Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratched | 'ana garrahtaacnaa garraHt | أنا َ جـَرّ َحت |
| We scratched | 'ihna garrahnaiicHnaa garraHnaa | إحنا َ جـَرّ َحنا |
| You(m) scratched | 'inta garrahtiicnta garraHt | إنت َ جـَرّ َحت |
| You(f) scratched | 'inti garrahtiiicnti garraHty | إنت ِ جـَرّ َحتي |
| You(pl) scratched | 'intu garrahtuiicntoo garraHtoo | إنتوا جـَرّ َحتوا |
| He/it(m) scratched | huwa garrahhuwa garraH | هـُو َ جـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) scratched | hiya garrahithiya garraHit | هـِي َ جـَرّ َحـِت |
| They scratched | humma garrahuhumma garraHoo | هـُمّ َ جـَرّ َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might scratch | 'ana yimkin 'agarrahaacnaa yimkin aacgarraH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَرّ َح |
| We might scratch | 'ihna yimkin nigarrahiicHnaa yimkin nigarraH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَرّ َح |
| You(m) might scratch | 'inta yimkin tigarrahiicnta yimkin tigarraH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َح |
| You(f) might scratch | 'inti yimkin tigarrahiiicnti yimkin tigarraHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َحي |
| You(pl) might scratch | 'intu yimkin tigarrahuiicntoo yimkin tigarraHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َحوا |
| He/it(m) might scratch | huwa yimkin yigarrahhuwa yimkin yigarraH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) might scratch | hiya yimkin tigarrahhiya yimkin tigarraH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َح |
| They might scratch | humma yimkin yigarrahuhumma yimkin yigarraHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَرّ َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratch | 'ana bagarrahaacnaa bagarraH | أنا َ بـَجـَرّ َح |
| We scratch | 'ihna binigarrahiicHnaa binigarraH | إحنا َ بـِنـِجـَرّ َح |
| You(m) scratch | 'inta bitigarrahiicnta bitigarraH | إنت َ بـِتـِجـَرّ َح |
| You(f) scratch | 'inti bitigarrahiiicnti bitigarraHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجـَرّ َحي |
| You(pl) scratch | 'intu bitigarrahuiicntoo bitigarraHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجـَرّ َحوا |
| He/it(m) scratchs | huwa biyigarrahhuwa biyigarraH | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) scratchs | hiya bitigarrahhiya bitigarraH | هـِي َ بـِتـِجـَرّ َح |
| They scratch | humma biyigarrahuhumma biyigarraHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَرّ َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will scratch | 'ana hagarrahaacnaa hagarraH | أنا َ هـَجـَرّ َح |
| We will scratch | 'ihna hanigarrahiicHnaa hanigarraH | إحنا َ هـَنـِجـَرّ َح |
| You(m) will scratch | 'inta hatigarrahiicnta hatigarraH | إنت َ هـَتـِجـَرّ َح |
| You(f) will scratch | 'inti hatigarrahiiicnti hatigarraHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجـَرّ َحي |
| You(pl) will scratch | 'intu hatigarrahuiicntoo hatigarraHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجـَرّ َحوا |
| He/it(m) will scratch | huwa hayigarrahhuwa hayigarraH | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) will scratch | hiya hatigarrahhiya hatigarraH | هـِي َ هـَتـِجـَرّ َح |
| They will scratch | humma hayigarrahuhumma hayigarraHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَرّ َحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) scratch! | 'igrahiicgraH | إجر َح |
| You(f) scratch! | 'igrahiiicgraHy | إجر َحي |
| You(pl) scratch! | igrahuigraHoo | ِجر َحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is scratched | huwa mugarrahhuwa mugarraH | هـُو َ مـُجـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) is scratched | hiya mugarrahahiya mugarraHaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَرّ َحـَة |
| They are scratched | humma mugarraheenhumma mugarraHyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَرّ َحين |
