Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I nursed | 'ana Aaeligtaacnaa Aaeligt | أنا َ عا َلـِجت |
| We nursed | 'ihna AaelignaiicHnaa Aaelignaa | إحنا َ عا َلـِجنا |
| You(m) nursed | 'inta Aaeligtiicnta Aaeligt | إنت َ عا َلـِجت |
| You(f) nursed | 'inti Aaeligtiiicnti Aaeligty | إنت ِ عا َلـِجتي |
| You(pl) nursed | 'intu Aaeligtuiicntoo Aaeligtoo | إنتوا عا َلـِجتوا |
| He/it(m) nursed | huwa Aaelighuwa Aaelig | هـُو َ عا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) nursed | hiya Aalgithiya Aaelgit | هـِي َ عا َلجـِت |
| They nursed | humma Aaeliguhumma Aaeligoo | هـُمّ َ عا َلـِجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might nurse | 'ana yimkin 'aAaeligaacnaa yimkin aacAaelig | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعا َلـِج |
| We might nurse | 'ihna yimkin niAaeligiicHnaa yimkin niAaelig | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعا َلـِج |
| You(m) might nurse | 'inta yimkin tiAaeligiicnta yimkin tiAaelig | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلـِج |
| You(f) might nurse | 'inti yimkin tiAalgiiicnti yimkin tiAaelgy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلجي |
| You(pl) might nurse | 'intu yimkin tiAalguiicntoo yimkin tiAaelgoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلجوا |
| He/it(m) might nurse | huwa yimkin yiAaelighuwa yimkin yiAaelig | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) might nurse | hiya yimkin tiAaelighiya yimkin tiAaelig | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلـِج |
| They might nurse | humma yimkin yiAalguhumma yimkin yiAaelgoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعا َلجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I nurse | 'ana baAaeligaacnaa baAaelig | أنا َ بـَعا َلـِج |
| We nurse | 'ihna binAaeligiicHnaa binAaelig | إحنا َ بـِنعا َلـِج |
| You(m) nurse | 'inta bitAaeligiicnta bitAaelig | إنت َ بـِتعا َلـِج |
| You(f) nurse | 'inti bitAalgiiicnti bitAaelgy | إنت ِ بـِتعا َلجي |
| You(pl) nurse | 'intu bitAalguiicntoo bitAaelgoo | إنتوا بـِتعا َلجوا |
| He/it(m) nurses | huwa biyiAaelighuwa biyiAaelig | هـُو َ بـِيـِعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) nurses | hiya bitAaelighiya bitAaelig | هـِي َ بـِتعا َلـِج |
| They nurse | humma biyAalguhumma biyAaelgoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيعا َلجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will nurse | 'ana haAaeligaacnaa haAaelig | أنا َ هـَعا َلـِج |
| We will nurse | 'ihna hanAaeligiicHnaa hanAaelig | إحنا َ هـَنعا َلـِج |
| You(m) will nurse | 'inta hatAaeligiicnta hatAaelig | إنت َ هـَتعا َلـِج |
| You(f) will nurse | 'inti hatAalgiiicnti hatAaelgy | إنت ِ هـَتعا َلجي |
| You(pl) will nurse | 'intu hatAalguiicntoo hatAaelgoo | إنتوا هـَتعا َلجوا |
| He/it(m) will nurse | huwa hayiAaelighuwa hayiAaelig | هـُو َ هـَيـِعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) will nurse | hiya hatAaelighiya hatAaelig | هـِي َ هـَتعا َلـِج |
| They will nurse | humma hayiAalguhumma hayiAaelgoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعا َلجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) nurse! | AaeligAaelig | عا َلـِج |
| You(f) nurse! | AalgiAaelgy | عا َلجي |
| You(pl) nurse! | AalguAaelgoo | عا َلجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is nursed | huwa muAaelighuwa muAaelig | هـُو َ مـُعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) is nursed | hiya muAaeligahiya muAaeligaö | هـِي َ مـُعا َلـِجـَة |
| They are nursed | humma muAaeligeenhumma muAaeligyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعا َلـِجين |
