Verb details

Word:	follow upfollow up
Meaning:	taebiAtaebiA	تا َبـِع

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I followed	'ana taebiAtaacnaa taebiAt	أنا َ تا َبـِعت
We followed	'ihna taebiAnaiicHnaa taebiAnaa	إحنا َ تا َبـِعنا
You(m) followed	'inta taebiAtiicnta taebiAt	إنت َ تا َبـِعت
You(f) followed	'inti taebiAtiiicnti taebiAty	إنت ِ تا َبـِعتي
You(pl) followed	'intu taebiAtuiicntoo taebiAtoo	إنتوا تا َبـِعتوا
He/it(m) followed	huwa taebiAhuwa taebiA	هـُو َ تا َبـِع
She/it(f) followed	hiya tabAithiya taebAit	هـِي َ تا َبعـِت
They followed	humma taebiAuhumma taebiAoo	هـُمّ َ تا َبـِعوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

English	Egyptian
I might follow	'ana yimkin 'ataebiAaacnaa yimkin aactaebiA	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتا َبـِع
We might follow	'ihna yimkin nitaebiAiicHnaa yimkin nitaebiA	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتا َبـِع
You(m) might follow	'inta yimkin titaebiAiicnta yimkin titaebiA	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع
You(f) might follow	'inti yimkin titabAiiicnti yimkin titaebAy	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعي
You(pl) might follow	'intu yimkin titabAuiicntoo yimkin titaebAoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعوا
He/it(m) might follow	huwa yimkin yitaebiAhuwa yimkin yitaebiA	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبـِع
She/it(f) might follow	hiya yimkin titaebiAhiya yimkin titaebiA	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع
They might follow	humma yimkin yitabAuhumma yimkin yitaebAoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبعوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I follow	'ana bataebiAaacnaa bataebiA	أنا َ بـَتا َبـِع
We follow	'ihna bintaebiAiicHnaa bintaebiA	إحنا َ بـِنتا َبـِع
You(m) follow	'inta bittaebiAiicnta bittaebiA	إنت َ بـِتّا َبـِع
You(f) follow	'inti bittabAiiicnti bittaebAy	إنت ِ بـِتّا َبعي
You(pl) follow	'intu bittabAuiicntoo bittaebAoo	إنتوا بـِتّا َبعوا
He/it(m) follows	huwa biyitaebiAhuwa biyitaebiA	هـُو َ بـِيـِتا َبـِع
She/it(f) follows	hiya bittaebiAhiya bittaebiA	هـِي َ بـِتّا َبـِع
They follow	humma biytabAuhumma biytaebAoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيتا َبعوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will follow	'ana hataebiAaacnaa hataebiA	أنا َ هـَتا َبـِع
We will follow	'ihna hantaebiAiicHnaa hantaebiA	إحنا َ هـَنتا َبـِع
You(m) will follow	'inta hattaebiAiicnta hattaebiA	إنت َ هـَتّا َبـِع
You(f) will follow	'inti hattabAiiicnti hattaebAy	إنت ِ هـَتّا َبعي
You(pl) will follow	'intu hattabAuiicntoo hattaebAoo	إنتوا هـَتّا َبعوا
He/it(m) will follow	huwa hayitaebiAhuwa hayitaebiA	هـُو َ هـَيـِتا َبـِع
She/it(f) will follow	hiya hattaebiAhiya hattaebiA	هـِي َ هـَتّا َبـِع
They will follow	humma hayitabAuhumma hayitaebAoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتا َبعوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) follow!	taebiAtaebiA	تا َبـِع
You(f) follow!	tabAitaebAy	تا َبعي
You(pl) follow!	tabAutaebAoo	تا َبعوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is followed	huwa mutaebiAhuwa mutaebiA	هـُو َ مـُتا َبـِع
She/it(f) is followed	hiya mutaebiAahiya mutaebiAaö	هـِي َ مـُتا َبـِعـَة
They are followed	humma mutaebiAeenhumma mutaebiAyn	هـُمّ َ مـُتا َبـِعين