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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  acted | 'ana maththiltaacnaa maththilt | أنا َ مـَثّـِلت | 
| We  acted | 'ihna maththilnaiicHnaa maththilnaa | إحنا َ مـَثّـِلنا | 
| You(m)  acted | 'inta maththiltiicnta maththilt | إنت َ مـَثّـِلت | 
| You(f)  acted | 'inti maththiltiiicnti maththilty | إنت ِ مـَثّـِلتي | 
| You(pl)  acted | 'intu maththiltuiicntoo maththiltoo | إنتوا مـَثّـِلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  acted | huwa maththilhuwa maththil | هـُو َ مـَثّـِل | 
| She/it(f)  acted | hiya maththilithiya maththilit | هـِي َ مـَثّـِلـِت | 
| They  acted | humma maththiluhumma maththiloo | هـُمّ َ مـَثّـِلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  act | 'ana yimkin 'amaththilaacnaa yimkin aacmaththil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـَثّـِل | 
| We might  act | 'ihna yimkin nimaththiliicHnaa yimkin nimaththil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـَثّـِل | 
| You(m) might  act | 'inta yimkin timaththiliicnta yimkin timaththil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِل | 
| You(f) might  act | 'inti yimkin timaththiliiicnti yimkin timaththily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِلي | 
| You(pl) might  act | 'intu yimkin timaththiluiicntoo yimkin timaththiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  act | huwa yimkin yimaththilhuwa yimkin yimaththil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَثّـِل | 
| She/it(f) might  act | hiya yimkin timaththilhiya yimkin timaththil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِل | 
| They might  act | humma yimkin yimaththiluhumma yimkin yimaththiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَثّـِلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  act | 'ana bamaththilaacnaa bamaththil | أنا َ بـَمـَثّـِل | 
| We  act | 'ihna binmaththiliicHnaa binmaththil | إحنا َ بـِنمـَثّـِل | 
| You(m)  act | 'inta bitmaththiliicnta bitmaththil | إنت َ بـِتمـَثّـِل | 
| You(f)  act | 'inti bitmaththiliiicnti bitmaththily | إنت ِ بـِتمـَثّـِلي | 
| You(pl)  act | 'intu bitmaththiluiicntoo bitmaththiloo | إنتوا بـِتمـَثّـِلوا | 
| He/it(m)  acts | huwa biyimaththilhuwa biyimaththil | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـَثّـِل | 
| She/it(f)  acts | hiya bitmaththilhiya bitmaththil | هـِي َ بـِتمـَثّـِل | 
| They  act | humma biyimaththiluhumma biyimaththiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـَثّـِلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  act | 'ana hamaththilaacnaa hamaththil | أنا َ هـَمـَثّـِل | 
| We will  act | 'ihna hanmaththiliicHnaa hanmaththil | إحنا َ هـَنمـَثّـِل | 
| You(m) will  act | 'inta hatmaththiliicnta hatmaththil | إنت َ هـَتمـَثّـِل | 
| You(f) will  act | 'inti hatmaththiliiicnti hatmaththily | إنت ِ هـَتمـَثّـِلي | 
| You(pl) will  act | 'intu hatmaththiluiicntoo hatmaththiloo | إنتوا هـَتمـَثّـِلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  act | huwa hayimaththilhuwa hayimaththil | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـَثّـِل | 
| She/it(f) will  act | hiya hatmaththilhiya hatmaththil | هـِي َ هـَتمـَثّـِل | 
| They will  act | humma hayimaththiluhumma hayimaththiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـَثّـِلوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  act! | maththilmaththil | مـَثّـِل | 
| You(f)  act! | maththilimaththily | مـَثّـِلي | 
| You(pl)  act! | maththilumaththiloo | مـَثّـِلوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  acted | huwa mumaththilhuwa mumaththil | هـُو َ مـُمـَثّـِل | 
| She/it(f) is  acted | hiya mumaththilahiya mumaththilaö | هـِي َ مـُمـَثّـِلـَة | 
| They are  acted | humma mumaththileenhumma mumaththilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُمـَثّـِلين |