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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  shot | 'ana darabtaacnaa Darabt | أنا َ ضـَر َبت | 
| We  shot | 'ihna darabnaiicHnaa Darabnaa | إحنا َ ضـَر َبنا | 
| You(m)  shot | 'inta darabtiicnta Darabt | إنت َ ضـَر َبت | 
| You(f)  shot | 'inti darabtiiicnti Darabty | إنت ِ ضـَر َبتي | 
| You(pl)  shot | 'intu darabtuiicntoo Darabtoo | إنتوا ضـَر َبتوا | 
| He/it(m)  shot | huwa darabhuwa Darab | هـُو َ ضـَر َب | 
| She/it(f)  shot | hiya darabithiya Darabit | هـِي َ ضـَر َبـِت | 
| They  shot | humma darabuhumma Daraboo | هـُمّ َ ضـَر َبوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  shoot | 'ana yimkin 'adrabaacnaa yimkin aacDrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضر َب | 
| We might  shoot | 'ihna yimkin nidrabiicHnaa yimkin niDrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضر َب | 
| You(m) might  shoot | 'inta yimkin tidrabiicnta yimkin tiDrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب | 
| You(f) might  shoot | 'inti yimkin tidrabiiicnti yimkin tiDraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبي | 
| You(pl) might  shoot | 'intu yimkin tidrabuiicntoo yimkin tiDraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبوا | 
| He/it(m) might  shoot | huwa yimkin yidrabhuwa yimkin yiDrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َب | 
| She/it(f) might  shoot | hiya yimkin tidrabhiya yimkin tiDrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب | 
| They might  shoot | humma yimkin yidrabuhumma yimkin yiDraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َبوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  shoot | 'ana badrabaacnaa baDrab | أنا َ بـَضر َب | 
| We  shoot | 'ihna binidrabiicHnaa biniDrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِضر َب | 
| You(m)  shoot | 'inta bitidrabiicnta bitiDrab | إنت َ بـِتـِضر َب | 
| You(f)  shoot | 'inti bitidrabiiicnti bitiDraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِضر َبي | 
| You(pl)  shoot | 'intu bitidrabuiicntoo bitiDraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِضر َبوا | 
| He/it(m)  shoots | huwa biyidrabhuwa biyiDrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِضر َب | 
| She/it(f)  shoots | hiya bitidrabhiya bitiDrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِضر َب | 
| They  shoot | humma biyidrabuhumma biyiDraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضر َبوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  shoot | 'ana hadrabaacnaa haDrab | أنا َ هـَضر َب | 
| We will  shoot | 'ihna hanidrabiicHnaa haniDrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِضر َب | 
| You(m) will  shoot | 'inta hatidrabiicnta hatiDrab | إنت َ هـَتـِضر َب | 
| You(f) will  shoot | 'inti hatidrabiiicnti hatiDraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِضر َبي | 
| You(pl) will  shoot | 'intu hatidrabuiicntoo hatiDraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِضر َبوا | 
| He/it(m) will  shoot | huwa hayidrabhuwa hayiDrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِضر َب | 
| She/it(f) will  shoot | hiya hatidrabhiya hatiDrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِضر َب | 
| They will  shoot | humma hayidrabuhumma hayiDraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضر َبوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  shoot! | 'idrabiicDrab | إضر َب | 
| You(f)  shoot! | 'idrabiiicDraby | إضر َبي | 
| You(pl)  shoot! | 'idrabuiicDraboo | إضر َبوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  shooting | 'ana daaribaacnaa Daarib | أنا َ ضا َر ِب | 
| I(f) am  shooting | 'ana daaribaaacnaa Daaribaö | أنا َ ضا َر ِبـَة | 
| We are  shooting | 'ihna daaribeeniicHnaa Daaribyn | إحنا َ ضا َر ِبين | 
| You(m) are  shooting | 'inta daaribiicnta Daarib | إنت َ ضا َر ِب | 
| You(f) are  shooting | 'inti daaribaiicnti Daaribaö | إنت ِ ضا َر ِبـَة | 
| You(pl) are  shooting | 'intu daaribeeniicntoo Daaribyn | إنتوا ضا َر ِبين | 
| He/it(m) is  shooting | huwa daaribhuwa Daarib | هـُو َ ضا َر ِب | 
| She/it(f) is  shooting | hiya daaribahiya Daaribaö | هـِي َ ضا َر ِبـَة | 
| They are  shooting | humma daaribeenhumma Daaribyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َر ِبين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  shot | huwa madroobhuwa maDrwb | هـُو َ مـَضروب | 
| She/it(f) is  shot | hiya madroobahiya maDrwbaö | هـِي َ مـَضروبـَة | 
| They are  shot | humma madroobeenhumma maDrwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضروبين |