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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  spoke | 'ana 'iAtaraftaacnaa iicAtaraft |  أنا َ إعتـَر َفت | 
| We  spoke | 'ihna 'iAtarafnaiicHnaa iicAtarafnaa |  إحنا َ إعتـَر َفنا | 
| You(m)  spoke | 'inta 'iAtaraftiicnta iicAtaraft |  إنت َ إعتـَر َفت | 
| You(f)  spoke | 'inti 'iAtaraftiiicnti iicAtarafty |  إنت ِ إعتـَر َفتي | 
| You(pl)  spoke | 'intu 'iAtaraftuiicntoo iicAtaraftoo |  إنتوا إعتـَر َفتوا | 
| He/it(m)  spoke | huwa 'iAtarafhuwa iicAtaraf |  هـُو َ إعتـَر َف | 
| She/it(f)  spoke | hiya 'iAtarafithiya iicAtarafit |  هـِي َ إعتـَر َفـِت | 
| They  spoke | humma 'iAtarafuhumma iicAtarafoo |  هـُمّ َ إعتـَر َفوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  speak | 'ana yimkin 'aAtirifaacnaa yimkin aacAtirif |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعتـِر ِف | 
| We might  speak | 'ihna yimkin niAtirifiicHnaa yimkin niAtirif |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعتـِر ِف | 
| You(m) might  speak | 'inta yimkin tiAtirifiicnta yimkin tiAtirif |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِر ِف | 
| You(f) might  speak | 'inti yimkin tiAtirfiiicnti yimkin tiAtirfy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِرفي | 
| You(pl) might  speak | 'intu yimkin tiAtirfuiicntoo yimkin tiAtirfoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِرفوا | 
| He/it(m) might  speak | huwa yimkin yiAtirifhuwa yimkin yiAtirif |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعتـِر ِف | 
| She/it(f) might  speak | hiya yimkin tiAtirifhiya yimkin tiAtirif |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِر ِف | 
| They might  speak | humma yimkin yiAtirfuhumma yimkin yiAtirfoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعتـِرفوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  speak | 'ana baAtirifaacnaa baAtirif |  أنا َ بـَعتـِر ِف | 
| We  speak | 'ihna biniAtirifiicHnaa biniAtirif |  إحنا َ بـِنـِعتـِر ِف | 
| You(m)  speak | 'inta bitiAtirifiicnta bitiAtirif |  إنت َ بـِتـِعتـِر ِف | 
| You(f)  speak | 'inti bitiAtirfiiicnti bitiAtirfy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِعتـِرفي | 
| You(pl)  speak | 'intu bitiAtirfuiicntoo bitiAtirfoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِعتـِرفوا | 
| He/it(m)  speaks | huwa biyiAtirifhuwa biyiAtirif |  هـُو َ بـِيـِعتـِر ِف | 
| She/it(f)  speaks | hiya bitiAtirifhiya bitiAtirif |  هـِي َ بـِتـِعتـِر ِف | 
| They  speak | humma biyiAtirfuhumma biyiAtirfoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعتـِرفوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  speak | 'ana haAtirifaacnaa haAtirif |  أنا َ هـَعتـِر ِف | 
| We will  speak | 'ihna haniAtirifiicHnaa haniAtirif |  إحنا َ هـَنـِعتـِر ِف | 
| You(m) will  speak | 'inta hatiAtirifiicnta hatiAtirif |  إنت َ هـَتـِعتـِر ِف | 
| You(f) will  speak | 'inti hatiAtirfiiicnti hatiAtirfy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِعتـِرفي | 
| You(pl) will  speak | 'intu hatiAtirfuiicntoo hatiAtirfoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِعتـِرفوا | 
| He/it(m) will  speak | huwa hayiAtirifhuwa hayiAtirif |  هـُو َ هـَيـِعتـِر ِف | 
| She/it(f) will  speak | hiya hatiAtirifhiya hatiAtirif |  هـِي َ هـَتـِعتـِر ِف | 
| They will  speak | humma hayiAtirfuhumma hayiAtirfoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعتـِرفوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  speak! | 'iAtirifiicAtirif |  إعتـِر ِف | 
| You(f)  speak! | 'iAtirifiiicAtirify |  إعتـِر ِفي | 
| You(pl)  speak! | 'iAtirifuiicAtirifoo |  إعتـِر ِفوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is   | huwa muAtarifhuwa muAtarif |  هـُو َ مـُعتـَر ِف | 
| She/it(f) is   | hiya muAtarifahiya muAtarifaö |  هـِي َ مـُعتـَر ِفـَة | 
| They are   | humma muAtarifeenhumma muAtarifyn |  هـُمّ َ مـُعتـَر ِفين |