Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I witnessed | 'ana shahadtaacnaa shahadt | أنا َ شـَهـَدت |
| We witnessed | 'ihna shahadnaiicHnaa shahadnaa | إحنا َ شـَهـَدنا |
| You(m) witnessed | 'inta shahadtiicnta shahadt | إنت َ شـَهـَدت |
| You(f) witnessed | 'inti shahadtiiicnti shahadty | إنت ِ شـَهـَدتي |
| You(pl) witnessed | 'intu shahadtuiicntoo shahadtoo | إنتوا شـَهـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) witnessed | huwa shahadhuwa shahad | هـُو َ شـَهـَد |
| She/it(f) witnessed | hiya shahadithiya shahadit | هـِي َ شـَهـَد ِت |
| They witnessed | humma shahaduhumma shahadoo | هـُمّ َ شـَهـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might witness | 'ana yimkin 'ashhadaacnaa yimkin aacshhad | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشهـَد |
| We might witness | 'ihna yimkin nishhadiicHnaa yimkin nishhad | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشهـَد |
| You(m) might witness | 'inta yimkin tishhadiicnta yimkin tishhad | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَد |
| You(f) might witness | 'inti yimkin tishhadiiicnti yimkin tishhady | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَدي |
| You(pl) might witness | 'intu yimkin tishhaduiicntoo yimkin tishhadoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَدوا |
| He/it(m) might witness | huwa yimkin yishhadhuwa yimkin yishhad | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشهـَد |
| She/it(f) might witness | hiya yimkin tishhadhiya yimkin tishhad | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَد |
| They might witness | humma yimkin yishhaduhumma yimkin yishhadoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشهـَدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I witness | 'ana bashhadaacnaa bashhad | أنا َ بـَشهـَد |
| We witness | 'ihna binishhadiicHnaa binishhad | إحنا َ بـِنـِشهـَد |
| You(m) witness | 'inta bitishhadiicnta bitishhad | إنت َ بـِتـِشهـَد |
| You(f) witness | 'inti bitishhadiiicnti bitishhady | إنت ِ بـِتـِشهـَدي |
| You(pl) witness | 'intu bitishhaduiicntoo bitishhadoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشهـَدوا |
| He/it(m) witnesss | huwa biyishhadhuwa biyishhad | هـُو َ بـِيـِشهـَد |
| She/it(f) witnesss | hiya bitishhadhiya bitishhad | هـِي َ بـِتـِشهـَد |
| They witness | humma biyishhaduhumma biyishhadoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشهـَدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will witness | 'ana hashhadaacnaa hashhad | أنا َ هـَشهـَد |
| We will witness | 'ihna hanishhadiicHnaa hanishhad | إحنا َ هـَنـِشهـَد |
| You(m) will witness | 'inta hatishhadiicnta hatishhad | إنت َ هـَتـِشهـَد |
| You(f) will witness | 'inti hatishhadiiicnti hatishhady | إنت ِ هـَتـِشهـَدي |
| You(pl) will witness | 'intu hatishhaduiicntoo hatishhadoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشهـَدوا |
| He/it(m) will witness | huwa hayishhadhuwa hayishhad | هـُو َ هـَيـِشهـَد |
| She/it(f) will witness | hiya hatishhadhiya hatishhad | هـِي َ هـَتـِشهـَد |
| They will witness | humma hayishhaduhumma hayishhadoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشهـَدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) witness! | 'ishhadiicshhad | إشهـَد |
| You(f) witness! | 'ishhadiiicshhady | إشهـَدي |
| You(pl) witness! | 'ishhaduiicshhadoo | إشهـَدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am witnessing | 'ana shaahidaacnaa shaahid | أنا َ شا َهـِد |
| I(f) am witnessing | 'ana shaahidaaacnaa shaahidaö | أنا َ شا َهـِد َة |
| We are witnessing | 'ihna shaahideeniicHnaa shaahidyn | إحنا َ شا َهـِدين |
| You(m) are witnessing | 'inta shaahidiicnta shaahid | إنت َ شا َهـِد |
| You(f) are witnessing | 'inti shaahidaiicnti shaahidaö | إنت ِ شا َهـِد َة |
| You(pl) are witnessing | 'intu shaahideeniicntoo shaahidyn | إنتوا شا َهـِدين |
| He/it(m) is witnessing | huwa shaahidhuwa shaahid | هـُو َ شا َهـِد |
| She/it(f) is witnessing | hiya shaahidahiya shaahidaö | هـِي َ شا َهـِد َة |
| They are witnessing | humma shaahideenhumma shaahidyn | هـُمّ َ شا َهـِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is witnessed | huwa mashhoodhuwa mashhwd | هـُو َ مـَشهود |
| She/it(f) is witnessed | hiya mashhoodahiya mashhwdaö | هـِي َ مـَشهود َة |
| They are witnessed | humma mashhoodeenhumma mashhwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشهودين |
