Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I longed | 'ana 'ishta'taacnaa iicshtaeqt | أنا َ إشتا َقت |
| We longed | 'ihna 'ishta'naiicHnaa iicshtaeqnaa | إحنا َ إشتا َقنا |
| You(m) longed | 'inta 'ishta'tiicnta iicshtaeqt | إنت َ إشتا َقت |
| You(f) longed | 'inti 'ishta'tiiicnti iicshtaeqty | إنت ِ إشتا َقتي |
| You(pl) longed | 'intu 'ishta'tuiicntoo iicshtaeqtoo | إنتوا إشتا َقتوا |
| He/it(m) longed | huwa 'ishtae'huwa iicshtaeq | هـُو َ إشتا َق |
| She/it(f) longed | hiya 'ishtae'ithiya iicshtaeqit | هـِي َ إشتا َقـِت |
| They longed | humma 'ishta'uhumma iicshtaeqoo | هـُمّ َ إشتا َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might long | 'ana yimkin 'ashtae'aacnaa yimkin aacshtaeq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشتا َق |
| We might long | 'ihna yimkin nishtae'iicHnaa yimkin nishtaeq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشتا َق |
| You(m) might long | 'inta yimkin tishtae'iicnta yimkin tishtaeq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشتا َق |
| You(f) might long | 'inti yimkin tishtae'iiicnti yimkin tishtaeqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشتا َقي |
| You(pl) might long | 'intu yimkin tishta'uiicntoo yimkin tishtaeqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشتا َقوا |
| He/it(m) might long | huwa yimkin yishtae'huwa yimkin yishtaeq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشتا َق |
| She/it(f) might long | hiya yimkin tishtae'hiya yimkin tishtaeq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشتا َق |
| They might long | humma yimkin yishta'uhumma yimkin yishtaeqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشتا َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I long | 'ana bashtae'aacnaa bashtaeq | أنا َ بـَشتا َق |
| We long | 'ihna binishtae'iicHnaa binishtaeq | إحنا َ بـِنـِشتا َق |
| You(m) long | 'inta bitishtae'iicnta bitishtaeq | إنت َ بـِتـِشتا َق |
| You(f) long | 'inti bitishtae'iiicnti bitishtaeqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشتا َقي |
| You(pl) long | 'intu bitishta'uiicntoo bitishtaeqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشتا َقوا |
| He/it(m) longs | huwa biyishtae'huwa biyishtaeq | هـُو َ بـِيـِشتا َق |
| She/it(f) longs | hiya bitishtae'hiya bitishtaeq | هـِي َ بـِتـِشتا َق |
| They long | humma biyishta'uhumma biyishtaeqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشتا َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will long | 'ana hashtae'aacnaa hashtaeq | أنا َ هـَشتا َق |
| We will long | 'ihna hanishtae'iicHnaa hanishtaeq | إحنا َ هـَنـِشتا َق |
| You(m) will long | 'inta hatishtae'iicnta hatishtaeq | إنت َ هـَتـِشتا َق |
| You(f) will long | 'inti hatishtae'iiicnti hatishtaeqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشتا َقي |
| You(pl) will long | 'intu hatishta'uiicntoo hatishtaeqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشتا َقوا |
| He/it(m) will long | huwa hayishtae'huwa hayishtaeq | هـُو َ هـَيـِشتا َق |
| She/it(f) will long | hiya hatishtae'hiya hatishtaeq | هـِي َ هـَتـِشتا َق |
| They will long | humma hayishta'uhumma hayishtaeqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشتا َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) long! | 'ishtae'iicshtaeq | إشتا َق |
| You(f) long! | 'ishtae'iiicshtaeqy | إشتا َقي |
| You(pl) long! | 'ishta'uiicshtaeqoo | إشتا َقوا |
