Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I arrived | 'ana wasaltaacnaa waSalt | أنا َ و َصـَلت |
| We arrived | 'ihna wasalnaiicHnaa waSalnaa | إحنا َ و َصـَلنا |
| You(m) arrived | 'inta wasaltiicnta waSalt | إنت َ و َصـَلت |
| You(f) arrived | 'inti wasaltiiicnti waSalty | إنت ِ و َصـَلتي |
| You(pl) arrived | 'intu wasaltuiicntoo waSaltoo | إنتوا و َصـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) arrived | huwa wasalhuwa waSal | هـُو َ و َصـَل |
| She/it(f) arrived | hiya wasalithiya waSalit | هـِي َ و َصـَلـِت |
| They arrived | humma wasaluhumma waSaloo | هـُمّ َ و َصـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might arrive | 'ana yimkin 'aoosalaacnaa yimkin aacwSal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوصـَل |
| We might arrive | 'ihna yimkin niwsaliicHnaa yimkin niwSal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوصـَل |
| You(m) might arrive | 'inta yimkin tiwsaliicnta yimkin tiwSal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـَل |
| You(f) might arrive | 'inti yimkin tiwsaliiicnti yimkin tiwSaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـَلي |
| You(pl) might arrive | 'intu yimkin tiwsaluiicntoo yimkin tiwSaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوصـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might arrive | huwa yimkin yiwsalhuwa yimkin yiwSal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوصـَل |
| She/it(f) might arrive | hiya yimkin tiwsalhiya yimkin tiwSal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـَل |
| They might arrive | humma yimkin yiwsaluhumma yimkin yiwSaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوصـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I arrive | 'ana bawsalaacnaa bawSal | أنا َ بـَوصـَل |
| We arrive | 'ihna biniwsaliicHnaa biniwSal | إحنا َ بـِنـِوصـَل |
| You(m) arrive | 'inta bitiwsaliicnta bitiwSal | إنت َ بـِتـِوصـَل |
| You(f) arrive | 'inti bitiwsaliiicnti bitiwSaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِوصـَلي |
| You(pl) arrive | 'intu bitiwsaluiicntoo bitiwSaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِوصـَلوا |
| He/it(m) arrives | huwa biyiwsalhuwa biyiwSal | هـُو َ بـِيـِوصـَل |
| She/it(f) arrives | hiya bitiwsalhiya bitiwSal | هـِي َ بـِتـِوصـَل |
| They arrive | humma biyiwsaluhumma biyiwSaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوصـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will arrive | 'ana hawsalaacnaa hawSal | أنا َ هـَوصـَل |
| We will arrive | 'ihna haniwsaliicHnaa haniwSal | إحنا َ هـَنـِوصـَل |
| You(m) will arrive | 'inta hatiwsaliicnta hatiwSal | إنت َ هـَتـِوصـَل |
| You(f) will arrive | 'inti hatiwsaliiicnti hatiwSaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِوصـَلي |
| You(pl) will arrive | 'intu hatiwsaluiicntoo hatiwSaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِوصـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will arrive | huwa hayiwsalhuwa hayiwSal | هـُو َ هـَيـِوصـَل |
| She/it(f) will arrive | hiya hatiwsalhiya hatiwSal | هـِي َ هـَتـِوصـَل |
| They will arrive | humma hayiwsaluhumma hayiwSaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوصـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) arrive! | 'ioosaliicwSal | إوصـَل |
| You(f) arrive! | 'ioosaliiicwSaly | إوصـَلي |
| You(pl) arrive! | 'ioosaluiicwSaloo | إوصـَلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am arriving | 'ana waasilaacnaa waaSil | أنا َ وا َصـِل |
| I(f) am arriving | 'ana waasilaaacnaa waaSilaö | أنا َ وا َصـِلـَة |
| We are arriving | 'ihna waasileeniicHnaa waaSilyn | إحنا َ وا َصـِلين |
| You(m) are arriving | 'inta waasiliicnta waaSil | إنت َ وا َصـِل |
| You(f) are arriving | 'inti waasilaiicnti waaSilaö | إنت ِ وا َصـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are arriving | 'intu waasileeniicntoo waaSilyn | إنتوا وا َصـِلين |
| He/it(m) is arriving | huwa waasilhuwa waaSil | هـُو َ وا َصـِل |
| She/it(f) is arriving | hiya waasilahiya waaSilaö | هـِي َ وا َصـِلـَة |
| They are arriving | humma waasileenhumma waaSilyn | هـُمّ َ وا َصـِلين |
