Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I laid | 'ana aacnaa | أنا َ |
| We laid | 'ihna iicHnaa | إحنا َ |
| You(m) laid | 'inta iicnta | إنت َ |
| You(f) laid | 'inti iicnti | إنت ِ |
| You(pl) laid | 'intu iicntoo | إنتوا |
| He/it(m) laid | huwa huwa | هـُو َ |
| She/it(f) laid | hiya baadithiya baaDit | هـِي َ با َضـِت |
| They laid | humma baduhumma baaDoo | هـُمّ َ با َضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lay | 'ana yimkin aacnaa yimkin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن |
| We might lay | 'ihna yimkin iicHnaa yimkin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن |
| You(m) might lay | 'inta yimkin iicnta yimkin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن |
| You(f) might lay | 'inti yimkin iicnti yimkin | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن |
| You(pl) might lay | 'intu yimkin iicntoo yimkin | إنتوا يـِمكـِن |
| He/it(m) might lay | huwa yimkin huwa yimkin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن |
| She/it(f) might lay | hiya yimkin tubeedhiya yimkin tubyD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبيض |
| They might lay | humma yimkin yibeeduhumma yimkin yibyDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبيضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lay | 'ana aacnaa | أنا َ |
| We lay | 'ihna iicHnaa | إحنا َ |
| You(m) lay | 'inta iicnta | إنت َ |
| You(f) lay | 'inti iicnti | إنت ِ |
| You(pl) lay | 'intu iicntoo | إنتوا |
| He/it(m) lays | huwa huwa | هـُو َ |
| She/it(f) lays | hiya bitbeedhiya bitbyD | هـِي َ بـِتبيض |
| They lay | humma biyibeeduhumma biyibyDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبيضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lay | 'ana aacnaa | أنا َ |
| We will lay | 'ihna iicHnaa | إحنا َ |
| You(m) will lay | 'inta iicnta | إنت َ |
| You(f) will lay | 'inti iicnti | إنت ِ |
| You(pl) will lay | 'intu iicntoo | إنتوا |
| He/it(m) will lay | huwa huwa | هـُو َ |
| She/it(f) will lay | hiya hatbeedhiya hatbyD | هـِي َ هـَتبيض |
| They will lay | humma hayibeeduhumma hayibyDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبيضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lay! | saAeetsaAyt | سـَعيت |
| You(f) lay! | 'isAiiicsAy | إسعي |
| You(pl) lay! | 'isAuiicsAoo | إسعوا |
