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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  coloured | 'ana lawwintaacnaa lawwint | أنا َ لـَوّ ِنت | 
| We  coloured | 'ihna lawwinnaiicHnaa lawwinnaa | إحنا َ لـَوّ ِنّا | 
| You(m)  coloured | 'inta lawwintiicnta lawwint | إنت َ لـَوّ ِنت | 
| You(f)  coloured | 'inti lawwintiiicnti lawwinty | إنت ِ لـَوّ ِنتي | 
| You(pl)  coloured | 'intu lawwintuiicntoo lawwintoo | إنتوا لـَوّ ِنتوا | 
| He/it(m)  coloured | huwa lawwinhuwa lawwin | هـُو َ لـَوّ ِن | 
| She/it(f)  coloured | hiya lawwinithiya lawwinit | هـِي َ لـَوّ ِنـِت | 
| They  coloured | humma lawwinuhumma lawwinoo | هـُمّ َ لـَوّ ِنوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  colour | 'ana yimkin 'alawwinaacnaa yimkin aaclawwin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـَوّ ِن | 
| We might  colour | 'ihna yimkin nilawwiniicHnaa yimkin nilawwin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـَوّ ِن | 
| You(m) might  colour | 'inta yimkin tilawwiniicnta yimkin tilawwin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِن | 
| You(f) might  colour | 'inti yimkin tilawwiniiicnti yimkin tilawwiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِني | 
| You(pl) might  colour | 'intu yimkin tilawwinuiicntoo yimkin tilawwinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِنوا | 
| He/it(m) might  colour | huwa yimkin yilawwinhuwa yimkin yilawwin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَوّ ِن | 
| She/it(f) might  colour | hiya yimkin tilawwinhiya yimkin tilawwin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَوّ ِن | 
| They might  colour | humma yimkin yilawwinuhumma yimkin yilawwinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَوّ ِنوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  colour | 'ana balawwinaacnaa balawwin | أنا َ بـَلـَوّ ِن | 
| We  colour | 'ihna binlawwiniicHnaa binlawwin | إحنا َ بـِنلـَوّ ِن | 
| You(m)  colour | 'inta bitlawwiniicnta bitlawwin | إنت َ بـِتلـَوّ ِن | 
| You(f)  colour | 'inti bitlawwiniiicnti bitlawwiny | إنت ِ بـِتلـَوّ ِني | 
| You(pl)  colour | 'intu bitlawwinuiicntoo bitlawwinoo | إنتوا بـِتلـَوّ ِنوا | 
| He/it(m)  colours | huwa biyilawwinhuwa biyilawwin | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـَوّ ِن | 
| She/it(f)  colours | hiya bitlawwinhiya bitlawwin | هـِي َ بـِتلـَوّ ِن | 
| They  colour | humma biyilawwinuhumma biyilawwinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـَوّ ِنوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  colour | 'ana halawwinaacnaa halawwin | أنا َ هـَلـَوّ ِن | 
| We will  colour | 'ihna hanlawwiniicHnaa hanlawwin | إحنا َ هـَنلـَوّ ِن | 
| You(m) will  colour | 'inta hatlawwiniicnta hatlawwin | إنت َ هـَتلـَوّ ِن | 
| You(f) will  colour | 'inti hatlawwiniiicnti hatlawwiny | إنت ِ هـَتلـَوّ ِني | 
| You(pl) will  colour | 'intu hatlawwinuiicntoo hatlawwinoo | إنتوا هـَتلـَوّ ِنوا | 
| He/it(m) will  colour | huwa hayilawwinhuwa hayilawwin | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـَوّ ِن | 
| She/it(f) will  colour | hiya hatlawwinhiya hatlawwin | هـِي َ هـَتلـَوّ ِن | 
| They will  colour | humma hayilawwinuhumma hayilawwinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـَوّ ِنوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  colour! | lawwinlawwin | لـَوّ ِن | 
| You(f)  colour! | lawwinilawwiny | لـَوّ ِني | 
| You(pl)  colour! | lawwinulawwinoo | لـَوّ ِنوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  coloured | huwa mulawwinhuwa mulawwin | هـُو َ مـُلـَوّ ِن | 
| She/it(f) is  coloured | hiya mulawwinahiya mulawwinaö | هـِي َ مـُلـَوّ ِنـَة | 
| They are  coloured | humma mulawwineenhumma mulawwinyn | هـُمّ َ مـُلـَوّ ِنين |