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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  sang | 'ana ghanneetaacnaa Gannyt | أنا َ غـَنّيت | 
| We  sang | 'ihna ghanneenaiicHnaa Gannynaa | إحنا َ غـَنّينا | 
| You(m)  sang | 'inta ghanneetiicnta Gannyt | إنت َ غـَنّيت | 
| You(f)  sang | 'inti ghanneetiiicnti Gannyty | إنت ِ غـَنّيتي | 
| You(pl)  sang | 'intu ghanneetuiicntoo Gannytoo | إنتوا غـَنّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  sang | huwa ghannahuwa GannY | هـُو َ غـَنّى | 
| She/it(f)  sang | hiya ghannithiya Gannit | هـِي َ غـَنّـِت | 
| They  sang | humma ghannuhumma Gannoo | هـُمّ َ غـَنّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  sing | 'ana yimkin 'aghanniaacnaa yimkin aacGanny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغـَنّي | 
| We might  sing | 'ihna yimkin nighanniiicHnaa yimkin niGanny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغـَنّي | 
| You(m) might  sing | 'inta yimkin tighanniiicnta yimkin tiGanny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّي | 
| You(f) might  sing | 'inti yimkin tighanniiicnti yimkin tiGanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّي | 
| You(pl) might  sing | 'intu yimkin tighannuiicntoo yimkin tiGannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  sing | huwa yimkin yighannihuwa yimkin yiGanny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَنّي | 
| She/it(f) might  sing | hiya yimkin tighannihiya yimkin tiGanny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّي | 
| They might  sing | humma yimkin yighannuhumma yimkin yiGannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَنّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  sing | 'ana baghanniaacnaa baGanny | أنا َ بـَغـَنّي | 
| We  sing | 'ihna binghanniiicHnaa binGanny | إحنا َ بـِنغـَنّي | 
| You(m)  sing | 'inta bitghanniiicnta bitGanny | إنت َ بـِتغـَنّي | 
| You(f)  sing | 'inti bitghanniiicnti bitGanny | إنت ِ بـِتغـَنّي | 
| You(pl)  sing | 'intu bitghannuiicntoo bitGannoo | إنتوا بـِتغـَنّوا | 
| He/it(m)  sings | huwa biyighannihuwa biyiGanny | هـُو َ بـِيـِغـَنّي | 
| She/it(f)  sings | hiya bitghannihiya bitGanny | هـِي َ بـِتغـَنّي | 
| They  sing | humma biyighannuhumma biyiGannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغـَنّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  sing | 'ana haghanniaacnaa haGanny | أنا َ هـَغـَنّي | 
| We will  sing | 'ihna hanghanniiicHnaa hanGanny | إحنا َ هـَنغـَنّي | 
| You(m) will  sing | 'inta hatghanniiicnta hatGanny | إنت َ هـَتغـَنّي | 
| You(f) will  sing | 'inti hatghanniiicnti hatGanny | إنت ِ هـَتغـَنّي | 
| You(pl) will  sing | 'intu hatghannuiicntoo hatGannoo | إنتوا هـَتغـَنّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  sing | huwa hayighannihuwa hayiGanny | هـُو َ هـَيـِغـَنّي | 
| She/it(f) will  sing | hiya hatghannihiya hatGanny | هـِي َ هـَتغـَنّي | 
| They will  sing | humma hayighannuhumma hayiGannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغـَنّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  sing! | ghanniGanny | غـَنّي | 
| You(f)  sing! | ghanniGanny | غـَنّي | 
| You(pl)  sing! | ghannuGannoo | غـَنّوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  sung | huwa maghannihuwa maGanny | هـُو َ مـَغـَنّي | 
| She/it(f) is  sung | hiya maghannyahiya maGannyaö | هـِي َ مـَغـَنّيـَة | 
| They are  sung | humma maghannyeenhumma maGannyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغـَنّيين |