Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sped | 'ana sarraAtaacnaa sarraAt | أنا َ سـَرّ َعت |
| We sped | 'ihna sarraAnaiicHnaa sarraAnaa | إحنا َ سـَرّ َعنا |
| You(m) sped | 'inta sarraAtiicnta sarraAt | إنت َ سـَرّ َعت |
| You(f) sped | 'inti sarraAtiiicnti sarraAty | إنت ِ سـَرّ َعتي |
| You(pl) sped | 'intu sarraAtuiicntoo sarraAtoo | إنتوا سـَرّ َعتوا |
| He/it(m) sped | huwa sarraAhuwa sarraA | هـُو َ سـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) sped | hiya sarraAithiya sarraAit | هـِي َ سـَرّ َعـِت |
| They sped | humma sarraAuhumma sarraAoo | هـُمّ َ سـَرّ َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might speed | 'ana yimkin 'asarraAaacnaa yimkin aacsarraA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَرّ َع |
| We might speed | 'ihna yimkin nisarraAiicHnaa yimkin nisarraA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَرّ َع |
| You(m) might speed | 'inta yimkin tisarraAiicnta yimkin tisarraA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) might speed | 'inti yimkin tisarraAiiicnti yimkin tisarraAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) might speed | 'intu yimkin tisarraAuiicntoo yimkin tisarraAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) might speed | huwa yimkin yisarraAhuwa yimkin yisarraA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) might speed | hiya yimkin tisarraAhiya yimkin tisarraA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َع |
| They might speed | humma yimkin yisarraAuhumma yimkin yisarraAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرّ َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I speed | 'ana basarraAaacnaa basarraA | أنا َ بـَسـَرّ َع |
| We speed | 'ihna binisarraAiicHnaa binisarraA | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَرّ َع |
| You(m) speed | 'inta bitisarraAiicnta bitisarraA | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) speed | 'inti bitisarraAiiicnti bitisarraAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) speed | 'intu bitisarraAuiicntoo bitisarraAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَرّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) speeds | huwa biyisarraAhuwa biyisarraA | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) speeds | hiya bitisarraAhiya bitisarraA | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَرّ َع |
| They speed | humma biyisarraAuhumma biyisarraAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَرّ َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will speed | 'ana hasarraAaacnaa hasarraA | أنا َ هـَسـَرّ َع |
| We will speed | 'ihna hanisarraAiicHnaa hanisarraA | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَرّ َع |
| You(m) will speed | 'inta hatisarraAiicnta hatisarraA | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) will speed | 'inti hatisarraAiiicnti hatisarraAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) will speed | 'intu hatisarraAuiicntoo hatisarraAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَرّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) will speed | huwa hayisarraAhuwa hayisarraA | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) will speed | hiya hatisarraAhiya hatisarraA | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَرّ َع |
| They will speed | humma hayisarraAuhumma hayisarraAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَرّ َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) speed! | 'israAiicsraA | إسر َع |
| You(f) speed! | 'israAiiicsraAy | إسر َعي |
| You(pl) speed! | israAuisraAoo | ِسر َعوا |
