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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  said | 'ana 'ooltaacnaa qwlt |  أنا َ قولت | 
| We  said | 'ihna 'oolnaiicHnaa qwlnaa |  إحنا َ قولنا | 
| You(m)  said | 'inta 'ooltiicnta qwlt |  إنت َ قولت | 
| You(f)  said | 'inti 'ooltiiicnti qwlty |  إنت ِ قولتي | 
| You(pl)  said | 'intu 'ooltuiicntoo qwltoo |  إنتوا قولتوا | 
| He/it(m)  said | huwa 'aelhuwa qael |  هـُو َ قا َل | 
| She/it(f)  said | hiya 'aelithiya qaelit |  هـِي َ قا َلـِت | 
| They  said | humma 'aluhumma qaeloo |  هـُمّ َ قا َلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  say | 'ana yimkin 'a'oolaacnaa yimkin aacqwl |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقول | 
| We might  say | 'ihna yimkin ni'ooliicHnaa yimkin niqwl |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقول | 
| You(m) might  say | 'inta yimkin ti'ooliicnta yimkin tiqwl |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول | 
| You(f) might  say | 'inti yimkin ti'ooliiicnti yimkin tiqwly |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقولي | 
| You(pl) might  say | 'intu yimkin ti'ooluiicntoo yimkin tiqwloo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقولوا | 
| He/it(m) might  say | huwa yimkin yi'oolhuwa yimkin yiqwl |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقول | 
| She/it(f) might  say | hiya yimkin ti'oolhiya yimkin tiqwl |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول | 
| They might  say | humma yimkin yi'ooluhumma yimkin yiqwloo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقولوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  say | 'ana ba'oolaacnaa baqwl |  أنا َ بـَقول | 
| We  say | 'ihna bin'ooliicHnaa binqwl |  إحنا َ بـِنقول | 
| You(m)  say | 'inta bit'ooliicnta bitqwl |  إنت َ بـِتقول | 
| You(f)  say | 'inti bit'ooliiicnti bitqwly |  إنت ِ بـِتقولي | 
| You(pl)  say | 'intu bit'ooluiicntoo bitqwloo |  إنتوا بـِتقولوا | 
| He/it(m)  says | huwa biyi'oolhuwa biyiqwl |  هـُو َ بـِيـِقول | 
| She/it(f)  says | hiya bit'oolhiya bitqwl |  هـِي َ بـِتقول | 
| They  say | humma biyi'ooluhumma biyiqwloo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقولوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  say | 'ana ha'oolaacnaa haqwl |  أنا َ هـَقول | 
| We will  say | 'ihna han'ooliicHnaa hanqwl |  إحنا َ هـَنقول | 
| You(m) will  say | 'inta hat'ooliicnta hatqwl |  إنت َ هـَتقول | 
| You(f) will  say | 'inti hat'ooliiicnti hatqwly |  إنت ِ هـَتقولي | 
| You(pl) will  say | 'intu hat'ooluiicntoo hatqwloo |  إنتوا هـَتقولوا | 
| He/it(m) will  say | huwa hayi'oolhuwa hayiqwl |  هـُو َ هـَيـِقول | 
| She/it(f) will  say | hiya hat'oolhiya hatqwl |  هـِي َ هـَتقول | 
| They will  say | humma hayi'ooluhumma hayiqwloo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقولوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  say! | 'oolqwl |  قول | 
| You(f)  say! | 'ooliqwly |  قولي | 
| You(pl)  say! | 'ooluqwloo |  قولوا |