Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I told | 'ana 'ooltaacnaa qwlt | أنا َ قولت |
| We told | 'ihna 'oolnaiicHnaa qwlnaa | إحنا َ قولنا |
| You(m) told | 'inta 'ooltiicnta qwlt | إنت َ قولت |
| You(f) told | 'inti 'ooltiiicnti qwlty | إنت ِ قولتي |
| You(pl) told | 'intu 'ooltuiicntoo qwltoo | إنتوا قولتوا |
| He/it(m) told | huwa 'aelhuwa qael | هـُو َ قا َل |
| She/it(f) told | hiya 'aelithiya qaelit | هـِي َ قا َلـِت |
| They told | humma 'aluhumma qaeloo | هـُمّ َ قا َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tell | 'ana yimkin 'a'oolaacnaa yimkin aacqwl | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقول |
| We might tell | 'ihna yimkin ni'ooliicHnaa yimkin niqwl | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقول |
| You(m) might tell | 'inta yimkin ti'ooliicnta yimkin tiqwl | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول |
| You(f) might tell | 'inti yimkin ti'ooliiicnti yimkin tiqwly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقولي |
| You(pl) might tell | 'intu yimkin ti'ooluiicntoo yimkin tiqwloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقولوا |
| He/it(m) might tell | huwa yimkin yi'oolhuwa yimkin yiqwl | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقول |
| She/it(f) might tell | hiya yimkin ti'oolhiya yimkin tiqwl | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقول |
| They might tell | humma yimkin yi'ooluhumma yimkin yiqwloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقولوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tell | 'ana ba'oolaacnaa baqwl | أنا َ بـَقول |
| We tell | 'ihna bin'ooliicHnaa binqwl | إحنا َ بـِنقول |
| You(m) tell | 'inta bit'ooliicnta bitqwl | إنت َ بـِتقول |
| You(f) tell | 'inti bit'ooliiicnti bitqwly | إنت ِ بـِتقولي |
| You(pl) tell | 'intu bit'ooluiicntoo bitqwloo | إنتوا بـِتقولوا |
| He/it(m) tells | huwa biyi'oolhuwa biyiqwl | هـُو َ بـِيـِقول |
| She/it(f) tells | hiya bit'oolhiya bitqwl | هـِي َ بـِتقول |
| They tell | humma biyi'ooluhumma biyiqwloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقولوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tell | 'ana ha'oolaacnaa haqwl | أنا َ هـَقول |
| We will tell | 'ihna han'ooliicHnaa hanqwl | إحنا َ هـَنقول |
| You(m) will tell | 'inta hat'ooliicnta hatqwl | إنت َ هـَتقول |
| You(f) will tell | 'inti hat'ooliiicnti hatqwly | إنت ِ هـَتقولي |
| You(pl) will tell | 'intu hat'ooluiicntoo hatqwloo | إنتوا هـَتقولوا |
| He/it(m) will tell | huwa hayi'oolhuwa hayiqwl | هـُو َ هـَيـِقول |
| She/it(f) will tell | hiya hat'oolhiya hatqwl | هـِي َ هـَتقول |
| They will tell | humma hayi'ooluhumma hayiqwloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقولوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tell! | 'oolqwl | قول |
| You(f) tell! | 'ooliqwly | قولي |
| You(pl) tell! | 'ooluqwloo | قولوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am telling | 'ana 'aeyilaacnaa qaeyil | أنا َ قا َيـِل |
| I(f) am telling | 'ana 'aeyilaaacnaa qaeyilaö | أنا َ قا َيـِلـَة |
| We are telling | 'ihna 'aeyileeniicHnaa qaeyilyn | إحنا َ قا َيـِلين |
| You(m) are telling | 'inta 'aeyiliicnta qaeyil | إنت َ قا َيـِل |
| You(f) are telling | 'inti 'aeyilaiicnti qaeyilaö | إنت ِ قا َيـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are telling | 'intu 'aeyileeniicntoo qaeyilyn | إنتوا قا َيـِلين |
| He/it(m) is telling | huwa 'aeyilhuwa qaeyil | هـُو َ قا َيـِل |
| She/it(f) is telling | hiya 'aeyilahiya qaeyilaö | هـِي َ قا َيـِلـَة |
| They are telling | humma 'aeyileenhumma qaeyilyn | هـُمّ َ قا َيـِلين |
