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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  drew | 'ana 'arrabtaacnaa qarrabt | أنا َ قـَرّ َبت | 
| We  drew | 'ihna 'arrabnaiicHnaa qarrabnaa | إحنا َ قـَرّ َبنا | 
| You(m)  drew | 'inta 'arrabtiicnta qarrabt | إنت َ قـَرّ َبت | 
| You(f)  drew | 'inti 'arrabtiiicnti qarrabty | إنت ِ قـَرّ َبتي | 
| You(pl)  drew | 'intu 'arrabtuiicntoo qarrabtoo | إنتوا قـَرّ َبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  drew | huwa 'arrabhuwa qarrab | هـُو َ قـَرّ َب | 
| She/it(f)  drew | hiya 'arrabithiya qarrabit | هـِي َ قـَرّ َبـِت | 
| They  drew | humma 'arrabuhumma qarraboo | هـُمّ َ قـَرّ َبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  draw | 'ana yimkin 'a'arrabaacnaa yimkin aacqarrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَرّ َب | 
| We might  draw | 'ihna yimkin ni'arrabiicHnaa yimkin niqarrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَرّ َب | 
| You(m) might  draw | 'inta yimkin ti'arrabiicnta yimkin tiqarrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َب | 
| You(f) might  draw | 'inti yimkin ti'arrabiiicnti yimkin tiqarraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َبي | 
| You(pl) might  draw | 'intu yimkin ti'arrabuiicntoo yimkin tiqarraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  draw | huwa yimkin yi'arrabhuwa yimkin yiqarrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َب | 
| She/it(f) might  draw | hiya yimkin ti'arrabhiya yimkin tiqarrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َب | 
| They might  draw | humma yimkin yi'arrabuhumma yimkin yiqarraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  draw | 'ana ba'arrabaacnaa baqarrab | أنا َ بـَقـَرّ َب | 
| We  draw | 'ihna bini'arrabiicHnaa biniqarrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِقـَرّ َب | 
| You(m)  draw | 'inta biti'arrabiicnta bitiqarrab | إنت َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َب | 
| You(f)  draw | 'inti biti'arrabiiicnti bitiqarraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِقـَرّ َبي | 
| You(pl)  draw | 'intu biti'arrabuiicntoo bitiqarraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِقـَرّ َبوا | 
| He/it(m)  draws | huwa biyi'arrabhuwa biyiqarrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َب | 
| She/it(f)  draws | hiya biti'arrabhiya bitiqarrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َب | 
| They  draw | humma biyi'arrabuhumma biyiqarraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  draw | 'ana ha'arrabaacnaa haqarrab | أنا َ هـَقـَرّ َب | 
| We will  draw | 'ihna hani'arrabiicHnaa haniqarrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِقـَرّ َب | 
| You(m) will  draw | 'inta hati'arrabiicnta hatiqarrab | إنت َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َب | 
| You(f) will  draw | 'inti hati'arrabiiicnti hatiqarraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِقـَرّ َبي | 
| You(pl) will  draw | 'intu hati'arrabuiicntoo hatiqarraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِقـَرّ َبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  draw | huwa hayi'arrabhuwa hayiqarrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َب | 
| She/it(f) will  draw | hiya hati'arrabhiya hatiqarrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َب | 
| They will  draw | humma hayi'arrabuhumma hayiqarraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  draw! | 'i'rabiicqrab | إقر َب | 
| You(f)  draw! | 'i'rabiiicqraby | إقر َبي | 
| You(pl)  draw! | i'rabuiqraboo | ِقر َبوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  drawn | huwa mu'arrabhuwa muqarrab | هـُو َ مـُقـَرّ َب | 
| She/it(f) is  drawn | hiya mu'arrabahiya muqarrabaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَرّ َبـَة | 
| They are  drawn | humma mu'arrabeenhumma muqarrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَرّ َبين |