Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I went | 'ana 'itchalaAtaacnaa iictKalaAt | أنا َ إتخـَلـَعت |
| We went | 'ihna 'itchalaAnaiicHnaa iictKalaAnaa | إحنا َ إتخـَلـَعنا |
| You(m) went | 'inta 'itchalaAtiicnta iictKalaAt | إنت َ إتخـَلـَعت |
| You(f) went | 'inti 'itchalaAtiiicnti iictKalaAty | إنت ِ إتخـَلـَعتي |
| You(pl) went | 'intu 'itchalaAtuiicntoo iictKalaAtoo | إنتوا إتخـَلـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) went | huwa 'itchalaAhuwa iictKalaA | هـُو َ إتخـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) went | hiya 'itchalaAithiya iictKalaAit | هـِي َ إتخـَلـَعـِت |
| They went | humma 'itchalaAuhumma iictKalaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتخـَلـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might go | 'ana yimkin 'atchalaAaacnaa yimkin aactKalaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخـَلـَع |
| We might go | 'ihna yimkin nitchalaAiicHnaa yimkin nitKalaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخـَلـَع |
| You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin titchalaAiicnta yimkin titKalaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَلـَع |
| You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin titchalaAiiicnti yimkin titKalaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَلـَعي |
| You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin titchalaAuiicntoo yimkin titKalaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yitchalaAhuwa yimkin yitKalaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin titchalaAhiya yimkin titKalaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَلـَع |
| They might go | humma yimkin yitchalaAuhumma yimkin yitKalaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَلـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I go | 'ana batchalaAaacnaa batKalaA | أنا َ بـَتخـَلـَع |
| We go | 'ihna binitchalaAiicHnaa binitKalaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخـَلـَع |
| You(m) go | 'inta bititchalaAiicnta bititKalaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتخـَلـَع |
| You(f) go | 'inti bititchalaAiiicnti bititKalaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخـَلـَعي |
| You(pl) go | 'intu bititchalaAuiicntoo bititKalaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخـَلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) goes | huwa biyitchalaAhuwa biyitKalaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) goes | hiya bititchalaAhiya bititKalaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخـَلـَع |
| They go | humma biyitchalaAuhumma biyitKalaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخـَلـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will go | 'ana hatchalaAaacnaa hatKalaA | أنا َ هـَتخـَلـَع |
| We will go | 'ihna hanitchalaAiicHnaa hanitKalaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخـَلـَع |
| You(m) will go | 'inta hatitchalaAiicnta hatitKalaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتخـَلـَع |
| You(f) will go | 'inti hatitchalaAiiicnti hatitKalaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخـَلـَعي |
| You(pl) will go | 'intu hatitchalaAuiicntoo hatitKalaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخـَلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will go | huwa hayitchalaAhuwa hayitKalaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) will go | hiya hatitchalaAhiya hatitKalaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخـَلـَع |
| They will go | humma hayitchalaAuhumma hayitKalaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخـَلـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) go! | 'itchalaAiictKalaA | إتخـَلـَع |
| You(f) go! | 'itchalaAiiictKalaAy | إتخـَلـَعي |
| You(pl) go! | 'itchalaAuiictKalaAoo | إتخـَلـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is gone | huwa mitchalaAhuwa mitKalaA | هـُو َ مـِتخـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) is gone | hiya mitchalaAahiya mitKalaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتخـَلـَعـَة |
| They are gone | humma mitchalaAeenhumma mitKalaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتخـَلـَعين |
