Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dropped | 'ana marreetaacnaa marryt | أنا َ مـَرّيت |
| We dropped | 'ihna marreenaiicHnaa marrynaa | إحنا َ مـَرّينا |
| You(m) dropped | 'inta marreetiicnta marryt | إنت َ مـَرّيت |
| You(f) dropped | 'inti marreetiiicnti marryty | إنت ِ مـَرّيتي |
| You(pl) dropped | 'intu marreetuiicntoo marrytoo | إنتوا مـَرّيتوا |
| He/it(m) dropped | huwa marrhuwa marr | هـُو َ مـَرّ |
| She/it(f) dropped | hiya marrithiya marrit | هـِي َ مـَرّ ِت |
| They dropped | humma marruhumma marroo | هـُمّ َ مـَرّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drop | 'ana yimkin 'amurraacnaa yimkin aacmurr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـُرّ |
| We might drop | 'ihna yimkin nimurriicHnaa yimkin nimurr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـُرّ |
| You(m) might drop | 'inta yimkin timurriicnta yimkin timurr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـُرّ |
| You(f) might drop | 'inti yimkin timurriiicnti yimkin timurry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـُرّي |
| You(pl) might drop | 'intu yimkin timurruiicntoo yimkin timurroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـُرّوا |
| He/it(m) might drop | huwa yimkin yimurrhuwa yimkin yimurr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـُرّ |
| She/it(f) might drop | hiya yimkin timurrhiya yimkin timurr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـُرّ |
| They might drop | humma yimkin yimurruhumma yimkin yimurroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـُرّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drop | 'ana bamurraacnaa bamurr | أنا َ بـَمـُرّ |
| We drop | 'ihna binmurriicHnaa binmurr | إحنا َ بـِنمـُرّ |
| You(m) drop | 'inta bitmurriicnta bitmurr | إنت َ بـِتمـُرّ |
| You(f) drop | 'inti bitmurriiicnti bitmurry | إنت ِ بـِتمـُرّي |
| You(pl) drop | 'intu bitmurruiicntoo bitmurroo | إنتوا بـِتمـُرّوا |
| He/it(m) drops | huwa biyimurrhuwa biyimurr | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـُرّ |
| She/it(f) drops | hiya bitmurrhiya bitmurr | هـِي َ بـِتمـُرّ |
| They drop | humma biyimurruhumma biyimurroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـُرّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drop | 'ana hamurraacnaa hamurr | أنا َ هـَمـُرّ |
| We will drop | 'ihna hanmurriicHnaa hanmurr | إحنا َ هـَنمـُرّ |
| You(m) will drop | 'inta hatmurriicnta hatmurr | إنت َ هـَتمـُرّ |
| You(f) will drop | 'inti hatmurriiicnti hatmurry | إنت ِ هـَتمـُرّي |
| You(pl) will drop | 'intu hatmurruiicntoo hatmurroo | إنتوا هـَتمـُرّوا |
| He/it(m) will drop | huwa hayimurrhuwa hayimurr | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـُرّ |
| She/it(f) will drop | hiya hatmurrhiya hatmurr | هـِي َ هـَتمـُرّ |
| They will drop | humma hayimurruhumma hayimurroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـُرّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drop! | 'imurriicmurr | إمـُرّ |
| You(f) drop! | 'imurriiicmurry | إمـُرّي |
| You(pl) drop! | 'imurruiicmurroo | إمـُرّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am dropping | 'ana marraacnaa marr | أنا َ مـَرّ |
| I(f) am dropping | 'ana marraaacnaa marraö | أنا َ مـَرّ َة |
| We are dropping | 'ihna marreeniicHnaa marryn | إحنا َ مـَرّين |
| You(m) are dropping | 'inta marriicnta marr | إنت َ مـَرّ |
| You(f) are dropping | 'inti marraiicnti marraö | إنت ِ مـَرّ َة |
| You(pl) are dropping | 'intu marreeniicntoo marryn | إنتوا مـَرّين |
| He/it(m) is dropping | huwa marrhuwa marr | هـُو َ مـَرّ |
| She/it(f) is dropping | hiya marrahiya marraö | هـِي َ مـَرّ َة |
| They are dropping | humma marreenhumma marryn | هـُمّ َ مـَرّين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mamroorhuwa mamrwr | هـُو َ مـَمرور |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mamroorahiya mamrwraö | هـِي َ مـَمرور َة |
| They are | humma mamrooreenhumma mamrwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَمرورين |
