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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  quoted | 'ana 'iqtabastaacnaa iicQtabast |  أنا َ إقتـَبـَست | 
| We  quoted | 'ihna 'iqtabasnaiicHnaa iicQtabasnaa |  إحنا َ إقتـَبـَسنا | 
| You(m)  quoted | 'inta 'iqtabastiicnta iicQtabast |  إنت َ إقتـَبـَست | 
| You(f)  quoted | 'inti 'iqtabastiiicnti iicQtabasty |  إنت ِ إقتـَبـَستي | 
| You(pl)  quoted | 'intu 'iqtabastuiicntoo iicQtabastoo |  إنتوا إقتـَبـَستوا | 
| He/it(m)  quoted | huwa 'iqtabashuwa iicQtabas |  هـُو َ إقتـَبـَس | 
| She/it(f)  quoted | hiya 'iqtabasithiya iicQtabasit |  هـِي َ إقتـَبـَسـِت | 
| They  quoted | humma 'iqtabasuhumma iicQtabasoo |  هـُمّ َ إقتـَبـَسوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  quote | 'ana yimkin 'aqtabisaacnaa yimkin aacQtabis |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقتـَبـِس | 
| We might  quote | 'ihna yimkin naqtabisiicHnaa yimkin naQtabis |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَقتـَبـِس | 
| You(m) might  quote | 'inta yimkin taqtabisiicnta yimkin taQtabis |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِس | 
| You(f) might  quote | 'inti yimkin taqtabisiiicnti yimkin taQtabisy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِسي | 
| You(pl) might  quote | 'intu yimkin taqtabisuiicntoo yimkin taQtabisoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِسوا | 
| He/it(m) might  quote | huwa yimkin yaqtabishuwa yimkin yaQtabis |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَقتـَبـِس | 
| She/it(f) might  quote | hiya yimkin taqtabishiya yimkin taQtabis |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِس | 
| They might  quote | humma yimkin yaqtabsuhumma yimkin yaQtabsoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَقتـَبسوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  quote | 'ana baqtabisaacnaa baQtabis |  أنا َ بـَقتـَبـِس | 
| We  quote | 'ihna binaqtabisiicHnaa binaQtabis |  إحنا َ بـِنـَقتـَبـِس | 
| You(m)  quote | 'inta bitaqtabisiicnta bitaQtabis |  إنت َ بـِتـَقتـَبـِس | 
| You(f)  quote | 'inti bitaqtabisiiicnti bitaQtabisy |  إنت ِ بـِتـَقتـَبـِسي | 
| You(pl)  quote | 'intu bitaqtabisuiicntoo bitaQtabisoo |  إنتوا بـِتـَقتـَبـِسوا | 
| He/it(m)  quotes | huwa biyaqtabishuwa biyaQtabis |  هـُو َ بـِيـَقتـَبـِس | 
| She/it(f)  quotes | hiya bitaqtabishiya bitaQtabis |  هـِي َ بـِتـَقتـَبـِس | 
| They  quote | humma biyaqtabsuhumma biyaQtabsoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـَقتـَبسوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  quote | 'ana haqtabisaacnaa haQtabis |  أنا َ هـَقتـَبـِس | 
| We will  quote | 'ihna hanaqtabisiicHnaa hanaQtabis |  إحنا َ هـَنـَقتـَبـِس | 
| You(m) will  quote | 'inta hataqtabisiicnta hataQtabis |  إنت َ هـَتـَقتـَبـِس | 
| You(f) will  quote | 'inti hataqtabisiiicnti hataQtabisy |  إنت ِ هـَتـَقتـَبـِسي | 
| You(pl) will  quote | 'intu hataqtabisuiicntoo hataQtabisoo |  إنتوا هـَتـَقتـَبـِسوا | 
| He/it(m) will  quote | huwa hayaqtabishuwa hayaQtabis |  هـُو َ هـَيـَقتـَبـِس | 
| She/it(f) will  quote | hiya hataqtabishiya hataQtabis |  هـِي َ هـَتـَقتـَبـِس | 
| They will  quote | humma hayaqtabsuhumma hayaQtabsoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـَقتـَبسوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  quote! | 'iqtabisiicQtabis |  إقتـَبـِس | 
| You(f)  quote! | 'iqtabisiiicQtabisy |  إقتـَبـِسي | 
| You(pl)  quote! | 'iqtabisuiicQtabisoo |  إقتـَبـِسوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  quoted | huwa muqtabashuwa muQtabas |  هـُو َ مـُقتـَبـَس | 
| She/it(f) is  quoted | hiya muqtabasahiya muQtabasaö |  هـِي َ مـُقتـَبـَسـَة | 
| They are  quoted | humma muqtabaseenhumma muQtabasyn |  هـُمّ َ مـُقتـَبـَسين |