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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  bit | 'ana 'atamtaacnaa qaTamt | أنا َ قـَطـَمت | 
| We  bit | 'ihna 'atamnaiicHnaa qaTamnaa | إحنا َ قـَطـَمنا | 
| You(m)  bit | 'inta 'atamtiicnta qaTamt | إنت َ قـَطـَمت | 
| You(f)  bit | 'inti 'atamtiiicnti qaTamty | إنت ِ قـَطـَمتي | 
| You(pl)  bit | 'intu 'atamtuiicntoo qaTamtoo | إنتوا قـَطـَمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  bit | huwa 'atamhuwa qaTam | هـُو َ قـَطـَم | 
| She/it(f)  bit | hiya 'atamithiya qaTamit | هـِي َ قـَطـَمـِت | 
| They  bit | humma 'atamuhumma qaTamoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطـَموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  bite | 'ana yimkin 'a'tumaacnaa yimkin aacqTum | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـُم | 
| We might  bite | 'ihna yimkin nu'tumiicHnaa yimkin nuqTum | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقطـُم | 
| You(m) might  bite | 'inta yimkin tu'tumiicnta yimkin tuqTum | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُم | 
| You(f) might  bite | 'inti yimkin tu'tumiiicnti yimkin tuqTumy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُمي | 
| You(pl) might  bite | 'intu yimkin tu'tumuiicntoo yimkin tuqTumoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُموا | 
| He/it(m) might  bite | huwa yimkin yu'tumhuwa yimkin yuqTum | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُم | 
| She/it(f) might  bite | hiya yimkin tu'tumhiya yimkin tuqTum | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُم | 
| They might  bite | humma yimkin yu'tumuhumma yimkin yuqTumoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  bite | 'ana ba'tumaacnaa baqTum | أنا َ بـَقطـُم | 
| We  bite | 'ihna binu'tumiicHnaa binuqTum | إحنا َ بـِنـُقطـُم | 
| You(m)  bite | 'inta bitu'tumiicnta bituqTum | إنت َ بـِتـُقطـُم | 
| You(f)  bite | 'inti bitu'tumiiicnti bituqTumy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقطـُمي | 
| You(pl)  bite | 'intu bitu'tumuiicntoo bituqTumoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقطـُموا | 
| He/it(m)  bites | huwa biyu'tumhuwa biyuqTum | هـُو َ بـِيـُقطـُم | 
| She/it(f)  bites | hiya bitu'tumhiya bituqTum | هـِي َ بـِتـُقطـُم | 
| They  bite | humma biyu'tumuhumma biyuqTumoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقطـُموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  bite | 'ana ha'tumaacnaa haqTum | أنا َ هـَقطـُم | 
| We will  bite | 'ihna hanu'tumiicHnaa hanuqTum | إحنا َ هـَنـُقطـُم | 
| You(m) will  bite | 'inta hatu'tumiicnta hatuqTum | إنت َ هـَتـُقطـُم | 
| You(f) will  bite | 'inti hatu'tumiiicnti hatuqTumy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقطـُمي | 
| You(pl) will  bite | 'intu hatu'tumuiicntoo hatuqTumoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقطـُموا | 
| He/it(m) will  bite | huwa hayu'tumhuwa hayuqTum | هـُو َ هـَيـُقطـُم | 
| She/it(f) will  bite | hiya hatu'tumhiya hatuqTum | هـِي َ هـَتـُقطـُم | 
| They will  bite | humma hayu'tumuhumma hayuqTumoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقطـُموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  bite! | 'u'tumuucqTum | أ ُقطـُم | 
| You(f)  bite! | 'u'tumiuucqTumy | أ ُقطـُمي | 
| You(pl)  bite! | 'u'tumuuucqTumoo | أ ُقطـُموا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  biting | 'ana 'aatimaacnaa qaaTim | أنا َ قا َطـِم | 
| I(f) am  biting | 'ana 'aatimaaacnaa qaaTimaö | أنا َ قا َطـِمـَة | 
| We are  biting | 'ihna 'aatimeeniicHnaa qaaTimyn | إحنا َ قا َطـِمين | 
| You(m) are  biting | 'inta 'aatimiicnta qaaTim | إنت َ قا َطـِم | 
| You(f) are  biting | 'inti 'aatimaiicnti qaaTimaö | إنت ِ قا َطـِمـَة | 
| You(pl) are  biting | 'intu 'aatimeeniicntoo qaaTimyn | إنتوا قا َطـِمين | 
| He/it(m) is  biting | huwa 'aatimhuwa qaaTim | هـُو َ قا َطـِم | 
| She/it(f) is  biting | hiya 'aatimahiya qaaTimaö | هـِي َ قا َطـِمـَة | 
| They are  biting | humma 'aatimeenhumma qaaTimyn | هـُمّ َ قا َطـِمين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  bitten | huwa ma'toomhuwa maqTwm | هـُو َ مـَقطوم | 
| She/it(f) is  bitten | hiya ma'toomahiya maqTwmaö | هـِي َ مـَقطومـَة | 
| They are  bitten | humma ma'toomeenhumma maqTwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقطومين |