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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  leant | 'ana meeltaacnaa mylt |  أنا َ ميلت | 
| We  leant | 'ihna meelnaiicHnaa mylnaa |  إحنا َ ميلنا | 
| You(m)  leant | 'inta meeltiicnta mylt |  إنت َ ميلت | 
| You(f)  leant | 'inti meeltiiicnti mylty |  إنت ِ ميلتي | 
| You(pl)  leant | 'intu meeltuiicntoo myltoo |  إنتوا ميلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  leant | huwa maelhuwa mael |  هـُو َ ما َل | 
| She/it(f)  leant | hiya maelithiya maelit |  هـِي َ ما َلـِت | 
| They  leant | humma maluhumma maeloo |  هـُمّ َ ما َلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  lean | 'ana yimkin 'ameelaacnaa yimkin aacmyl |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أميل | 
| We might  lean | 'ihna yimkin nimeeliicHnaa yimkin nimyl |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِميل | 
| You(m) might  lean | 'inta yimkin timeeliicnta yimkin timyl |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِميل | 
| You(f) might  lean | 'inti yimkin timeeliiicnti yimkin timyly |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِميلي | 
| You(pl) might  lean | 'intu yimkin timeeluiicntoo yimkin timyloo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِميلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  lean | huwa yimkin yimeelhuwa yimkin yimyl |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِميل | 
| She/it(f) might  lean | hiya yimkin timeelhiya yimkin timyl |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِميل | 
| They might  lean | humma yimkin yimeeluhumma yimkin yimyloo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِميلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  lean | 'ana bameelaacnaa bamyl |  أنا َ بـَميل | 
| We  lean | 'ihna binmeeliicHnaa binmyl |  إحنا َ بـِنميل | 
| You(m)  lean | 'inta bitmeeliicnta bitmyl |  إنت َ بـِتميل | 
| You(f)  lean | 'inti bitmeeliiicnti bitmyly |  إنت ِ بـِتميلي | 
| You(pl)  lean | 'intu bitmeeluiicntoo bitmyloo |  إنتوا بـِتميلوا | 
| He/it(m)  leans | huwa biyimeelhuwa biyimyl |  هـُو َ بـِيـِميل | 
| She/it(f)  leans | hiya bitmeelhiya bitmyl |  هـِي َ بـِتميل | 
| They  lean | humma biyimeeluhumma biyimyloo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِميلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  lean | 'ana hameelaacnaa hamyl |  أنا َ هـَميل | 
| We will  lean | 'ihna hanmeeliicHnaa hanmyl |  إحنا َ هـَنميل | 
| You(m) will  lean | 'inta hatmeeliicnta hatmyl |  إنت َ هـَتميل | 
| You(f) will  lean | 'inti hatmeeliiicnti hatmyly |  إنت ِ هـَتميلي | 
| You(pl) will  lean | 'intu hatmeeluiicntoo hatmyloo |  إنتوا هـَتميلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  lean | huwa hayimeelhuwa hayimyl |  هـُو َ هـَيـِميل | 
| She/it(f) will  lean | hiya hatmeelhiya hatmyl |  هـِي َ هـَتميل | 
| They will  lean | humma hayimeeluhumma hayimyloo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِميلوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  lean! | meelmyl |  ميل | 
| You(f)  lean! | meelimyly |  ميلي | 
| You(pl)  lean! | meelumyloo |  ميلوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  leaning | 'ana maeyilaacnaa maeyil |  أنا َ ما َيـِل | 
| I(f) am  leaning | 'ana maeyilaaacnaa maeyilaö |  أنا َ ما َيـِلـَة | 
| We are  leaning | 'ihna maeyileeniicHnaa maeyilyn |  إحنا َ ما َيـِلين | 
| You(m) are  leaning | 'inta maeyiliicnta maeyil |  إنت َ ما َيـِل | 
| You(f) are  leaning | 'inti maeyilaiicnti maeyilaö |  إنت ِ ما َيـِلـَة | 
| You(pl) are  leaning | 'intu maeyileeniicntoo maeyilyn |  إنتوا ما َيـِلين | 
| He/it(m) is  leaning | huwa maeyilhuwa maeyil |  هـُو َ ما َيـِل | 
| She/it(f) is  leaning | hiya maeyilahiya maeyilaö |  هـِي َ ما َيـِلـَة | 
| They are  leaning | humma maeyileenhumma maeyilyn |  هـُمّ َ ما َيـِلين |