Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I boiled | 'ana ghaleetaacnaa Galyt | أنا َ غـَليت |
| We boiled | 'ihna ghaleenaiicHnaa Galynaa | إحنا َ غـَلينا |
| You(m) boiled | 'inta ghaleetiicnta Galyt | إنت َ غـَليت |
| You(f) boiled | 'inti ghaleetiiicnti Galyty | إنت ِ غـَليتي |
| You(pl) boiled | 'intu ghaleetuiicntoo Galytoo | إنتوا غـَليتوا |
| He/it(m) boiled | huwa ghalahuwa GalY | هـُو َ غـَلى |
| She/it(f) boiled | hiya ghalyithiya Galyit | هـِي َ غـَليـِت |
| They boiled | humma ghaluhumma Galoo | هـُمّ َ غـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might boil | 'ana yimkin 'aghliaacnaa yimkin aacGly | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغلي |
| We might boil | 'ihna yimkin nighliiicHnaa yimkin niGly | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغلي |
| You(m) might boil | 'inta yimkin tighliiicnta yimkin tiGly | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلي |
| You(f) might boil | 'inti yimkin tighliiicnti yimkin tiGly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغلي |
| You(pl) might boil | 'intu yimkin tighluiicntoo yimkin tiGloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغلوا |
| He/it(m) might boil | huwa yimkin yighlihuwa yimkin yiGly | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلي |
| She/it(f) might boil | hiya yimkin tighlihiya yimkin tiGly | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلي |
| They might boil | humma yimkin yighluhumma yimkin yiGloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I boil | 'ana baghliaacnaa baGly | أنا َ بـَغلي |
| We boil | 'ihna binighliiicHnaa biniGly | إحنا َ بـِنـِغلي |
| You(m) boil | 'inta bitighliiicnta bitiGly | إنت َ بـِتـِغلي |
| You(f) boil | 'inti bitighliiicnti bitiGly | إنت ِ بـِتـِغلي |
| You(pl) boil | 'intu bitighluiicntoo bitiGloo | إنتوا بـِتـِغلوا |
| He/it(m) boils | huwa biyighlihuwa biyiGly | هـُو َ بـِيـِغلي |
| She/it(f) boils | hiya bitighlihiya bitiGly | هـِي َ بـِتـِغلي |
| They boil | humma biyighluhumma biyiGloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will boil | 'ana haghliaacnaa haGly | أنا َ هـَغلي |
| We will boil | 'ihna hanighliiicHnaa haniGly | إحنا َ هـَنـِغلي |
| You(m) will boil | 'inta hatighliiicnta hatiGly | إنت َ هـَتـِغلي |
| You(f) will boil | 'inti hatighliiicnti hatiGly | إنت ِ هـَتـِغلي |
| You(pl) will boil | 'intu hatighluiicntoo hatiGloo | إنتوا هـَتـِغلوا |
| He/it(m) will boil | huwa hayighlihuwa hayiGly | هـُو َ هـَيـِغلي |
| She/it(f) will boil | hiya hatighlihiya hatiGly | هـِي َ هـَتـِغلي |
| They will boil | humma hayighluhumma hayiGloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) boil! | 'ighliiicGly | إغلي |
| You(f) boil! | 'ighliiicGly | إغلي |
| You(pl) boil! | 'ighluiicGloo | إغلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am boiling | 'ana ghalayaenaacnaa Galayaen | أنا َ غـَلـَيا َن |
| I(f) am boiling | 'ana ghalayaenaaacnaa Galayaenaö | أنا َ غـَلـَيا َنـَة |
| We are boiling | 'ihna ghalayaneeniicHnaa Galayaenyn | إحنا َ غـَلـَيا َنين |
| You(m) are boiling | 'inta ghalayaeniicnta Galayaen | إنت َ غـَلـَيا َن |
| You(f) are boiling | 'inti ghalayaenaiicnti Galayaenaö | إنت ِ غـَلـَيا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are boiling | 'intu ghalayaneeniicntoo Galayaenyn | إنتوا غـَلـَيا َنين |
| He/it(m) is boiling | huwa ghalayaenhuwa Galayaen | هـُو َ غـَلـَيا َن |
| She/it(f) is boiling | hiya ghalayaenahiya Galayaenaö | هـِي َ غـَلـَيا َنـَة |
| They are boiling | humma ghalayaneenhumma Galayaenyn | هـُمّ َ غـَلـَيا َنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is boiled | huwa maghlihuwa maGly | هـُو َ مـَغلي |
| She/it(f) is boiled | hiya maghlyahiya maGlyaö | هـِي َ مـَغليـَة |
| They are boiled | humma maghlyeenhumma maGlyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغليين |
