Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I burnt | 'ana shoottaacnaa shwTt | أنا َ شوطت |
| We burnt | 'ihna shootnaiicHnaa shwTnaa | إحنا َ شوطنا |
| You(m) burnt | 'inta shoottiicnta shwTt | إنت َ شوطت |
| You(f) burnt | 'inti shoottiiicnti shwTty | إنت ِ شوطتي |
| You(pl) burnt | 'intu shoottuiicntoo shwTtoo | إنتوا شوطتوا |
| He/it(m) burnt | huwa shaathuwa shaaT | هـُو َ شا َط |
| She/it(f) burnt | hiya shaatithiya shaaTit | هـِي َ شا َطـِت |
| They burnt | humma shatuhumma shaaToo | هـُمّ َ شا َطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might burn | 'ana yimkin 'ashootaacnaa yimkin aacshwT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشوط |
| We might burn | 'ihna yimkin nishootiicHnaa yimkin nishwT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشوط |
| You(m) might burn | 'inta yimkin tishootiicnta yimkin tishwT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوط |
| You(f) might burn | 'inti yimkin tishootiiicnti yimkin tishwTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشوطي |
| You(pl) might burn | 'intu yimkin tishootuiicntoo yimkin tishwToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشوطوا |
| He/it(m) might burn | huwa yimkin yishoothuwa yimkin yishwT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوط |
| She/it(f) might burn | hiya yimkin tishoothiya yimkin tishwT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوط |
| They might burn | humma yimkin yishootuhumma yimkin yishwToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I burn | 'ana bashootaacnaa bashwT | أنا َ بـَشوط |
| We burn | 'ihna binshootiicHnaa binshwT | إحنا َ بـِنشوط |
| You(m) burn | 'inta bitshootiicnta bitshwT | إنت َ بـِتشوط |
| You(f) burn | 'inti bitshootiiicnti bitshwTy | إنت ِ بـِتشوطي |
| You(pl) burn | 'intu bitshootuiicntoo bitshwToo | إنتوا بـِتشوطوا |
| He/it(m) burns | huwa biyishoothuwa biyishwT | هـُو َ بـِيـِشوط |
| She/it(f) burns | hiya bitshoothiya bitshwT | هـِي َ بـِتشوط |
| They burn | humma biyishootuhumma biyishwToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشوطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will burn | 'ana hashootaacnaa hashwT | أنا َ هـَشوط |
| We will burn | 'ihna hanshootiicHnaa hanshwT | إحنا َ هـَنشوط |
| You(m) will burn | 'inta hatshootiicnta hatshwT | إنت َ هـَتشوط |
| You(f) will burn | 'inti hatshootiiicnti hatshwTy | إنت ِ هـَتشوطي |
| You(pl) will burn | 'intu hatshootuiicntoo hatshwToo | إنتوا هـَتشوطوا |
| He/it(m) will burn | huwa hayishoothuwa hayishwT | هـُو َ هـَيـِشوط |
| She/it(f) will burn | hiya hatshoothiya hatshwT | هـِي َ هـَتشوط |
| They will burn | humma hayishootuhumma hayishwToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشوطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) burn! | shootshwT | شوط |
| You(f) burn! | shootishwTy | شوطي |
| You(pl) burn! | shootushwToo | شوطوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am burning | 'ana shaayitaacnaa shaayiT | أنا َ شا َيـِط |
| I(f) am burning | 'ana shaayitaaacnaa shaayiTaö | أنا َ شا َيـِطـَة |
| We are burning | 'ihna shaayiteeniicHnaa shaayiTyn | إحنا َ شا َيـِطين |
| You(m) are burning | 'inta shaayitiicnta shaayiT | إنت َ شا َيـِط |
| You(f) are burning | 'inti shaayitaiicnti shaayiTaö | إنت ِ شا َيـِطـَة |
| You(pl) are burning | 'intu shaayiteeniicntoo shaayiTyn | إنتوا شا َيـِطين |
| He/it(m) is burning | huwa shaayithuwa shaayiT | هـُو َ شا َيـِط |
| She/it(f) is burning | hiya shaayitahiya shaayiTaö | هـِي َ شا َيـِطـَة |
| They are burning | humma shaayiteenhumma shaayiTyn | هـُمّ َ شا َيـِطين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is burnt | huwa mitshaathuwa mitshaaT | هـُو َ مـِتشا َط |
| She/it(f) is burnt | hiya mitshaatahiya mitshaaTaö | هـِي َ مـِتشا َطـَة |
| They are burnt | humma mitshateenhumma mitshaaTyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشا َطين |
