Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I begged | 'ana shahattaacnaa shaHatt | أنا َ شـَحـَتّ |
| We begged | 'ihna shahatnaiicHnaa shaHatnaa | إحنا َ شـَحـَتنا |
| You(m) begged | 'inta shahattiicnta shaHatt | إنت َ شـَحـَتّ |
| You(f) begged | 'inti shahattiiicnti shaHatty | إنت ِ شـَحـَتّي |
| You(pl) begged | 'intu shahattuiicntoo shaHattoo | إنتوا شـَحـَتّوا |
| He/it(m) begged | huwa shahathuwa shaHat | هـُو َ شـَحـَت |
| She/it(f) begged | hiya shahatithiya shaHatit | هـِي َ شـَحـَتـِت |
| They begged | humma shahatuhumma shaHatoo | هـُمّ َ شـَحـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might beg | 'ana yimkin 'ashhataacnaa yimkin aacshHat | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشحـَت |
| We might beg | 'ihna yimkin nishhatiicHnaa yimkin nishHat | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشحـَت |
| You(m) might beg | 'inta yimkin tishhatiicnta yimkin tishHat | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشحـَت |
| You(f) might beg | 'inti yimkin tishhatiiicnti yimkin tishHaty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشحـَتي |
| You(pl) might beg | 'intu yimkin tishhatuiicntoo yimkin tishHatoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشحـَتوا |
| He/it(m) might beg | huwa yimkin yishhathuwa yimkin yishHat | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشحـَت |
| She/it(f) might beg | hiya yimkin tishhathiya yimkin tishHat | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشحـَت |
| They might beg | humma yimkin yishhatuhumma yimkin yishHatoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشحـَتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I beg | 'ana bashhataacnaa bashHat | أنا َ بـَشحـَت |
| We beg | 'ihna binishhatiicHnaa binishHat | إحنا َ بـِنـِشحـَت |
| You(m) beg | 'inta bitishhatiicnta bitishHat | إنت َ بـِتـِشحـَت |
| You(f) beg | 'inti bitishhatiiicnti bitishHaty | إنت ِ بـِتـِشحـَتي |
| You(pl) beg | 'intu bitishhatuiicntoo bitishHatoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشحـَتوا |
| He/it(m) begs | huwa biyishhathuwa biyishHat | هـُو َ بـِيـِشحـَت |
| She/it(f) begs | hiya bitishhathiya bitishHat | هـِي َ بـِتـِشحـَت |
| They beg | humma biyishhatuhumma biyishHatoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشحـَتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will beg | 'ana hashhataacnaa hashHat | أنا َ هـَشحـَت |
| We will beg | 'ihna hanishhatiicHnaa hanishHat | إحنا َ هـَنـِشحـَت |
| You(m) will beg | 'inta hatishhatiicnta hatishHat | إنت َ هـَتـِشحـَت |
| You(f) will beg | 'inti hatishhatiiicnti hatishHaty | إنت ِ هـَتـِشحـَتي |
| You(pl) will beg | 'intu hatishhatuiicntoo hatishHatoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشحـَتوا |
| He/it(m) will beg | huwa hayishhathuwa hayishHat | هـُو َ هـَيـِشحـَت |
| She/it(f) will beg | hiya hatishhathiya hatishHat | هـِي َ هـَتـِشحـَت |
| They will beg | humma hayishhatuhumma hayishHatoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشحـَتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) beg! | 'ishhatiicshHat | إشحـَت |
| You(f) beg! | 'ishhatiiicshHaty | إشحـَتي |
| You(pl) beg! | 'ishhatuiicshHatoo | إشحـَتوا |
