Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I set | 'ana Aadaltaacnaa Aadalt | أنا َ عـَد َلت |
| We set | 'ihna AadalnaiicHnaa Aadalnaa | إحنا َ عـَد َلنا |
| You(m) set | 'inta Aadaltiicnta Aadalt | إنت َ عـَد َلت |
| You(f) set | 'inti Aadaltiiicnti Aadalty | إنت ِ عـَد َلتي |
| You(pl) set | 'intu Aadaltuiicntoo Aadaltoo | إنتوا عـَد َلتوا |
| He/it(m) set | huwa Aadalhuwa Aadal | هـُو َ عـَد َل |
| She/it(f) set | hiya Aadalithiya Aadalit | هـِي َ عـَد َلـِت |
| They set | humma Aadaluhumma Aadaloo | هـُمّ َ عـَد َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might set | 'ana yimkin 'aAdilaacnaa yimkin aacAdil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعد ِل |
| We might set | 'ihna yimkin niAdiliicHnaa yimkin niAdil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعد ِل |
| You(m) might set | 'inta yimkin tiAdiliicnta yimkin tiAdil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعد ِل |
| You(f) might set | 'inti yimkin tiAdiliiicnti yimkin tiAdily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعد ِلي |
| You(pl) might set | 'intu yimkin tiAdiluiicntoo yimkin tiAdiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might set | huwa yimkin yiAdilhuwa yimkin yiAdil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعد ِل |
| She/it(f) might set | hiya yimkin tiAdilhiya yimkin tiAdil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعد ِل |
| They might set | humma yimkin yiAdiluhumma yimkin yiAdiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعد ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I set | 'ana baAdilaacnaa baAdil | أنا َ بـَعد ِل |
| We set | 'ihna biniAdiliicHnaa biniAdil | إحنا َ بـِنـِعد ِل |
| You(m) set | 'inta bitiAdiliicnta bitiAdil | إنت َ بـِتـِعد ِل |
| You(f) set | 'inti bitiAdiliiicnti bitiAdily | إنت ِ بـِتـِعد ِلي |
| You(pl) set | 'intu bitiAdiluiicntoo bitiAdiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) sets | huwa biyiAdilhuwa biyiAdil | هـُو َ بـِيـِعد ِل |
| She/it(f) sets | hiya bitiAdilhiya bitiAdil | هـِي َ بـِتـِعد ِل |
| They set | humma biyiAdiluhumma biyiAdiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعد ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will set | 'ana haAdilaacnaa haAdil | أنا َ هـَعد ِل |
| We will set | 'ihna haniAdiliicHnaa haniAdil | إحنا َ هـَنـِعد ِل |
| You(m) will set | 'inta hatiAdiliicnta hatiAdil | إنت َ هـَتـِعد ِل |
| You(f) will set | 'inti hatiAdiliiicnti hatiAdily | إنت ِ هـَتـِعد ِلي |
| You(pl) will set | 'intu hatiAdiluiicntoo hatiAdiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will set | huwa hayiAdilhuwa hayiAdil | هـُو َ هـَيـِعد ِل |
| She/it(f) will set | hiya hatiAdilhiya hatiAdil | هـِي َ هـَتـِعد ِل |
| They will set | humma hayiAdiluhumma hayiAdiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعد ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) set! | 'iAdiliicAdil | إعد ِل |
| You(f) set! | 'iAdiliiicAdily | إعد ِلي |
| You(pl) set! | 'iAdiluiicAdiloo | إعد ِلوا |
