Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kept | 'ana shaghghaltaacnaa shaGGalt | أنا َ شـَغّـَلت |
| We kept | 'ihna shaghghalnaiicHnaa shaGGalnaa | إحنا َ شـَغّـَلنا |
| You(m) kept | 'inta shaghghaltiicnta shaGGalt | إنت َ شـَغّـَلت |
| You(f) kept | 'inti shaghghaltiiicnti shaGGalty | إنت ِ شـَغّـَلتي |
| You(pl) kept | 'intu shaghghaltuiicntoo shaGGaltoo | إنتوا شـَغّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) kept | huwa shaghghalhuwa shaGGal | هـُو َ شـَغّـَل |
| She/it(f) kept | hiya shaghghalithiya shaGGalit | هـِي َ شـَغّـَلـِت |
| They kept | humma shaghghaluhumma shaGGaloo | هـُمّ َ شـَغّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might keep | 'ana yimkin 'ashaghghalaacnaa yimkin aacshaGGal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَغّـَل |
| We might keep | 'ihna yimkin nishaghghaliicHnaa yimkin nishaGGal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَغّـَل |
| You(m) might keep | 'inta yimkin tishaghghaliicnta yimkin tishaGGal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَل |
| You(f) might keep | 'inti yimkin tishaghghaliiicnti yimkin tishaGGaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَلي |
| You(pl) might keep | 'intu yimkin tishaghghaluiicntoo yimkin tishaGGaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might keep | huwa yimkin yishaghghalhuwa yimkin yishaGGal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَغّـَل |
| She/it(f) might keep | hiya yimkin tishaghghalhiya yimkin tishaGGal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَل |
| They might keep | humma yimkin yishaghghaluhumma yimkin yishaGGaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَغّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I keep | 'ana bashaghghalaacnaa bashaGGal | أنا َ بـَشـَغّـَل |
| We keep | 'ihna binishaghghaliicHnaa binishaGGal | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَغّـَل |
| You(m) keep | 'inta bitishaghghaliicnta bitishaGGal | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَغّـَل |
| You(f) keep | 'inti bitishaghghaliiicnti bitishaGGaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَغّـَلي |
| You(pl) keep | 'intu bitishaghghaluiicntoo bitishaGGaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَغّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) keeps | huwa biyishaghghalhuwa biyishaGGal | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَغّـَل |
| She/it(f) keeps | hiya bitishaghghalhiya bitishaGGal | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَغّـَل |
| They keep | humma biyishaghghaluhumma biyishaGGaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَغّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will keep | 'ana hashaghghalaacnaa hashaGGal | أنا َ هـَشـَغّـَل |
| We will keep | 'ihna hanishaghghaliicHnaa hanishaGGal | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَغّـَل |
| You(m) will keep | 'inta hatishaghghaliicnta hatishaGGal | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَغّـَل |
| You(f) will keep | 'inti hatishaghghaliiicnti hatishaGGaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَغّـَلي |
| You(pl) will keep | 'intu hatishaghghaluiicntoo hatishaGGaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَغّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will keep | huwa hayishaghghalhuwa hayishaGGal | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَغّـَل |
| She/it(f) will keep | hiya hatishaghghalhiya hatishaGGal | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَغّـَل |
| They will keep | humma hayishaghghaluhumma hayishaGGaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَغّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) keep! | 'ishghaliicshGal | إشغـَل |
| You(f) keep! | 'ishghaliiicshGaly | إشغـَلي |
| You(pl) keep! | ishghaluishGaloo | ِشغـَلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mishaghghalhuwa mishaGGal | هـُو َ مـِشـَغّـَل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mishaghghalahiya mishaGGalaö | هـِي َ مـِشـَغّـَلـَة |
| They are | humma mishaghghaleenhumma mishaGGalyn | هـُمّ َ مـِشـَغّـَلين |
