Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I washed | 'ana ghasaltaacnaa Gasalt | أنا َ غـَسـَلت |
| We washed | 'ihna ghasalnaiicHnaa Gasalnaa | إحنا َ غـَسـَلنا |
| You(m) washed | 'inta ghasaltiicnta Gasalt | إنت َ غـَسـَلت |
| You(f) washed | 'inti ghasaltiiicnti Gasalty | إنت ِ غـَسـَلتي |
| You(pl) washed | 'intu ghasaltuiicntoo Gasaltoo | إنتوا غـَسـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) washed | huwa ghasalhuwa Gasal | هـُو َ غـَسـَل |
| She/it(f) washed | hiya ghasalithiya Gasalit | هـِي َ غـَسـَلـِت |
| They washed | humma ghasaluhumma Gasaloo | هـُمّ َ غـَسـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might wash | 'ana yimkin 'aghsilaacnaa yimkin aacGsil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغسـِل |
| We might wash | 'ihna yimkin nighsiliicHnaa yimkin niGsil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغسـِل |
| You(m) might wash | 'inta yimkin tighsiliicnta yimkin tiGsil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِل |
| You(f) might wash | 'inti yimkin tighsiliiicnti yimkin tiGsily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِلي |
| You(pl) might wash | 'intu yimkin tighsiluiicntoo yimkin tiGsiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might wash | huwa yimkin yighsilhuwa yimkin yiGsil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغسـِل |
| She/it(f) might wash | hiya yimkin tighsilhiya yimkin tiGsil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغسـِل |
| They might wash | humma yimkin yighsiluhumma yimkin yiGsiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغسـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I wash | 'ana baghsilaacnaa baGsil | أنا َ بـَغسـِل |
| We wash | 'ihna binighsiliicHnaa biniGsil | إحنا َ بـِنـِغسـِل |
| You(m) wash | 'inta bitighsiliicnta bitiGsil | إنت َ بـِتـِغسـِل |
| You(f) wash | 'inti bitighsiliiicnti bitiGsily | إنت ِ بـِتـِغسـِلي |
| You(pl) wash | 'intu bitighsiluiicntoo bitiGsiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِغسـِلوا |
| He/it(m) washes | huwa biyighsilhuwa biyiGsil | هـُو َ بـِيـِغسـِل |
| She/it(f) washes | hiya bitighsilhiya bitiGsil | هـِي َ بـِتـِغسـِل |
| They wash | humma biyighsiluhumma biyiGsiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغسـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will wash | 'ana haghsilaacnaa haGsil | أنا َ هـَغسـِل |
| We will wash | 'ihna hanighsiliicHnaa haniGsil | إحنا َ هـَنـِغسـِل |
| You(m) will wash | 'inta hatighsiliicnta hatiGsil | إنت َ هـَتـِغسـِل |
| You(f) will wash | 'inti hatighsiliiicnti hatiGsily | إنت ِ هـَتـِغسـِلي |
| You(pl) will wash | 'intu hatighsiluiicntoo hatiGsiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِغسـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will wash | huwa hayighsilhuwa hayiGsil | هـُو َ هـَيـِغسـِل |
| She/it(f) will wash | hiya hatighsilhiya hatiGsil | هـِي َ هـَتـِغسـِل |
| They will wash | humma hayighsiluhumma hayiGsiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغسـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) wash! | 'ighsiliicGsil | إغسـِل |
| You(f) wash! | 'ighsiliiicGsily | إغسـِلي |
| You(pl) wash! | 'ighsiluiicGsiloo | إغسـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am washing | 'ana ghaasilaacnaa Gaasil | أنا َ غا َسـِل |
| I(f) am washing | 'ana ghaasilaaacnaa Gaasilaö | أنا َ غا َسـِلـَة |
| We are washing | 'ihna ghaasileeniicHnaa Gaasilyn | إحنا َ غا َسـِلين |
| You(m) are washing | 'inta ghaasiliicnta Gaasil | إنت َ غا َسـِل |
| You(f) are washing | 'inti ghaasilaiicnti Gaasilaö | إنت ِ غا َسـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are washing | 'intu ghaasileeniicntoo Gaasilyn | إنتوا غا َسـِلين |
| He/it(m) is washing | huwa ghaasilhuwa Gaasil | هـُو َ غا َسـِل |
| She/it(f) is washing | hiya ghaasilahiya Gaasilaö | هـِي َ غا َسـِلـَة |
| They are washing | humma ghaasileenhumma Gaasilyn | هـُمّ َ غا َسـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is washed | huwa maghsoolhuwa maGswl | هـُو َ مـَغسول |
| She/it(f) is washed | hiya maghsoolahiya maGswlaö | هـِي َ مـَغسولـَة |
| They are washed | humma maghsooleenhumma maGswlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغسولين |
