Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shaped | 'ana shakkiltaacnaa shakkilt | أنا َ شـَكّـِلت |
| We shaped | 'ihna shakkilnaiicHnaa shakkilnaa | إحنا َ شـَكّـِلنا |
| You(m) shaped | 'inta shakkiltiicnta shakkilt | إنت َ شـَكّـِلت |
| You(f) shaped | 'inti shakkiltiiicnti shakkilty | إنت ِ شـَكّـِلتي |
| You(pl) shaped | 'intu shakkiltuiicntoo shakkiltoo | إنتوا شـَكّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) shaped | huwa shakkilhuwa shakkil | هـُو َ شـَكّـِل |
| She/it(f) shaped | hiya shakkilithiya shakkilit | هـِي َ شـَكّـِلـِت |
| They shaped | humma shakkiluhumma shakkiloo | هـُمّ َ شـَكّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shape | 'ana yimkin 'ashakkilaacnaa yimkin aacshakkil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَكّـِل |
| We might shape | 'ihna yimkin nishakkiliicHnaa yimkin nishakkil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَكّـِل |
| You(m) might shape | 'inta yimkin tishakkiliicnta yimkin tishakkil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَكّـِل |
| You(f) might shape | 'inti yimkin tishakkiliiicnti yimkin tishakkily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَكّـِلي |
| You(pl) might shape | 'intu yimkin tishakkiluiicntoo yimkin tishakkiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَكّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might shape | huwa yimkin yishakkilhuwa yimkin yishakkil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَكّـِل |
| She/it(f) might shape | hiya yimkin tishakkilhiya yimkin tishakkil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَكّـِل |
| They might shape | humma yimkin yishakkiluhumma yimkin yishakkiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَكّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shape | 'ana bashakkilaacnaa bashakkil | أنا َ بـَشـَكّـِل |
| We shape | 'ihna binshakkiliicHnaa binshakkil | إحنا َ بـِنشـَكّـِل |
| You(m) shape | 'inta bitshakkiliicnta bitshakkil | إنت َ بـِتشـَكّـِل |
| You(f) shape | 'inti bitshakkiliiicnti bitshakkily | إنت ِ بـِتشـَكّـِلي |
| You(pl) shape | 'intu bitshakkiluiicntoo bitshakkiloo | إنتوا بـِتشـَكّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) shapes | huwa biyishakkilhuwa biyishakkil | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَكّـِل |
| She/it(f) shapes | hiya bitshakkilhiya bitshakkil | هـِي َ بـِتشـَكّـِل |
| They shape | humma biyishakkiluhumma biyishakkiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَكّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shape | 'ana hashakkilaacnaa hashakkil | أنا َ هـَشـَكّـِل |
| We will shape | 'ihna hanshakkiliicHnaa hanshakkil | إحنا َ هـَنشـَكّـِل |
| You(m) will shape | 'inta hatshakkiliicnta hatshakkil | إنت َ هـَتشـَكّـِل |
| You(f) will shape | 'inti hatshakkiliiicnti hatshakkily | إنت ِ هـَتشـَكّـِلي |
| You(pl) will shape | 'intu hatshakkiluiicntoo hatshakkiloo | إنتوا هـَتشـَكّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will shape | huwa hayishakkilhuwa hayishakkil | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَكّـِل |
| She/it(f) will shape | hiya hatshakkilhiya hatshakkil | هـِي َ هـَتشـَكّـِل |
| They will shape | humma hayishakkiluhumma hayishakkiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَكّـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shape! | shakkilshakkil | شـَكّـِل |
| You(f) shape! | shakkilishakkily | شـَكّـِلي |
| You(pl) shape! | shakkilushakkiloo | شـَكّـِلوا |
