Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stepped | 'ana misheetaacnaa mishyt | أنا َ مـِشيت |
| We stepped | 'ihna misheenaiicHnaa mishynaa | إحنا َ مـِشينا |
| You(m) stepped | 'inta misheetiicnta mishyt | إنت َ مـِشيت |
| You(f) stepped | 'inti misheetiiicnti mishyty | إنت ِ مـِشيتي |
| You(pl) stepped | 'intu misheetuiicntoo mishytoo | إنتوا مـِشيتوا |
| He/it(m) stepped | huwa mishihuwa mishy | هـُو َ مـِشي |
| She/it(f) stepped | hiya mishyithiya mishyit | هـِي َ مـِشيـِت |
| They stepped | humma mishyuhumma mishyoo | هـُمّ َ مـِشيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might step | 'ana yimkin 'amshaaacnaa yimkin aacmshY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمشى |
| We might step | 'ihna yimkin nimshaiicHnaa yimkin nimshY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمشى |
| You(m) might step | 'inta yimkin timshaiicnta yimkin timshY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمشى |
| You(f) might step | 'inti yimkin timshiiicnti yimkin timshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمشي |
| You(pl) might step | 'intu yimkin timshuiicntoo yimkin timshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمشوا |
| He/it(m) might step | huwa yimkin yimshahuwa yimkin yimshY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمشى |
| She/it(f) might step | hiya yimkin timshahiya yimkin timshY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمشى |
| They might step | humma yimkin yimshuhumma yimkin yimshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I step | 'ana bamshaaacnaa bamshY | أنا َ بـَمشى |
| We step | 'ihna binimshaiicHnaa binimshY | إحنا َ بـِنـِمشى |
| You(m) step | 'inta bitimshaiicnta bitimshY | إنت َ بـِتـِمشى |
| You(f) step | 'inti bitimshiiicnti bitimshy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمشي |
| You(pl) step | 'intu bitimshuiicntoo bitimshoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمشوا |
| He/it(m) steps | huwa biyimshahuwa biyimshY | هـُو َ بـِيـِمشى |
| She/it(f) steps | hiya bitimshahiya bitimshY | هـِي َ بـِتـِمشى |
| They step | humma biyimshuhumma biyimshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will step | 'ana hamshaaacnaa hamshY | أنا َ هـَمشى |
| We will step | 'ihna hanimshaiicHnaa hanimshY | إحنا َ هـَنـِمشى |
| You(m) will step | 'inta hatimshaiicnta hatimshY | إنت َ هـَتـِمشى |
| You(f) will step | 'inti hatimshiiicnti hatimshy | إنت ِ هـَتـِمشي |
| You(pl) will step | 'intu hatimshuiicntoo hatimshoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمشوا |
| He/it(m) will step | huwa hayimshahuwa hayimshY | هـُو َ هـَيـِمشى |
| She/it(f) will step | hiya hatimshahiya hatimshY | هـِي َ هـَتـِمشى |
| They will step | humma hayimshuhumma hayimshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) step! | 'imshaiicmshY | إمشى |
| You(f) step! | 'imshiiicmshy | إمشي |
| You(pl) step! | 'imshuiicmshoo | إمشوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am stepping | 'ana maeshiaacnaa maeshy | أنا َ ما َشي |
| I(f) am stepping | 'ana mashyaaacnaa maeshyaö | أنا َ ما َشيـَة |
| We are stepping | 'ihna mashyeeniicHnaa maeshyyn | إحنا َ ما َشيين |
| You(m) are stepping | 'inta maeshiiicnta maeshy | إنت َ ما َشي |
| You(f) are stepping | 'inti mashyaiicnti maeshyaö | إنت ِ ما َشيـَة |
| You(pl) are stepping | 'intu mashyeeniicntoo maeshyyn | إنتوا ما َشيين |
| He/it(m) is stepping | huwa maeshihuwa maeshy | هـُو َ ما َشي |
| She/it(f) is stepping | hiya mashyahiya maeshyaö | هـِي َ ما َشيـَة |
| They are stepping | humma mashyeenhumma maeshyyn | هـُمّ َ ما َشيين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is stepped | huwa mamshihuwa mamshy | هـُو َ مـَمشي |
| She/it(f) is stepped | hiya mamshyahiya mamshyaö | هـِي َ مـَمشيـَة |
| They are stepped | humma mamshyeenhumma mamshyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمشيين |
