Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tried | 'ana haekimtaacnaa Haekimt | أنا َ حا َكـِمت |
| We tried | 'ihna haekimnaiicHnaa Haekimnaa | إحنا َ حا َكـِمنا |
| You(m) tried | 'inta haekimtiicnta Haekimt | إنت َ حا َكـِمت |
| You(f) tried | 'inti haekimtiiicnti Haekimty | إنت ِ حا َكـِمتي |
| You(pl) tried | 'intu haekimtuiicntoo Haekimtoo | إنتوا حا َكـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) tried | huwa haekimhuwa Haekim | هـُو َ حا َكـِم |
| She/it(f) tried | hiya hakmithiya Haekmit | هـِي َ حا َكمـِت |
| They tried | humma haekimuhumma Haekimoo | هـُمّ َ حا َكـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might try | 'ana yimkin 'ahaekimaacnaa yimkin aacHaekim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحا َكـِم |
| We might try | 'ihna yimkin nihaekimiicHnaa yimkin niHaekim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحا َكـِم |
| You(m) might try | 'inta yimkin tihaekimiicnta yimkin tiHaekim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكـِم |
| You(f) might try | 'inti yimkin tihakmiiicnti yimkin tiHaekmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكمي |
| You(pl) might try | 'intu yimkin tihakmuiicntoo yimkin tiHaekmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكموا |
| He/it(m) might try | huwa yimkin yihaekimhuwa yimkin yiHaekim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َكـِم |
| She/it(f) might try | hiya yimkin tihaekimhiya yimkin tiHaekim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكـِم |
| They might try | humma yimkin yihakmuhumma yimkin yiHaekmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َكموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I try | 'ana bahaekimaacnaa baHaekim | أنا َ بـَحا َكـِم |
| We try | 'ihna binhaekimiicHnaa binHaekim | إحنا َ بـِنحا َكـِم |
| You(m) try | 'inta bithaekimiicnta bitHaekim | إنت َ بـِتحا َكـِم |
| You(f) try | 'inti bithakmiiicnti bitHaekmy | إنت ِ بـِتحا َكمي |
| You(pl) try | 'intu bithakmuiicntoo bitHaekmoo | إنتوا بـِتحا َكموا |
| He/it(m) trys | huwa biyihaekimhuwa biyiHaekim | هـُو َ بـِيـِحا َكـِم |
| She/it(f) trys | hiya bithaekimhiya bitHaekim | هـِي َ بـِتحا َكـِم |
| They try | humma biyhakmuhumma biyHaekmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيحا َكموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will try | 'ana hahaekimaacnaa haHaekim | أنا َ هـَحا َكـِم |
| We will try | 'ihna hanhaekimiicHnaa hanHaekim | إحنا َ هـَنحا َكـِم |
| You(m) will try | 'inta hathaekimiicnta hatHaekim | إنت َ هـَتحا َكـِم |
| You(f) will try | 'inti hathakmiiicnti hatHaekmy | إنت ِ هـَتحا َكمي |
| You(pl) will try | 'intu hathakmuiicntoo hatHaekmoo | إنتوا هـَتحا َكموا |
| He/it(m) will try | huwa hayihaekimhuwa hayiHaekim | هـُو َ هـَيـِحا َكـِم |
| She/it(f) will try | hiya hathaekimhiya hatHaekim | هـِي َ هـَتحا َكـِم |
| They will try | humma hayihakmuhumma hayiHaekmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحا َكموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) try! | haekimHaekim | حا َكـِم |
| You(f) try! | hakmiHaekmy | حا َكمي |
| You(pl) try! | hakmuHaekmoo | حا َكموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tried | huwa muhaekimhuwa muHaekim | هـُو َ مـُحا َكـِم |
| She/it(f) is tried | hiya muhaekimahiya muHaekimaö | هـِي َ مـُحا َكـِمـَة |
| They are tried | humma muhaekimeenhumma muHaekimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحا َكـِمين |
