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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  ironed | 'ana kaweetaacnaa kawyt |  أنا َ كـَويت | 
| We  ironed | 'ihna kaweenaiicHnaa kawynaa |  إحنا َ كـَوينا | 
| You(m)  ironed | 'inta kaweetiicnta kawyt |  إنت َ كـَويت | 
| You(f)  ironed | 'inti kaweetiiicnti kawyty |  إنت ِ كـَويتي | 
| You(pl)  ironed | 'intu kaweetuiicntoo kawytoo |  إنتوا كـَويتوا | 
| He/it(m)  ironed | huwa kawahuwa kawY |  هـُو َ كـَوى | 
| She/it(f)  ironed | hiya kawyithiya kawyit |  هـِي َ كـَويـِت | 
| They  ironed | humma kawuhumma kawoo |  هـُمّ َ كـَووا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  iron | 'ana yimkin 'akwiaacnaa yimkin aackwy |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكوي | 
| We might  iron | 'ihna yimkin nikwiiicHnaa yimkin nikwy |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكوي | 
| You(m) might  iron | 'inta yimkin tikwiiicnta yimkin tikwy |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكوي | 
| You(f) might  iron | 'inti yimkin tikwiiicnti yimkin tikwy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكوي | 
| You(pl) might  iron | 'intu yimkin tikwuiicntoo yimkin tikwoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكووا | 
| He/it(m) might  iron | huwa yimkin yikwihuwa yimkin yikwy |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكوي | 
| She/it(f) might  iron | hiya yimkin tikwihiya yimkin tikwy |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكوي | 
| They might  iron | humma yimkin yikwuhumma yimkin yikwoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكووا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  iron | 'ana bakwiaacnaa bakwy |  أنا َ بـَكوي | 
| We  iron | 'ihna binikwiiicHnaa binikwy |  إحنا َ بـِنـِكوي | 
| You(m)  iron | 'inta bitikwiiicnta bitikwy |  إنت َ بـِتـِكوي | 
| You(f)  iron | 'inti bitikwiiicnti bitikwy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِكوي | 
| You(pl)  iron | 'intu bitikwuiicntoo bitikwoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِكووا | 
| He/it(m)  irons | huwa biyikwihuwa biyikwy |  هـُو َ بـِيـِكوي | 
| She/it(f)  irons | hiya bitikwihiya bitikwy |  هـِي َ بـِتـِكوي | 
| They  iron | humma biyikwuhumma biyikwoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكووا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  iron | 'ana hakwiaacnaa hakwy |  أنا َ هـَكوي | 
| We will  iron | 'ihna hanikwiiicHnaa hanikwy |  إحنا َ هـَنـِكوي | 
| You(m) will  iron | 'inta hatikwiiicnta hatikwy |  إنت َ هـَتـِكوي | 
| You(f) will  iron | 'inti hatikwiiicnti hatikwy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِكوي | 
| You(pl) will  iron | 'intu hatikwuiicntoo hatikwoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِكووا | 
| He/it(m) will  iron | huwa hayikwihuwa hayikwy |  هـُو َ هـَيـِكوي | 
| She/it(f) will  iron | hiya hatikwihiya hatikwy |  هـِي َ هـَتـِكوي | 
| They will  iron | humma hayikwuhumma hayikwoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكووا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  iron! | 'ikwiiickwy |  إكوي | 
| You(f)  iron! | 'ikwiiickwy |  إكوي | 
| You(pl)  iron! | 'ikwuiickwoo |  إكووا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  ironed | huwa makwihuwa makwy |  هـُو َ مـَكوي | 
| She/it(f) is  ironed | hiya makwyahiya makwyaö |  هـِي َ مـَكويـَة | 
| They are  ironed | humma makwyeenhumma makwyyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَكويين |