Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swore | 'ana 'aqsamtaacnaa aacQsamt | أنا َ أقسـَمت |
| We swore | 'ihna 'aqsamnaiicHnaa aacQsamnaa | إحنا َ أقسـَمنا |
| You(m) swore | 'inta 'aqsamtiicnta aacQsamt | إنت َ أقسـَمت |
| You(f) swore | 'inti 'aqsamtiiicnti aacQsamty | إنت ِ أقسـَمتي |
| You(pl) swore | 'intu 'aqsamtuiicntoo aacQsamtoo | إنتوا أقسـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) swore | huwa 'aqsamhuwa aacQsam | هـُو َ أقسـَم |
| She/it(f) swore | hiya 'aqsamithiya aacQsamit | هـِي َ أقسـَمـِت |
| They swore | humma 'aqsamuhumma aacQsamoo | هـُمّ َ أقسـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might swear | 'ana yimkin 'eqsimaacnaa yimkin eeQsim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آقسـِم |
| We might swear | 'ihna yimkin nuqsimiicHnaa yimkin nuQsim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقسـِم |
| You(m) might swear | 'inta yimkin tuqsimiicnta yimkin tuQsim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقسـِم |
| You(f) might swear | 'inti yimkin tuqsimiiicnti yimkin tuQsimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقسـِمي |
| You(pl) might swear | 'intu yimkin tuqsimuiicntoo yimkin tuQsimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقسـِموا |
| He/it(m) might swear | huwa yimkin yuqsimhuwa yimkin yuQsim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقسـِم |
| She/it(f) might swear | hiya yimkin tuqsimhiya yimkin tuQsim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقسـِم |
| They might swear | humma yimkin yuqsimuhumma yimkin yuQsimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقسـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I swear | 'ana baqsimaacnaa baQsim | أنا َ بـَقسـِم |
| We swear | 'ihna binuqsimiicHnaa binuQsim | إحنا َ بـِنـُقسـِم |
| You(m) swear | 'inta bituqsimiicnta bituQsim | إنت َ بـِتـُقسـِم |
| You(f) swear | 'inti bituqsimiiicnti bituQsimy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقسـِمي |
| You(pl) swear | 'intu bituqsimuiicntoo bituQsimoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقسـِموا |
| He/it(m) swears | huwa biyuqsimhuwa biyuQsim | هـُو َ بـِيـُقسـِم |
| She/it(f) swears | hiya bituqsimhiya bituQsim | هـِي َ بـِتـُقسـِم |
| They swear | humma biyuqsimuhumma biyuQsimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقسـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will swear | 'ana haqsimaacnaa haQsim | أنا َ هـَقسـِم |
| We will swear | 'ihna hanuqsimiicHnaa hanuQsim | إحنا َ هـَنـُقسـِم |
| You(m) will swear | 'inta hatuqsimiicnta hatuQsim | إنت َ هـَتـُقسـِم |
| You(f) will swear | 'inti hatuqsimiiicnti hatuQsimy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقسـِمي |
| You(pl) will swear | 'intu hatuqsimuiicntoo hatuQsimoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقسـِموا |
| He/it(m) will swear | huwa hayuqsimhuwa hayuQsim | هـُو َ هـَيـُقسـِم |
| She/it(f) will swear | hiya hatuqsimhiya hatuQsim | هـِي َ هـَتـُقسـِم |
| They will swear | humma hayuqsimuhumma hayuQsimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقسـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) swear! | 'iqsimiicQsim | إقسـِم |
| You(f) swear! | 'iqsimiiicQsimy | إقسـِمي |
| You(pl) swear! | 'iqsimuiicQsimoo | إقسـِموا |
