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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  followed | 'ana tabaAtaacnaa tabaAt | أنا َ تـَبـَعت | 
| We  followed | 'ihna tabaAnaiicHnaa tabaAnaa | إحنا َ تـَبـَعنا | 
| You(m)  followed | 'inta tabaAtiicnta tabaAt | إنت َ تـَبـَعت | 
| You(f)  followed | 'inti tabaAtiiicnti tabaAty | إنت ِ تـَبـَعتي | 
| You(pl)  followed | 'intu tabaAtuiicntoo tabaAtoo | إنتوا تـَبـَعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  followed | huwa tabaAhuwa tabaA | هـُو َ تـَبـَع | 
| She/it(f)  followed | hiya tabaAithiya tabaAit | هـِي َ تـَبـَعـِت | 
| They  followed | humma tabaAuhumma tabaAoo | هـُمّ َ تـَبـَعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  follow | 'ana yimkin 'atbaAaacnaa yimkin aactbaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَع | 
| We might  follow | 'ihna yimkin nitbaAiicHnaa yimkin nitbaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَع | 
| You(m) might  follow | 'inta yimkin titbaAiicnta yimkin titbaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَع | 
| You(f) might  follow | 'inti yimkin titbaAiiicnti yimkin titbaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَعي | 
| You(pl) might  follow | 'intu yimkin titbaAuiicntoo yimkin titbaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  follow | huwa yimkin yitbaAhuwa yimkin yitbaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَع | 
| She/it(f) might  follow | hiya yimkin titbaAhiya yimkin titbaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَع | 
| They might  follow | humma yimkin yitbaAuhumma yimkin yitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  follow | 'ana batbaAaacnaa batbaA | أنا َ بـَتبـَع | 
| We  follow | 'ihna binitbaAiicHnaa binitbaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَع | 
| You(m)  follow | 'inta bititbaAiicnta bititbaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَع | 
| You(f)  follow | 'inti bititbaAiiicnti bititbaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتبـَعي | 
| You(pl)  follow | 'intu bititbaAuiicntoo bititbaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَعوا | 
| He/it(m)  follows | huwa biyitbaAhuwa biyitbaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَع | 
| She/it(f)  follows | hiya bititbaAhiya bititbaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَع | 
| They  follow | humma biyitbaAuhumma biyitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  follow | 'ana hatbaAaacnaa hatbaA | أنا َ هـَتبـَع | 
| We will  follow | 'ihna hanitbaAiicHnaa hanitbaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتبـَع | 
| You(m) will  follow | 'inta hatitbaAiicnta hatitbaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَع | 
| You(f) will  follow | 'inti hatitbaAiiicnti hatitbaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَعي | 
| You(pl) will  follow | 'intu hatitbaAuiicntoo hatitbaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  follow | huwa hayitbaAhuwa hayitbaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَع | 
| She/it(f) will  follow | hiya hatitbaAhiya hatitbaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَع | 
| They will  follow | humma hayitbaAuhumma hayitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  follow! | 'itbaAiictbaA | إتبـَع | 
| You(f)  follow! | 'itbaAiiictbaAy | إتبـَعي | 
| You(pl)  follow! | 'itbaAuiictbaAoo | إتبـَعوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  following | 'ana taabaAaacnaa taabaA | أنا َ تا َبـَع | 
| I(f) am  following | 'ana taabaAaaacnaa taabaAaö | أنا َ تا َبـَعـَة | 
| We are  following | 'ihna taabaAeeniicHnaa taabaAyn | إحنا َ تا َبـَعين | 
| You(m) are  following | 'inta taabaAiicnta taabaA | إنت َ تا َبـَع | 
| You(f) are  following | 'inti taabaAaiicnti taabaAaö | إنت ِ تا َبـَعـَة | 
| You(pl) are  following | 'intu taabaAeeniicntoo taabaAyn | إنتوا تا َبـَعين | 
| He/it(m) is  following | huwa taabaAhuwa taabaA | هـُو َ تا َبـَع | 
| She/it(f) is  following | hiya taabaAahiya taabaAaö | هـِي َ تا َبـَعـَة | 
| They are  following | humma taabaAeenhumma taabaAyn | هـُمّ َ تا َبـَعين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  followed | huwa matbooAhuwa matbwA | هـُو َ مـَتبوع | 
| She/it(f) is  followed | hiya matbooAahiya matbwAaö | هـِي َ مـَتبوعـَة | 
| They are  followed | humma matbooAeenhumma matbwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتبوعين |