Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I knitted | 'ana ghazaltaacnaa Gazalt | أنا َ غـَز َلت |
| We knitted | 'ihna ghazalnaiicHnaa Gazalnaa | إحنا َ غـَز َلنا |
| You(m) knitted | 'inta ghazaltiicnta Gazalt | إنت َ غـَز َلت |
| You(f) knitted | 'inti ghazaltiiicnti Gazalty | إنت ِ غـَز َلتي |
| You(pl) knitted | 'intu ghazaltuiicntoo Gazaltoo | إنتوا غـَز َلتوا |
| He/it(m) knitted | huwa ghazalhuwa Gazal | هـُو َ غـَز َل |
| She/it(f) knitted | hiya ghazalithiya Gazalit | هـِي َ غـَز َلـِت |
| They knitted | humma ghazaluhumma Gazaloo | هـُمّ َ غـَز َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might knit | 'ana yimkin 'aghzilaacnaa yimkin aacGzil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغز ِل |
| We might knit | 'ihna yimkin nighziliicHnaa yimkin niGzil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغز ِل |
| You(m) might knit | 'inta yimkin tighziliicnta yimkin tiGzil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغز ِل |
| You(f) might knit | 'inti yimkin tighziliiicnti yimkin tiGzily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغز ِلي |
| You(pl) might knit | 'intu yimkin tighziluiicntoo yimkin tiGziloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might knit | huwa yimkin yighzilhuwa yimkin yiGzil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغز ِل |
| She/it(f) might knit | hiya yimkin tighzilhiya yimkin tiGzil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغز ِل |
| They might knit | humma yimkin yighziluhumma yimkin yiGziloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغز ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I knit | 'ana baghzilaacnaa baGzil | أنا َ بـَغز ِل |
| We knit | 'ihna binighziliicHnaa biniGzil | إحنا َ بـِنـِغز ِل |
| You(m) knit | 'inta bitighziliicnta bitiGzil | إنت َ بـِتـِغز ِل |
| You(f) knit | 'inti bitighziliiicnti bitiGzily | إنت ِ بـِتـِغز ِلي |
| You(pl) knit | 'intu bitighziluiicntoo bitiGziloo | إنتوا بـِتـِغز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) knits | huwa biyighzilhuwa biyiGzil | هـُو َ بـِيـِغز ِل |
| She/it(f) knits | hiya bitighzilhiya bitiGzil | هـِي َ بـِتـِغز ِل |
| They knit | humma biyighziluhumma biyiGziloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغز ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will knit | 'ana haghzilaacnaa haGzil | أنا َ هـَغز ِل |
| We will knit | 'ihna hanighziliicHnaa haniGzil | إحنا َ هـَنـِغز ِل |
| You(m) will knit | 'inta hatighziliicnta hatiGzil | إنت َ هـَتـِغز ِل |
| You(f) will knit | 'inti hatighziliiicnti hatiGzily | إنت ِ هـَتـِغز ِلي |
| You(pl) will knit | 'intu hatighziluiicntoo hatiGziloo | إنتوا هـَتـِغز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will knit | huwa hayighzilhuwa hayiGzil | هـُو َ هـَيـِغز ِل |
| She/it(f) will knit | hiya hatighzilhiya hatiGzil | هـِي َ هـَتـِغز ِل |
| They will knit | humma hayighziluhumma hayiGziloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغز ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) knit! | 'ighziliicGzil | إغز ِل |
| You(f) knit! | 'ighziliiicGzily | إغز ِلي |
| You(pl) knit! | 'ighziluiicGziloo | إغز ِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am knitting | 'ana ghaazilaacnaa Gaazil | أنا َ غا َز ِل |
| I(f) am knitting | 'ana ghaazilaaacnaa Gaazilaö | أنا َ غا َز ِلـَة |
| We are knitting | 'ihna ghaazileeniicHnaa Gaazilyn | إحنا َ غا َز ِلين |
| You(m) are knitting | 'inta ghaaziliicnta Gaazil | إنت َ غا َز ِل |
| You(f) are knitting | 'inti ghaazilaiicnti Gaazilaö | إنت ِ غا َز ِلـَة |
| You(pl) are knitting | 'intu ghaazileeniicntoo Gaazilyn | إنتوا غا َز ِلين |
| He/it(m) is knitting | huwa ghaazilhuwa Gaazil | هـُو َ غا َز ِل |
| She/it(f) is knitting | hiya ghaazilahiya Gaazilaö | هـِي َ غا َز ِلـَة |
| They are knitting | humma ghaazileenhumma Gaazilyn | هـُمّ َ غا َز ِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is knitted | huwa maghzoolhuwa maGzwl | هـُو َ مـَغزول |
| She/it(f) is knitted | hiya maghzoolahiya maGzwlaö | هـِي َ مـَغزولـَة |
| They are knitted | humma maghzooleenhumma maGzwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغزولين |
