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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I picked | 'ana sheeltaacnaa shylt | أنا َ شيلت |
| We picked | 'ihna sheelnaiicHnaa shylnaa | إحنا َ شيلنا |
| You(m) picked | 'inta sheeltiicnta shylt | إنت َ شيلت |
| You(f) picked | 'inti sheeltiiicnti shylty | إنت ِ شيلتي |
| You(pl) picked | 'intu sheeltuiicntoo shyltoo | إنتوا شيلتوا |
| He/it(m) picked | huwa shaelhuwa shael | هـُو َ شا َل |
| She/it(f) picked | hiya shaelithiya shaelit | هـِي َ شا َلـِت |
| They picked | humma shaluhumma shaeloo | هـُمّ َ شا َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pick | 'ana yimkin 'asheelaacnaa yimkin aacshyl | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشيل |
| We might pick | 'ihna yimkin nisheeliicHnaa yimkin nishyl | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشيل |
| You(m) might pick | 'inta yimkin tisheeliicnta yimkin tishyl | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشيل |
| You(f) might pick | 'inti yimkin tisheeliiicnti yimkin tishyly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشيلي |
| You(pl) might pick | 'intu yimkin tisheeluiicntoo yimkin tishyloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشيلوا |
| He/it(m) might pick | huwa yimkin yisheelhuwa yimkin yishyl | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشيل |
| She/it(f) might pick | hiya yimkin tisheelhiya yimkin tishyl | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشيل |
| They might pick | humma yimkin yisheeluhumma yimkin yishyloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشيلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pick | 'ana basheelaacnaa bashyl | أنا َ بـَشيل |
| We pick | 'ihna binsheeliicHnaa binshyl | إحنا َ بـِنشيل |
| You(m) pick | 'inta bitsheeliicnta bitshyl | إنت َ بـِتشيل |
| You(f) pick | 'inti bitsheeliiicnti bitshyly | إنت ِ بـِتشيلي |
| You(pl) pick | 'intu bitsheeluiicntoo bitshyloo | إنتوا بـِتشيلوا |
| He/it(m) picks | huwa biyisheelhuwa biyishyl | هـُو َ بـِيـِشيل |
| She/it(f) picks | hiya bitsheelhiya bitshyl | هـِي َ بـِتشيل |
| They pick | humma biyisheeluhumma biyishyloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشيلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pick | 'ana hasheelaacnaa hashyl | أنا َ هـَشيل |
| We will pick | 'ihna hansheeliicHnaa hanshyl | إحنا َ هـَنشيل |
| You(m) will pick | 'inta hatsheeliicnta hatshyl | إنت َ هـَتشيل |
| You(f) will pick | 'inti hatsheeliiicnti hatshyly | إنت ِ هـَتشيلي |
| You(pl) will pick | 'intu hatsheeluiicntoo hatshyloo | إنتوا هـَتشيلوا |
| He/it(m) will pick | huwa hayisheelhuwa hayishyl | هـُو َ هـَيـِشيل |
| She/it(f) will pick | hiya hatsheelhiya hatshyl | هـِي َ هـَتشيل |
| They will pick | humma hayisheeluhumma hayishyloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشيلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pick! | sheelshyl | شيل |
| You(f) pick! | sheelishyly | شيلي |
| You(pl) pick! | sheelushyloo | شيلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am picking | 'ana shaeyilaacnaa shaeyil | أنا َ شا َيـِل |
| I(f) am picking | 'ana shaeyilaaacnaa shaeyilaö | أنا َ شا َيـِلـَة |
| We are picking | 'ihna shaeyileeniicHnaa shaeyilyn | إحنا َ شا َيـِلين |
| You(m) are picking | 'inta shaeyiliicnta shaeyil | إنت َ شا َيـِل |
| You(f) are picking | 'inti shaeyilaiicnti shaeyilaö | إنت ِ شا َيـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are picking | 'intu shaeyileeniicntoo shaeyilyn | إنتوا شا َيـِلين |
| He/it(m) is picking | huwa shaeyilhuwa shaeyil | هـُو َ شا َيـِل |
| She/it(f) is picking | hiya shaeyilahiya shaeyilaö | هـِي َ شا َيـِلـَة |
| They are picking | humma shaeyileenhumma shaeyilyn | هـُمّ َ شا َيـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is picked | huwa mitshaelhuwa mitshael | هـُو َ مـِتشا َل |
| She/it(f) is picked | hiya mitshaelahiya mitshaelaö | هـِي َ مـِتشا َلـَة |
| They are picked | humma mitshaleenhumma mitshaelyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشا َلين |
