Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I happened | 'ana gareetaacnaa garyt | أنا َ جـَريت |
| We happened | 'ihna gareenaiicHnaa garynaa | إحنا َ جـَرينا |
| You(m) happened | 'inta gareetiicnta garyt | إنت َ جـَريت |
| You(f) happened | 'inti gareetiiicnti garyty | إنت ِ جـَريتي |
| You(pl) happened | 'intu gareetuiicntoo garytoo | إنتوا جـَريتوا |
| He/it(m) happened | huwa garahuwa garY | هـُو َ جـَرى |
| She/it(f) happened | hiya garyithiya garyit | هـِي َ جـَريـِت |
| They happened | humma garuhumma garoo | هـُمّ َ جـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might happen | 'ana yimkin 'agriaacnaa yimkin aacgry | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجري |
| We might happen | 'ihna yimkin nigriiicHnaa yimkin nigry | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجري |
| You(m) might happen | 'inta yimkin tigriiicnta yimkin tigry | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجري |
| You(f) might happen | 'inti yimkin tigriiicnti yimkin tigry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجري |
| You(pl) might happen | 'intu yimkin tigruiicntoo yimkin tigroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجروا |
| He/it(m) might happen | huwa yimkin yigrihuwa yimkin yigry | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجري |
| She/it(f) might happen | hiya yimkin tigrihiya yimkin tigry | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجري |
| They might happen | humma yimkin yigruhumma yimkin yigroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I happen | 'ana bagriaacnaa bagry | أنا َ بـَجري |
| We happen | 'ihna binigriiicHnaa binigry | إحنا َ بـِنـِجري |
| You(m) happen | 'inta bitigriiicnta bitigry | إنت َ بـِتـِجري |
| You(f) happen | 'inti bitigriiicnti bitigry | إنت ِ بـِتـِجري |
| You(pl) happen | 'intu bitigruiicntoo bitigroo | إنتوا بـِتـِجروا |
| He/it(m) happens | huwa biyigrihuwa biyigry | هـُو َ بـِيـِجري |
| She/it(f) happens | hiya bitigrihiya bitigry | هـِي َ بـِتـِجري |
| They happen | humma biyigruhumma biyigroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will happen | 'ana hagriaacnaa hagry | أنا َ هـَجري |
| We will happen | 'ihna hanigriiicHnaa hanigry | إحنا َ هـَنـِجري |
| You(m) will happen | 'inta hatigriiicnta hatigry | إنت َ هـَتـِجري |
| You(f) will happen | 'inti hatigriiicnti hatigry | إنت ِ هـَتـِجري |
| You(pl) will happen | 'intu hatigruiicntoo hatigroo | إنتوا هـَتـِجروا |
| He/it(m) will happen | huwa hayigrihuwa hayigry | هـُو َ هـَيـِجري |
| She/it(f) will happen | hiya hatigrihiya hatigry | هـِي َ هـَتـِجري |
| They will happen | humma hayigruhumma hayigroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) happen! | 'igriiicgry | إجري |
| You(f) happen! | 'igriiicgry | إجري |
| You(pl) happen! | 'igruiicgroo | إجروا |
