Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I aimed | 'ana saAeetaacnaa saAyt | أنا َ سـَعيت |
| We aimed | 'ihna saAeenaiicHnaa saAynaa | إحنا َ سـَعينا |
| You(m) aimed | 'inta saAeetiicnta saAyt | إنت َ سـَعيت |
| You(f) aimed | 'inti saAeetiiicnti saAyty | إنت ِ سـَعيتي |
| You(pl) aimed | 'intu saAeetuiicntoo saAytoo | إنتوا سـَعيتوا |
| He/it(m) aimed | huwa saAahuwa saAaa | هـُو َ سـَعا |
| She/it(f) aimed | hiya saAithiya saAit | هـِي َ سـَعـِت |
| They aimed | humma saAuhumma saAoo | هـُمّ َ سـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might aimed | 'ana yimkin 'asAaaacnaa yimkin aacsAaa | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسعا |
| We might aimed | 'ihna yimkin nisAaiicHnaa yimkin nisAaa | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسعا |
| You(m) might aimed | 'inta yimkin tisAaiicnta yimkin tisAaa | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسعا |
| You(f) might aimed | 'inti yimkin tisAiiicnti yimkin tisAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسعي |
| You(pl) might aimed | 'intu yimkin tisAuiicntoo yimkin tisAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسعوا |
| He/it(m) might aimed | huwa yimkin yisAahuwa yimkin yisAaa | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسعا |
| She/it(f) might aimed | hiya yimkin tisAahiya yimkin tisAaa | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسعا |
| They might aimed | humma yimkin yisAuhumma yimkin yisAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I aimed | 'ana basAaaacnaa basAaa | أنا َ بـَسعا |
| We aimed | 'ihna binisAaiicHnaa binisAaa | إحنا َ بـِنـِسعا |
| You(m) aimed | 'inta bitisAaiicnta bitisAaa | إنت َ بـِتـِسعا |
| You(f) aimed | 'inti bitisAiiicnti bitisAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسعي |
| You(pl) aimed | 'intu bitisAuiicntoo bitisAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسعوا |
| He/it(m) aimeds | huwa biyisAahuwa biyisAaa | هـُو َ بـِيـِسعا |
| She/it(f) aimeds | hiya bitisAahiya bitisAaa | هـِي َ بـِتـِسعا |
| They aimed | humma biyisAuhumma biyisAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will aimed | 'ana hasAaaacnaa hasAaa | أنا َ هـَسعا |
| We will aimed | 'ihna hanisAaiicHnaa hanisAaa | إحنا َ هـَنـِسعا |
| You(m) will aimed | 'inta hatisAaiicnta hatisAaa | إنت َ هـَتـِسعا |
| You(f) will aimed | 'inti hatisAiiicnti hatisAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسعي |
| You(pl) will aimed | 'intu hatisAuiicntoo hatisAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسعوا |
| He/it(m) will aimed | huwa hayisAahuwa hayisAaa | هـُو َ هـَيـِسعا |
| She/it(f) will aimed | hiya hatisAahiya hatisAaa | هـِي َ هـَتـِسعا |
| They will aimed | humma hayisAuhumma hayisAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) aimed! | 'isAaiicsAaa | إسعا |
| You(f) aimed! | 'isAiiicsAy | إسعي |
| You(pl) aimed! | 'isAuiicsAoo | إسعوا |
