Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I improved | 'ana gawwidtaacnaa gawwidt | أنا َ جـَوّ ِدت |
| We improved | 'ihna gawwidnaiicHnaa gawwidnaa | إحنا َ جـَوّ ِدنا |
| You(m) improved | 'inta gawwidtiicnta gawwidt | إنت َ جـَوّ ِدت |
| You(f) improved | 'inti gawwidtiiicnti gawwidty | إنت ِ جـَوّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) improved | 'intu gawwidtuiicntoo gawwidtoo | إنتوا جـَوّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) improved | huwa gawwidhuwa gawwid | هـُو َ جـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) improved | hiya gawwidithiya gawwidit | هـِي َ جـَوّ ِد ِت |
| They improved | humma gawwiduhumma gawwidoo | هـُمّ َ جـَوّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might improve | 'ana yimkin 'agawwidaacnaa yimkin aacgawwid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَوّ ِد |
| We might improve | 'ihna yimkin nigawwidiicHnaa yimkin nigawwid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَوّ ِد |
| You(m) might improve | 'inta yimkin tigawwidiicnta yimkin tigawwid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) might improve | 'inti yimkin tigawwidiiicnti yimkin tigawwidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might improve | 'intu yimkin tigawwiduiicntoo yimkin tigawwidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might improve | huwa yimkin yigawwidhuwa yimkin yigawwid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might improve | hiya yimkin tigawwidhiya yimkin tigawwid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَوّ ِد |
| They might improve | humma yimkin yigawwiduhumma yimkin yigawwidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَوّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I improve | 'ana bagawwidaacnaa bagawwid | أنا َ بـَجـَوّ ِد |
| We improve | 'ihna bingawwidiicHnaa bingawwid | إحنا َ بـِنجـَوّ ِد |
| You(m) improve | 'inta bitgawwidiicnta bitgawwid | إنت َ بـِتجـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) improve | 'inti bitgawwidiiicnti bitgawwidy | إنت ِ بـِتجـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) improve | 'intu bitgawwiduiicntoo bitgawwidoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) improves | huwa biyigawwidhuwa biyigawwid | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) improves | hiya bitgawwidhiya bitgawwid | هـِي َ بـِتجـَوّ ِد |
| They improve | humma biyigawwiduhumma biyigawwidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَوّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will improve | 'ana hagawwidaacnaa hagawwid | أنا َ هـَجـَوّ ِد |
| We will improve | 'ihna hangawwidiicHnaa hangawwid | إحنا َ هـَنجـَوّ ِد |
| You(m) will improve | 'inta hatgawwidiicnta hatgawwid | إنت َ هـَتجـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) will improve | 'inti hatgawwidiiicnti hatgawwidy | إنت ِ هـَتجـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will improve | 'intu hatgawwiduiicntoo hatgawwidoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will improve | huwa hayigawwidhuwa hayigawwid | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will improve | hiya hatgawwidhiya hatgawwid | هـِي َ هـَتجـَوّ ِد |
| They will improve | humma hayigawwiduhumma hayigawwidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَوّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) improve! | gawwidgawwid | جـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) improve! | gawwidigawwidy | جـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) improve! | gawwidugawwidoo | جـَوّ ِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is improved | huwa mugawwadhuwa mugawwad | هـُو َ مـُجـَوّ َد |
| She/it(f) is improved | hiya mugawwadahiya mugawwadaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَوّ َد َة |
| They are improved | humma mugawwadeenhumma mugawwadyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَوّ َدين |
