Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I visited | 'ana zoortaacnaa zwrt | أنا َ زورت |
| We visited | 'ihna zoornaiicHnaa zwrnaa | إحنا َ زورنا |
| You(m) visited | 'inta zoortiicnta zwrt | إنت َ زورت |
| You(f) visited | 'inti zoortiiicnti zwrty | إنت ِ زورتي |
| You(pl) visited | 'intu zoortuiicntoo zwrtoo | إنتوا زورتوا |
| He/it(m) visited | huwa zaarhuwa zaar | هـُو َ زا َر |
| She/it(f) visited | hiya zaarithiya zaarit | هـِي َ زا َر ِت |
| They visited | humma zaruhumma zaaroo | هـُمّ َ زا َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might visit | 'ana yimkin 'azooraacnaa yimkin aaczwr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزور |
| We might visit | 'ihna yimkin nizooriicHnaa yimkin nizwr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزور |
| You(m) might visit | 'inta yimkin tizooriicnta yimkin tizwr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزور |
| You(f) might visit | 'inti yimkin tizooriiicnti yimkin tizwry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزوري |
| You(pl) might visit | 'intu yimkin tizooruiicntoo yimkin tizwroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزوروا |
| He/it(m) might visit | huwa yimkin yizoorhuwa yimkin yizwr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزور |
| She/it(f) might visit | hiya yimkin tizoorhiya yimkin tizwr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزور |
| They might visit | humma yimkin yizooruhumma yimkin yizwroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزوروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I visit | 'ana bazooraacnaa bazwr | أنا َ بـَزور |
| We visit | 'ihna binzooriicHnaa binzwr | إحنا َ بـِنزور |
| You(m) visit | 'inta bitzooriicnta bitzwr | إنت َ بـِتزور |
| You(f) visit | 'inti bitzooriiicnti bitzwry | إنت ِ بـِتزوري |
| You(pl) visit | 'intu bitzooruiicntoo bitzwroo | إنتوا بـِتزوروا |
| He/it(m) visits | huwa biyizoorhuwa biyizwr | هـُو َ بـِيـِزور |
| She/it(f) visits | hiya bitzoorhiya bitzwr | هـِي َ بـِتزور |
| They visit | humma biyizooruhumma biyizwroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِزوروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will visit | 'ana hazooraacnaa hazwr | أنا َ هـَزور |
| We will visit | 'ihna hanzooriicHnaa hanzwr | إحنا َ هـَنزور |
| You(m) will visit | 'inta hatzooriicnta hatzwr | إنت َ هـَتزور |
| You(f) will visit | 'inti hatzooriiicnti hatzwry | إنت ِ هـَتزوري |
| You(pl) will visit | 'intu hatzooruiicntoo hatzwroo | إنتوا هـَتزوروا |
| He/it(m) will visit | huwa hayizoorhuwa hayizwr | هـُو َ هـَيـِزور |
| She/it(f) will visit | hiya hatzoorhiya hatzwr | هـِي َ هـَتزور |
| They will visit | humma hayizooruhumma hayizwroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزوروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) visit! | zoorzwr | زور |
| You(f) visit! | zoorizwry | زوري |
| You(pl) visit! | zooruzwroo | زوروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am visitting | 'ana zaeyiraacnaa zaeyir | أنا َ زا َيـِر |
| I(f) am visitting | 'ana zaeyiraaacnaa zaeyiraö | أنا َ زا َيـِر َة |
| We are visitting | 'ihna zaeyireeniicHnaa zaeyiryn | إحنا َ زا َيـِرين |
| You(m) are visitting | 'inta zaeyiriicnta zaeyir | إنت َ زا َيـِر |
| You(f) are visitting | 'inti zaeyiraiicnti zaeyiraö | إنت ِ زا َيـِر َة |
| You(pl) are visitting | 'intu zaeyireeniicntoo zaeyiryn | إنتوا زا َيـِرين |
| He/it(m) is visitting | huwa zaeyirhuwa zaeyir | هـُو َ زا َيـِر |
| She/it(f) is visitting | hiya zaeyirahiya zaeyiraö | هـِي َ زا َيـِر َة |
| They are visitting | humma zaeyireenhumma zaeyiryn | هـُمّ َ زا َيـِرين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is visited | huwa mitzaarhuwa mitzaar | هـُو َ مـِتزا َر |
| She/it(f) is visited | hiya mitzaarahiya mitzaaraö | هـِي َ مـِتزا َر َة |
| They are visited | humma mitzareenhumma mitzaaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتزا َرين |
