Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I returned | 'ana rigiAtaacnaa rigiAt | أنا َ ر ِجـِعت |
| We returned | 'ihna rigiAnaiicHnaa rigiAnaa | إحنا َ ر ِجـِعنا |
| You(m) returned | 'inta rigiAtiicnta rigiAt | إنت َ ر ِجـِعت |
| You(f) returned | 'inti rigiAtiiicnti rigiAty | إنت ِ ر ِجـِعتي |
| You(pl) returned | 'intu rigiAtuiicntoo rigiAtoo | إنتوا ر ِجـِعتوا |
| He/it(m) returned | huwa rigiAhuwa rigiA | هـُو َ ر ِجـِع |
| She/it(f) returned | hiya rigAithiya rigAit | هـِي َ ر ِجعـِت |
| They returned | humma rigAuhumma rigAoo | هـُمّ َ ر ِجعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might return | 'ana yimkin 'argaAaacnaa yimkin aacrgaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرجـَع |
| We might return | 'ihna yimkin nirgaAiicHnaa yimkin nirgaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرجـَع |
| You(m) might return | 'inta yimkin tirgaAiicnta yimkin tirgaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرجـَع |
| You(f) might return | 'inti yimkin tirgaAiiicnti yimkin tirgaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرجـَعي |
| You(pl) might return | 'intu yimkin tirgaAuiicntoo yimkin tirgaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرجـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might return | huwa yimkin yirgaAhuwa yimkin yirgaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرجـَع |
| She/it(f) might return | hiya yimkin tirgaAhiya yimkin tirgaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرجـَع |
| They might return | humma yimkin yirgaAuhumma yimkin yirgaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرجـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I return | 'ana bargaAaacnaa bargaA | أنا َ بـَرجـَع |
| We return | 'ihna binirgaAiicHnaa binirgaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِرجـَع |
| You(m) return | 'inta bitirgaAiicnta bitirgaA | إنت َ بـِتـِرجـَع |
| You(f) return | 'inti bitirgaAiiicnti bitirgaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرجـَعي |
| You(pl) return | 'intu bitirgaAuiicntoo bitirgaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرجـَعوا |
| He/it(m) returns | huwa biyirgaAhuwa biyirgaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِرجـَع |
| She/it(f) returns | hiya bitirgaAhiya bitirgaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِرجـَع |
| They return | humma biyirgaAuhumma biyirgaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرجـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will return | 'ana hargaAaacnaa hargaA | أنا َ هـَرجـَع |
| We will return | 'ihna hanirgaAiicHnaa hanirgaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِرجـَع |
| You(m) will return | 'inta hatirgaAiicnta hatirgaA | إنت َ هـَتـِرجـَع |
| You(f) will return | 'inti hatirgaAiiicnti hatirgaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرجـَعي |
| You(pl) will return | 'intu hatirgaAuiicntoo hatirgaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرجـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will return | huwa hayirgaAhuwa hayirgaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِرجـَع |
| She/it(f) will return | hiya hatirgaAhiya hatirgaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِرجـَع |
| They will return | humma hayirgaAuhumma hayirgaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرجـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) return! | 'irgiAiicrgiA | إرجـِع |
| You(f) return! | 'irgiAiiicrgiAy | إرجـِعي |
| You(pl) return! | 'irgiAuiicrgiAoo | إرجـِعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am returning | 'ana raegiAaacnaa raegiA | أنا َ را َجـِع |
| I(f) am returning | 'ana raegiAaaacnaa raegiAaö | أنا َ را َجـِعـَة |
| We are returning | 'ihna raegiAeeniicHnaa raegiAyn | إحنا َ را َجـِعين |
| You(m) are returning | 'inta raegiAiicnta raegiA | إنت َ را َجـِع |
| You(f) are returning | 'inti raegiAaiicnti raegiAaö | إنت ِ را َجـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are returning | 'intu raegiAeeniicntoo raegiAyn | إنتوا را َجـِعين |
| He/it(m) is returning | huwa raegiAhuwa raegiA | هـُو َ را َجـِع |
| She/it(f) is returning | hiya raegiAahiya raegiAaö | هـِي َ را َجـِعـَة |
| They are returning | humma raegiAeenhumma raegiAyn | هـُمّ َ را َجـِعين |
