Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tended | 'ana raAeetaacnaa raAyt | أنا َ ر َعيت |
| We tended | 'ihna raAeenaiicHnaa raAynaa | إحنا َ ر َعينا |
| You(m) tended | 'inta raAeetiicnta raAyt | إنت َ ر َعيت |
| You(f) tended | 'inti raAeetiiicnti raAyty | إنت ِ ر َعيتي |
| You(pl) tended | 'intu raAeetuiicntoo raAytoo | إنتوا ر َعيتوا |
| He/it(m) tended | huwa raAahuwa raAY | هـُو َ ر َعى |
| She/it(f) tended | hiya raAyithiya raAyit | هـِي َ ر َعيـِت |
| They tended | humma raAuhumma raAoo | هـُمّ َ ر َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tend | 'ana yimkin 'arAiaacnaa yimkin aacrAy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرعي |
| We might tend | 'ihna yimkin nirAiiicHnaa yimkin nirAy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرعي |
| You(m) might tend | 'inta yimkin tirAiiicnta yimkin tirAy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرعي |
| You(f) might tend | 'inti yimkin tirAiiicnti yimkin tirAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرعي |
| You(pl) might tend | 'intu yimkin tirAuiicntoo yimkin tirAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرعوا |
| He/it(m) might tend | huwa yimkin yirAihuwa yimkin yirAy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرعي |
| She/it(f) might tend | hiya yimkin tirAihiya yimkin tirAy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرعي |
| They might tend | humma yimkin yirAuhumma yimkin yirAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tend | 'ana barAiaacnaa barAy | أنا َ بـَرعي |
| We tend | 'ihna binirAiiicHnaa binirAy | إحنا َ بـِنـِرعي |
| You(m) tend | 'inta bitirAiiicnta bitirAy | إنت َ بـِتـِرعي |
| You(f) tend | 'inti bitirAiiicnti bitirAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرعي |
| You(pl) tend | 'intu bitirAuiicntoo bitirAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرعوا |
| He/it(m) tends | huwa biyirAihuwa biyirAy | هـُو َ بـِيـِرعي |
| She/it(f) tends | hiya bitirAihiya bitirAy | هـِي َ بـِتـِرعي |
| They tend | humma biyirAuhumma biyirAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tend | 'ana harAiaacnaa harAy | أنا َ هـَرعي |
| We will tend | 'ihna hanirAiiicHnaa hanirAy | إحنا َ هـَنـِرعي |
| You(m) will tend | 'inta hatirAiiicnta hatirAy | إنت َ هـَتـِرعي |
| You(f) will tend | 'inti hatirAiiicnti hatirAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرعي |
| You(pl) will tend | 'intu hatirAuiicntoo hatirAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرعوا |
| He/it(m) will tend | huwa hayirAihuwa hayirAy | هـُو َ هـَيـِرعي |
| She/it(f) will tend | hiya hatirAihiya hatirAy | هـِي َ هـَتـِرعي |
| They will tend | humma hayirAuhumma hayirAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tend! | 'irAiiicrAy | إرعي |
| You(f) tend! | 'irAiiicrAy | إرعي |
| You(pl) tend! | 'irAuiicrAoo | إرعوا |
