Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sneaked | 'ana 'itsara'taacnaa iictsaraqt | أنا َ إتسـَر َقت |
| We sneaked | 'ihna 'itsara'naiicHnaa iictsaraqnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَر َقنا |
| You(m) sneaked | 'inta 'itsara'tiicnta iictsaraqt | إنت َ إتسـَر َقت |
| You(f) sneaked | 'inti 'itsara'tiiicnti iictsaraqty | إنت ِ إتسـَر َقتي |
| You(pl) sneaked | 'intu 'itsara'tuiicntoo iictsaraqtoo | إنتوا إتسـَر َقتوا |
| He/it(m) sneaked | huwa 'itsara'huwa iictsaraq | هـُو َ إتسـَر َق |
| She/it(f) sneaked | hiya 'itsara'ithiya iictsaraqit | هـِي َ إتسـَر َقـِت |
| They sneaked | humma 'itsara'uhumma iictsaraqoo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَر َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sneak | 'ana yimkin 'atsiri'aacnaa yimkin aactsiriq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـِر ِق |
| We might sneak | 'ihna yimkin nitsiri'iicHnaa yimkin nitsiriq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـِر ِق |
| You(m) might sneak | 'inta yimkin titsiri'iicnta yimkin titsiriq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـِر ِق |
| You(f) might sneak | 'inti yimkin titsir'iiicnti yimkin titsirqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـِرقي |
| You(pl) might sneak | 'intu yimkin titsir'uiicntoo yimkin titsirqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـِرقوا |
| He/it(m) might sneak | huwa yimkin yitsiri'huwa yimkin yitsiriq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) might sneak | hiya yimkin titsiri'hiya yimkin titsiriq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـِر ِق |
| They might sneak | humma yimkin yitsir'uhumma yimkin yitsirqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـِرقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sneak | 'ana batsiri'aacnaa batsiriq | أنا َ بـَتسـِر ِق |
| We sneak | 'ihna binitsiri'iicHnaa binitsiriq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـِر ِق |
| You(m) sneak | 'inta bititsiri'iicnta bititsiriq | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـِر ِق |
| You(f) sneak | 'inti bititsir'iiicnti bititsirqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـِرقي |
| You(pl) sneak | 'intu bititsir'uiicntoo bititsirqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـِرقوا |
| He/it(m) sneaks | huwa biyitsiri'huwa biyitsiriq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) sneaks | hiya bititsiri'hiya bititsiriq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـِر ِق |
| They sneak | humma biyitsir'uhumma biyitsirqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـِرقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sneak | 'ana hatsiri'aacnaa hatsiriq | أنا َ هـَتسـِر ِق |
| We will sneak | 'ihna hanitsiri'iicHnaa hanitsiriq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـِر ِق |
| You(m) will sneak | 'inta hatitsiri'iicnta hatitsiriq | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـِر ِق |
| You(f) will sneak | 'inti hatitsir'iiicnti hatitsirqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـِرقي |
| You(pl) will sneak | 'intu hatitsir'uiicntoo hatitsirqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـِرقوا |
| He/it(m) will sneak | huwa hayitsiri'huwa hayitsiriq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) will sneak | hiya hatitsiri'hiya hatitsiriq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـِر ِق |
| They will sneak | humma hayitsir'uhumma hayitsirqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـِرقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sneak! | 'itsiri'iictsiriq | إتسـِر ِق |
| You(f) sneak! | 'itsiri'iiictsiriqy | إتسـِر ِقي |
| You(pl) sneak! | 'itsiri'uiictsiriqoo | إتسـِر ِقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mutsari'huwa mutsariq | هـُو َ مـُتسـَر ِق |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mutsari'ahiya mutsariqaö | هـِي َ مـُتسـَر ِقـَة |
| They are | humma mutsari'eenhumma mutsariqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتسـَر ِقين |
