Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I moved | 'ana na'altaacnaa naqalt | أنا َ نـَقـَلت |
| We moved | 'ihna na'alnaiicHnaa naqalnaa | إحنا َ نـَقـَلنا |
| You(m) moved | 'inta na'altiicnta naqalt | إنت َ نـَقـَلت |
| You(f) moved | 'inti na'altiiicnti naqalty | إنت ِ نـَقـَلتي |
| You(pl) moved | 'intu na'altuiicntoo naqaltoo | إنتوا نـَقـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) moved | huwa na'alhuwa naqal | هـُو َ نـَقـَل |
| She/it(f) moved | hiya na'alithiya naqalit | هـِي َ نـَقـَلـِت |
| They moved | humma na'aluhumma naqaloo | هـُمّ َ نـَقـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might move | 'ana yimkin 'an'ilaacnaa yimkin aacnqil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنقـِل |
| We might move | 'ihna yimkin nin'iliicHnaa yimkin ninqil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنقـِل |
| You(m) might move | 'inta yimkin tin'iliicnta yimkin tinqil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنقـِل |
| You(f) might move | 'inti yimkin tin'iliiicnti yimkin tinqily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنقـِلي |
| You(pl) might move | 'intu yimkin tin'iluiicntoo yimkin tinqiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنقـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might move | huwa yimkin yin'ilhuwa yimkin yinqil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنقـِل |
| She/it(f) might move | hiya yimkin tin'ilhiya yimkin tinqil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنقـِل |
| They might move | humma yimkin yin'iluhumma yimkin yinqiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنقـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I move | 'ana ban'ilaacnaa banqil | أنا َ بـَنقـِل |
| We move | 'ihna binin'iliicHnaa bininqil | إحنا َ بـِنـِنقـِل |
| You(m) move | 'inta bitin'iliicnta bitinqil | إنت َ بـِتـِنقـِل |
| You(f) move | 'inti bitin'iliiicnti bitinqily | إنت ِ بـِتـِنقـِلي |
| You(pl) move | 'intu bitin'iluiicntoo bitinqiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِنقـِلوا |
| He/it(m) moves | huwa biyin'ilhuwa biyinqil | هـُو َ بـِيـِنقـِل |
| She/it(f) moves | hiya bitin'ilhiya bitinqil | هـِي َ بـِتـِنقـِل |
| They move | humma biyin'iluhumma biyinqiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنقـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will move | 'ana han'ilaacnaa hanqil | أنا َ هـَنقـِل |
| We will move | 'ihna hanin'iliicHnaa haninqil | إحنا َ هـَنـِنقـِل |
| You(m) will move | 'inta hatin'iliicnta hatinqil | إنت َ هـَتـِنقـِل |
| You(f) will move | 'inti hatin'iliiicnti hatinqily | إنت ِ هـَتـِنقـِلي |
| You(pl) will move | 'intu hatin'iluiicntoo hatinqiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِنقـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will move | huwa hayin'ilhuwa hayinqil | هـُو َ هـَيـِنقـِل |
| She/it(f) will move | hiya hatin'ilhiya hatinqil | هـِي َ هـَتـِنقـِل |
| They will move | humma hayin'iluhumma hayinqiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنقـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) move! | 'in'iliicnqil | إنقـِل |
| You(f) move! | 'in'iliiicnqily | إنقـِلي |
| You(pl) move! | 'in'iluiicnqiloo | إنقـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am moving | 'ana naa'ilaacnaa naaqil | أنا َ نا َقـِل |
| I(f) am moving | 'ana naa'ilaaacnaa naaqilaö | أنا َ نا َقـِلـَة |
| We are moving | 'ihna naa'ileeniicHnaa naaqilyn | إحنا َ نا َقـِلين |
| You(m) are moving | 'inta naa'iliicnta naaqil | إنت َ نا َقـِل |
| You(f) are moving | 'inti naa'ilaiicnti naaqilaö | إنت ِ نا َقـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are moving | 'intu naa'ileeniicntoo naaqilyn | إنتوا نا َقـِلين |
| He/it(m) is moving | huwa naa'ilhuwa naaqil | هـُو َ نا َقـِل |
| She/it(f) is moving | hiya naa'ilahiya naaqilaö | هـِي َ نا َقـِلـَة |
| They are moving | humma naa'ileenhumma naaqilyn | هـُمّ َ نا َقـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is moved | huwa man'oolhuwa manqwl | هـُو َ مـَنقول |
| She/it(f) is moved | hiya man'oolahiya manqwlaö | هـِي َ مـَنقولـَة |
| They are moved | humma man'ooleenhumma manqwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَنقولين |
