Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I barbecued | 'ana shaweetaacnaa shawyt | أنا َ شـَويت |
| We barbecued | 'ihna shaweenaiicHnaa shawynaa | إحنا َ شـَوينا |
| You(m) barbecued | 'inta shaweetiicnta shawyt | إنت َ شـَويت |
| You(f) barbecued | 'inti shaweetiiicnti shawyty | إنت ِ شـَويتي |
| You(pl) barbecued | 'intu shaweetuiicntoo shawytoo | إنتوا شـَويتوا |
| He/it(m) barbecued | huwa shawihuwa shawy | هـُو َ شـَوي |
| She/it(f) barbecued | hiya shawyithiya shawyit | هـِي َ شـَويـِت |
| They barbecued | humma shawyuhumma shawyoo | هـُمّ َ شـَويوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might barbecue | 'ana yimkin 'ashwaaacnaa yimkin aacshwY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشوى |
| We might barbecue | 'ihna yimkin nishwaiicHnaa yimkin nishwY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشوى |
| You(m) might barbecue | 'inta yimkin tishwaiicnta yimkin tishwY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوى |
| You(f) might barbecue | 'inti yimkin tishwiiicnti yimkin tishwy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشوي |
| You(pl) might barbecue | 'intu yimkin tishwuiicntoo yimkin tishwoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشووا |
| He/it(m) might barbecue | huwa yimkin yishwahuwa yimkin yishwY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوى |
| She/it(f) might barbecue | hiya yimkin tishwahiya yimkin tishwY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوى |
| They might barbecue | humma yimkin yishwuhumma yimkin yishwoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشووا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I barbecue | 'ana bashwaaacnaa bashwY | أنا َ بـَشوى |
| We barbecue | 'ihna binishwaiicHnaa binishwY | إحنا َ بـِنـِشوى |
| You(m) barbecue | 'inta bitishwaiicnta bitishwY | إنت َ بـِتـِشوى |
| You(f) barbecue | 'inti bitishwiiicnti bitishwy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشوي |
| You(pl) barbecue | 'intu bitishwuiicntoo bitishwoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشووا |
| He/it(m) barbecues | huwa biyishwahuwa biyishwY | هـُو َ بـِيـِشوى |
| She/it(f) barbecues | hiya bitishwahiya bitishwY | هـِي َ بـِتـِشوى |
| They barbecue | humma biyishwuhumma biyishwoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشووا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will barbecue | 'ana hashwaaacnaa hashwY | أنا َ هـَشوى |
| We will barbecue | 'ihna hanishwaiicHnaa hanishwY | إحنا َ هـَنـِشوى |
| You(m) will barbecue | 'inta hatishwaiicnta hatishwY | إنت َ هـَتـِشوى |
| You(f) will barbecue | 'inti hatishwiiicnti hatishwy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشوي |
| You(pl) will barbecue | 'intu hatishwuiicntoo hatishwoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشووا |
| He/it(m) will barbecue | huwa hayishwahuwa hayishwY | هـُو َ هـَيـِشوى |
| She/it(f) will barbecue | hiya hatishwahiya hatishwY | هـِي َ هـَتـِشوى |
| They will barbecue | humma hayishwuhumma hayishwoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشووا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) barbecue! | 'ishwaiicshwY | إشوى |
| You(f) barbecue! | 'ishwiiicshwy | إشوي |
| You(pl) barbecue! | 'ishwuiicshwoo | إشووا |
