Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rang | 'ana ranneetaacnaa rannyt | أنا َ ر َنّيت |
| We rang | 'ihna ranneenaiicHnaa rannynaa | إحنا َ ر َنّينا |
| You(m) rang | 'inta ranneetiicnta rannyt | إنت َ ر َنّيت |
| You(f) rang | 'inti ranneetiiicnti rannyty | إنت ِ ر َنّيتي |
| You(pl) rang | 'intu ranneetuiicntoo rannytoo | إنتوا ر َنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) rang | huwa rannhuwa rann | هـُو َ ر َنّ |
| She/it(f) rang | hiya rannithiya rannit | هـِي َ ر َنّـِت |
| They rang | humma rannuhumma rannoo | هـُمّ َ ر َنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might ring | 'ana yimkin 'arinnaacnaa yimkin aacrinn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر ِنّ |
| We might ring | 'ihna yimkin nirinniicHnaa yimkin nirinn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر ِنّ |
| You(m) might ring | 'inta yimkin tirinniicnta yimkin tirinn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر ِنّ |
| You(f) might ring | 'inti yimkin tirinniiicnti yimkin tirinny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر ِنّي |
| You(pl) might ring | 'intu yimkin tirinnuiicntoo yimkin tirinnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر ِنّوا |
| He/it(m) might ring | huwa yimkin yirinnhuwa yimkin yirinn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر ِنّ |
| She/it(f) might ring | hiya yimkin tirinnhiya yimkin tirinn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر ِنّ |
| They might ring | humma yimkin yirinnuhumma yimkin yirinnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر ِنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I ring | 'ana barinnaacnaa barinn | أنا َ بـَر ِنّ |
| We ring | 'ihna binrinniicHnaa binrinn | إحنا َ بـِنر ِنّ |
| You(m) ring | 'inta bitrinniicnta bitrinn | إنت َ بـِتر ِنّ |
| You(f) ring | 'inti bitrinniiicnti bitrinny | إنت ِ بـِتر ِنّي |
| You(pl) ring | 'intu bitrinnuiicntoo bitrinnoo | إنتوا بـِتر ِنّوا |
| He/it(m) rings | huwa biyirinnhuwa biyirinn | هـُو َ بـِيـِر ِنّ |
| She/it(f) rings | hiya bitrinnhiya bitrinn | هـِي َ بـِتر ِنّ |
| They ring | humma biyirinnuhumma biyirinnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر ِنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will ring | 'ana harinnaacnaa harinn | أنا َ هـَر ِنّ |
| We will ring | 'ihna hanrinniicHnaa hanrinn | إحنا َ هـَنر ِنّ |
| You(m) will ring | 'inta hatrinniicnta hatrinn | إنت َ هـَتر ِنّ |
| You(f) will ring | 'inti hatrinniiicnti hatrinny | إنت ِ هـَتر ِنّي |
| You(pl) will ring | 'intu hatrinnuiicntoo hatrinnoo | إنتوا هـَتر ِنّوا |
| He/it(m) will ring | huwa hayirinnhuwa hayirinn | هـُو َ هـَيـِر ِنّ |
| She/it(f) will ring | hiya hatrinnhiya hatrinn | هـِي َ هـَتر ِنّ |
| They will ring | humma hayirinnuhumma hayirinnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر ِنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) ring! | rinnrinn | ر ِنّ |
| You(f) ring! | rinnirinny | ر ِنّي |
| You(pl) ring! | rinnurinnoo | ر ِنّوا |
