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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  dug | 'ana hafartaacnaa Hafart |  أنا َ حـَفـَرت | 
| We  dug | 'ihna hafarnaiicHnaa Hafarnaa |  إحنا َ حـَفـَرنا | 
| You(m)  dug | 'inta hafartiicnta Hafart |  إنت َ حـَفـَرت | 
| You(f)  dug | 'inti hafartiiicnti Hafarty |  إنت ِ حـَفـَرتي | 
| You(pl)  dug | 'intu hafartuiicntoo Hafartoo |  إنتوا حـَفـَرتوا | 
| He/it(m)  dug | huwa hafarhuwa Hafar |  هـُو َ حـَفـَر | 
| She/it(f)  dug | hiya hafarithiya Hafarit |  هـِي َ حـَفـَر ِت | 
| They  dug | humma hafaruhumma Hafaroo |  هـُمّ َ حـَفـَروا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  dig | 'ana yimkin 'ahfuraacnaa yimkin aacHfur |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحفـُر | 
| We might  dig | 'ihna yimkin nuhfuriicHnaa yimkin nuHfur |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُحفـُر | 
| You(m) might  dig | 'inta yimkin tuhfuriicnta yimkin tuHfur |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُر | 
| You(f) might  dig | 'inti yimkin tuhfuriiicnti yimkin tuHfury |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُري | 
| You(pl) might  dig | 'intu yimkin tuhfuruiicntoo yimkin tuHfuroo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُروا | 
| He/it(m) might  dig | huwa yimkin yuhfurhuwa yimkin yuHfur |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُحفـُر | 
| She/it(f) might  dig | hiya yimkin tuhfurhiya yimkin tuHfur |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُر | 
| They might  dig | humma yimkin yuhfuruhumma yimkin yuHfuroo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُحفـُروا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  dig | 'ana bahfuraacnaa baHfur |  أنا َ بـَحفـُر | 
| We  dig | 'ihna binuhfuriicHnaa binuHfur |  إحنا َ بـِنـُحفـُر | 
| You(m)  dig | 'inta bituhfuriicnta bituHfur |  إنت َ بـِتـُحفـُر | 
| You(f)  dig | 'inti bituhfuriiicnti bituHfury |  إنت ِ بـِتـُحفـُري | 
| You(pl)  dig | 'intu bituhfuruiicntoo bituHfuroo |  إنتوا بـِتـُحفـُروا | 
| He/it(m)  digs | huwa biyuhfurhuwa biyuHfur |  هـُو َ بـِيـُحفـُر | 
| She/it(f)  digs | hiya bituhfurhiya bituHfur |  هـِي َ بـِتـُحفـُر | 
| They  dig | humma biyuhfuruhumma biyuHfuroo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـُحفـُروا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  dig | 'ana hahfuraacnaa haHfur |  أنا َ هـَحفـُر | 
| We will  dig | 'ihna hanuhfuriicHnaa hanuHfur |  إحنا َ هـَنـُحفـُر | 
| You(m) will  dig | 'inta hatuhfuriicnta hatuHfur |  إنت َ هـَتـُحفـُر | 
| You(f) will  dig | 'inti hatuhfuriiicnti hatuHfury |  إنت ِ هـَتـُحفـُري | 
| You(pl) will  dig | 'intu hatuhfuruiicntoo hatuHfuroo |  إنتوا هـَتـُحفـُروا | 
| He/it(m) will  dig | huwa hayuhfurhuwa hayuHfur |  هـُو َ هـَيـُحفـُر | 
| She/it(f) will  dig | hiya hatuhfurhiya hatuHfur |  هـِي َ هـَتـُحفـُر | 
| They will  dig | humma hayuhfuruhumma hayuHfuroo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـُحفـُروا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  dig! | 'uhfuruucHfur |  أ ُحفـُر | 
| You(f)  dig! | 'uhfuriuucHfury |  أ ُحفـُري | 
| You(pl)  dig! | 'uhfuruuucHfuroo |  أ ُحفـُروا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  dug | huwa mahfoorhuwa maHfwr |  هـُو َ مـَحفور | 
| She/it(f) is  dug | hiya mahfoorahiya maHfwraö |  هـِي َ مـَحفور َة | 
| They are  dug | humma mahfooreenhumma maHfwryn |  هـُمّ َ مـَحفورين |