Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I came | 'ana geetaacnaa gyt | أنا َ جيت |
| We came | 'ihna geenaiicHnaa gynaa | إحنا َ جينا |
| You(m) came | 'inta geetiicnta gyt | إنت َ جيت |
| You(f) came | 'inti geetiiicnti gyty | إنت ِ جيتي |
| You(pl) came | 'intu geetuiicntoo gytoo | إنتوا جيتوا |
| He/it(m) came | huwa gihhuwa gih | هـُو َ جـِه |
| She/it(f) came | hiya gaathiya gaat | هـِي َ جا َت |
| They came | humma goomhumma gwm | هـُمّ َ جوم |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might come | 'ana yimkin aagiaacnaa yimkin aagy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ا َجي |
| We might come | 'ihna yimkin nigiiicHnaa yimkin nigy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجي |
| You(m) might come | 'inta yimkin tigiiicnta yimkin tigy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجي |
| You(f) might come | 'inti yimkin tigiiicnti yimkin tigy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجي |
| You(pl) might come | 'intu yimkin tiguiicntoo yimkin tigoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجوا |
| He/it(m) might come | huwa yimkin yigihuwa yimkin yigy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجي |
| She/it(f) might come | hiya yimkin tigihiya yimkin tigy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجي |
| They might come | humma yimkin yiguhumma yimkin yigoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I come | 'ana bagiaacnaa bagy | أنا َ بـَجي |
| We come | 'ihna binigiiicHnaa binigy | إحنا َ بـِنـِجي |
| You(m) come | 'inta bitigiiicnta bitigy | إنت َ بـِتـِجي |
| You(f) come | 'inti bitigiiicnti bitigy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجي |
| You(pl) come | 'intu bitiguiicntoo bitigoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجوا |
| He/it(m) comes | huwa biyigihuwa biyigy | هـُو َ بـِيـِجي |
| She/it(f) comes | hiya bitigihiya bitigy | هـِي َ بـِتـِجي |
| They come | humma biyiguhumma biyigoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will come | 'ana hagiaacnaa hagy | أنا َ هـَجي |
| We will come | 'ihna hanigiiicHnaa hanigy | إحنا َ هـَنـِجي |
| You(m) will come | 'inta hatigiiicnta hatigy | إنت َ هـَتـِجي |
| You(f) will come | 'inti hatigiiicnti hatigy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجي |
| You(pl) will come | 'intu hatiguiicntoo hatigoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجوا |
| He/it(m) will come | huwa hayigihuwa hayigy | هـُو َ هـَيـِجي |
| She/it(f) will come | hiya hatigihiya hatigy | هـِي َ هـَتـِجي |
| They will come | humma hayiguhumma hayigoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) come! | taAaalataAaala | تـَعا َلَ |
| You(f) come! | taAaalitaAaaly | تـَعا َلي |
| You(pl) come! | taAalutaAaaloo | تـَعا َلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am coming | 'ana taaliAaacnaa taaliA | أنا َ تا َلـِع |
| I(f) am coming | 'ana taaliAaaacnaa taaliAaö | أنا َ تا َلـِعـَة |
| We are coming | 'ihna taaliAeeniicHnaa taaliAyn | إحنا َ تا َلـِعين |
| You(m) are coming | 'inta taaliAiicnta taaliA | إنت َ تا َلـِع |
| You(f) are coming | 'inti taaliAaiicnti taaliAaö | إنت ِ تا َلـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are coming | 'intu taaliAeeniicntoo taaliAyn | إنتوا تا َلـِعين |
| He/it(m) is coming | huwa taaliAhuwa taaliA | هـُو َ تا َلـِع |
| She/it(f) is coming | hiya taaliAahiya taaliAaö | هـِي َ تا َلـِعـَة |
| They are coming | humma taaliAeenhumma taaliAyn | هـُمّ َ تا َلـِعين |
