAamt | إنت َ د َعـَمت | 
| You(f)  backed | 'inti daAamtiiicnti daAamty | إنت ِ د َعـَمتي | 
| You(pl)  backed | 'intu daAamtuiicntoo daAamtoo | إنتوا د َعـَمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  backed | huwa daAamhuwa daAam | هـُو َ د َعـَم | 
| She/it(f)  backed | hiya daAamithiya daAamit | هـِي َ د َعـَمـِت | 
| They  backed | humma daAamuhumma daAamoo | هـُمّ َ د َعـَموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  back | 'ana yimkin 'adAamaacnaa yimkin aacdAam | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدعـَم | 
| We might  back | 'ihna yimkin nidAamiicHnaa yimkin nidAam | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدعـَم | 
| You(m) might  back | 'inta yimkin tidAamiicnta yimkin tidAam | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَم | 
| You(f) might  back | 'inti yimkin tidAamiiicnti yimkin tidAamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَمي | 
| You(pl) might  back | 'intu yimkin tidAamuiicntoo yimkin tidAamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَموا | 
| He/it(m) might  back | huwa yimkin yidAamhuwa yimkin yidAam | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدعـَم | 
| She/it(f) might  back | hiya yimkin tidAamhiya yimkin tidAam | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدعـَم | 
| They might  back | humma yimkin yidAamuhumma yimkin yidAamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدعـَموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  back | 'ana badAamaacnaa badAam | أنا َ بـَدعـَم | 
| We  back | 'ihna binidAamiicHnaa binidAam | إحنا َ بـِنـِدعـَم | 
| You(m)  back | 'inta bitidAamiicnta bitidAam | إنت َ بـِتـِدعـَم | 
| You(f)  back | 'inti bitidAamiiicnti bitidAamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدعـَمي | 
| You(pl)  back | 'intu bitidAamuiicntoo bitidAamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدعـَموا | 
| He/it(m)  backs | huwa biyidAamhuwa biyidAam | هـُو َ بـِيـِدعـَم | 
| She/it(f)  backs | hiya bitidAamhiya bitidAam | هـِي َ بـِتـِدعـَم | 
| They  back | humma biyidAamuhumma biyidAamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدعـَموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  back | 'ana hadAamaacnaa hadAam | أنا َ هـَدعـَم | 
| We will  back | 'ihna hanidAamiicHnaa hanidAam | إحنا َ هـَنـِدعـَم | 
| You(m) will  back | 'inta hatidAamiicnta hatidAam | إنت َ هـَتـِدعـَم | 
| You(f) will  back | 'inti hatidAamiiicnti hatidAamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدعـَمي | 
| You(pl) will  back | 'intu hatidAamuiicntoo hatidAamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدعـَموا | 
| He/it(m) will  back | huwa hayidAamhuwa hayidAam | هـُو َ هـَيـِدعـَم | 
| She/it(f) will  back | hiya hatidAamhiya hatidAam | هـِي َ هـَتـِدعـَم | 
| They will  back | humma hayidAamuhumma hayidAamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدعـَموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  back! | 'idAamiicdAam | إدعـَم | 
| You(f)  back! | 'idAamiiicdAamy | إدعـَمي | 
| You(pl)  back! | 'idAamuiicdAamoo | إدعـَموا |