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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  adopted | 'ana 'itbanneetaacnaa iictbannyt | أنا َ إتبـَنّيت | 
| We  adopted | 'ihna 'itbanneenaiicHnaa iictbannynaa | إحنا َ إتبـَنّينا | 
| You(m)  adopted | 'inta 'itbanneetiicnta iictbannyt | إنت َ إتبـَنّيت | 
| You(f)  adopted | 'inti 'itbanneetiiicnti iictbannyty | إنت ِ إتبـَنّيتي | 
| You(pl)  adopted | 'intu 'itbanneetuiicntoo iictbannytoo | إنتوا إتبـَنّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  adopted | huwa 'itbannahuwa iictbannY | هـُو َ إتبـَنّى | 
| She/it(f)  adopted | hiya 'itbannithiya iictbannit | هـِي َ إتبـَنّـِت | 
| They  adopted | humma 'itbannuhumma iictbannoo | هـُمّ َ إتبـَنّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  adopt | 'ana yimkin 'atbannaaacnaa yimkin aactbannY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَنّى | 
| We might  adopt | 'ihna yimkin nitbannaiicHnaa yimkin nitbannY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَنّى | 
| You(m) might  adopt | 'inta yimkin titbannaiicnta yimkin titbannY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّى | 
| You(f) might  adopt | 'inti yimkin titbanniiicnti yimkin titbanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّي | 
| You(pl) might  adopt | 'intu yimkin titbannuiicntoo yimkin titbannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  adopt | huwa yimkin yitbannahuwa yimkin yitbannY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَنّى | 
| She/it(f) might  adopt | hiya yimkin titbannahiya yimkin titbannY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّى | 
| They might  adopt | humma yimkin yitbannuhumma yimkin yitbannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَنّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  adopt | 'ana batbannaaacnaa batbannY | أنا َ بـَتبـَنّى | 
| We  adopt | 'ihna binitbannaiicHnaa binitbannY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَنّى | 
| You(m)  adopt | 'inta bititbannaiicnta bititbannY | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَنّى | 
| You(f)  adopt | 'inti bititbanniiicnti bititbanny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتبـَنّي | 
| You(pl)  adopt | 'intu bititbannuiicntoo bititbannoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَنّوا | 
| He/it(m)  adopts | huwa biyitbannahuwa biyitbannY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَنّى | 
| She/it(f)  adopts | hiya bititbannahiya bititbannY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَنّى | 
| They  adopt | humma biyitbannuhumma biyitbannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَنّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  adopt | 'ana hatbannaaacnaa hatbannY | أنا َ هـَتبـَنّى | 
| We will  adopt | 'ihna hantbannaiicHnaa hantbannY | إحنا َ هـَنتبـَنّى | 
| You(m) will  adopt | 'inta hatitbannaiicnta hatitbannY | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَنّى | 
| You(f) will  adopt | 'inti hatitbanniiicnti hatitbanny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَنّي | 
| You(pl) will  adopt | 'intu hatitbannuiicntoo hatitbannoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَنّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  adopt | huwa hayitbannahuwa hayitbannY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَنّى | 
| She/it(f) will  adopt | hiya hatitbannahiya hatitbannY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَنّى | 
| They will  adopt | humma hayitbannuhumma hayitbannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَنّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  adopt! | 'itbannaiictbannY | إتبـَنّى | 
| You(f)  adopt! | 'itbanniiictbanny | إتبـَنّي | 
| You(pl)  adopt! | 'itbannuiictbannoo | إتبـَنّوا |