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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  said | 'ana waddaAtaacnaa waddaAt |  أنا َ و َدّ َعت | 
| We  said | 'ihna waddaAnaiicHnaa waddaAnaa |  إحنا َ و َدّ َعنا | 
| You(m)  said | 'inta waddaAtiicnta waddaAt |  إنت َ و َدّ َعت | 
| You(f)  said | 'inti waddaAtiiicnti waddaAty |  إنت ِ و َدّ َعتي | 
| You(pl)  said | 'intu waddaAtuiicntoo waddaAtoo |  إنتوا و َدّ َعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  said | huwa waddaAhuwa waddaA |  هـُو َ و َدّ َع | 
| She/it(f)  said | hiya waddaAithiya waddaAit |  هـِي َ و َدّ َعـِت | 
| They  said | humma waddaAuhumma waddaAoo |  هـُمّ َ و َدّ َعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  say | 'ana yimkin 'awaddaAaacnaa yimkin aacwaddaA |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َدّ َع | 
| We might  say | 'ihna yimkin niwaddaAiicHnaa yimkin niwaddaA |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َدّ َع | 
| You(m) might  say | 'inta yimkin tiwaddaAiicnta yimkin tiwaddaA |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َع | 
| You(f) might  say | 'inti yimkin tiwaddaAiiicnti yimkin tiwaddaAy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َعي | 
| You(pl) might  say | 'intu yimkin tiwaddaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwaddaAoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  say | huwa yimkin yiwaddaAhuwa yimkin yiwaddaA |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّ َع | 
| She/it(f) might  say | hiya yimkin tiwaddaAhiya yimkin tiwaddaA |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َع | 
| They might  say | humma yimkin yiwaddaAuhumma yimkin yiwaddaAoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّ َعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  say | 'ana bawaddaAaacnaa bawaddaA |  أنا َ بـَو َدّ َع | 
| We  say | 'ihna biniwaddaAiicHnaa biniwaddaA |  إحنا َ بـِنـِو َدّ َع | 
| You(m)  say | 'inta bitiwaddaAiicnta bitiwaddaA |  إنت َ بـِتـِو َدّ َع | 
| You(f)  say | 'inti bitiwaddaAiiicnti bitiwaddaAy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِو َدّ َعي | 
| You(pl)  say | 'intu bitiwaddaAuiicntoo bitiwaddaAoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِو َدّ َعوا | 
| He/it(m)  says | huwa biyiwaddaAhuwa biyiwaddaA |  هـُو َ بـِيـِو َدّ َع | 
| She/it(f)  says | hiya bitiwaddaAhiya bitiwaddaA |  هـِي َ بـِتـِو َدّ َع | 
| They  say | humma biyiwaddaAuhumma biyiwaddaAoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َدّ َعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  say | 'ana hawaddaAaacnaa hawaddaA |  أنا َ هـَو َدّ َع | 
| We will  say | 'ihna haniwaddaAiicHnaa haniwaddaA |  إحنا َ هـَنـِو َدّ َع | 
| You(m) will  say | 'inta hatiwaddaAiicnta hatiwaddaA |  إنت َ هـَتـِو َدّ َع | 
| You(f) will  say | 'inti hatiwaddaAiiicnti hatiwaddaAy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِو َدّ َعي | 
| You(pl) will  say | 'intu hatiwaddaAuiicntoo hatiwaddaAoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِو َدّ َعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  say | huwa hayiwaddaAhuwa hayiwaddaA |  هـُو َ هـَيـِو َدّ َع | 
| She/it(f) will  say | hiya hatiwaddaAhiya hatiwaddaA |  هـِي َ هـَتـِو َدّ َع | 
| They will  say | humma hayiwaddaAuhumma hayiwaddaAoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َدّ َعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  say! | 'ioodaAiicwdaA |  إود َع | 
| You(f)  say! | 'ioodaAiiicwdaAy |  إود َعي | 
| You(pl)  say! | iwdaAuiwdaAoo |   ِود َعوا |