Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I exercised | 'ana 'istachdimtaacnaa iicstaKdimt | أنا َ إستـَخد ِمت |
| We exercised | 'ihna 'istachdimnaiicHnaa iicstaKdimnaa | إحنا َ إستـَخد ِمنا |
| You(m) exercised | 'inta 'istachdimtiicnta iicstaKdimt | إنت َ إستـَخد ِمت |
| You(f) exercised | 'inti 'istachdimtiiicnti iicstaKdimty | إنت ِ إستـَخد ِمتي |
| You(pl) exercised | 'intu 'istachdimtuiicntoo iicstaKdimtoo | إنتوا إستـَخد ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) exercised | huwa 'istachdimhuwa iicstaKdim | هـُو َ إستـَخد ِم |
| She/it(f) exercised | hiya 'istachdimithiya iicstaKdimit | هـِي َ إستـَخد ِمـِت |
| They exercised | humma 'istachdimuhumma iicstaKdimoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَخد ِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might exercise | 'ana yimkin 'astachdimaacnaa yimkin aacstaKdim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَخد ِم |
| We might exercise | 'ihna yimkin nistachdimiicHnaa yimkin nistaKdim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَخد ِم |
| You(m) might exercise | 'inta yimkin tistachdimiicnta yimkin tistaKdim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَخد ِم |
| You(f) might exercise | 'inti yimkin titsachdimiiicnti yimkin titsaKdimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَخد ِمي |
| You(pl) might exercise | 'intu yimkin titsachdimuiicntoo yimkin titsaKdimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَخد ِموا |
| He/it(m) might exercise | huwa yimkin yistachdimhuwa yimkin yistaKdim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَخد ِم |
| She/it(f) might exercise | hiya yimkin tistachdimhiya yimkin tistaKdim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَخد ِم |
| They might exercise | humma yimkin yistachdimuhumma yimkin yistaKdimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَخد ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I exercise | 'ana bastachdimaacnaa bastaKdim | أنا َ بـَستـَخد ِم |
| We exercise | 'ihna binistachdimiicHnaa binistaKdim | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَخد ِم |
| You(m) exercise | 'inta bitistachdimiicnta bitistaKdim | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَخد ِم |
| You(f) exercise | 'inti bitisichdimiiicnti bitisiKdimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِخد ِمي |
| You(pl) exercise | 'intu bitistachdimuiicntoo bitistaKdimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَخد ِموا |
| He/it(m) exercises | huwa biyistachdimhuwa biyistaKdim | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَخد ِم |
| She/it(f) exercises | hiya bitistachdimhiya bitistaKdim | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَخد ِم |
| They exercise | humma biyistachdimuhumma biyistaKdimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَخد ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will exercise | 'ana hastachdimaacnaa hastaKdim | أنا َ هـَستـَخد ِم |
| We will exercise | 'ihna hanistachdimiicHnaa hanistaKdim | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَخد ِم |
| You(m) will exercise | 'inta hatistachdimiicnta hatistaKdim | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَخد ِم |
| You(f) will exercise | 'inti hatistachdimiiicnti hatistaKdimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَخد ِمي |
| You(pl) will exercise | 'intu hatistachdimuiicntoo hatistaKdimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَخد ِموا |
| He/it(m) will exercise | huwa hayistachdimhuwa hayistaKdim | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَخد ِم |
| She/it(f) will exercise | hiya hatistachdimhiya hatistaKdim | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَخد ِم |
| They will exercise | humma hayistachdimuhumma hayistaKdimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَخد ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) exercise! | 'istachdimiicstaKdim | إستـَخد ِم |
| You(f) exercise! | 'istachdimiiicstaKdimy | إستـَخد ِمي |
| You(pl) exercise! | 'istachdimuiicstaKdimoo | إستـَخد ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is exercised | huwa mistachdimhuwa mistaKdim | هـُو َ مـِستـَخد ِم |
| She/it(f) is exercised | hiya mistachdimahiya mistaKdimaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَخد ِمـَة |
| They are exercised | humma mistachdimeenhumma mistaKdimyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَخد ِمين |
