Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I deserted | 'ana hagartaacnaa hagart | أنا َ هـَجـَرت |
| We deserted | 'ihna hagarnaiicHnaa hagarnaa | إحنا َ هـَجـَرنا |
| You(m) deserted | 'inta hagartiicnta hagart | إنت َ هـَجـَرت |
| You(f) deserted | 'inti hagartiiicnti hagarty | إنت ِ هـَجـَرتي |
| You(pl) deserted | 'intu hagartuiicntoo hagartoo | إنتوا هـَجـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) deserted | huwa hagarhuwa hagar | هـُو َ هـَجـَر |
| She/it(f) deserted | hiya hagarithiya hagarit | هـِي َ هـَجـَر ِت |
| They deserted | humma hagaruhumma hagaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَجـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might desert | 'ana yimkin 'ahguraacnaa yimkin aachgur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهجـُر |
| We might desert | 'ihna yimkin nuhguriicHnaa yimkin nuhgur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُهجـُر |
| You(m) might desert | 'inta yimkin tuhguriicnta yimkin tuhgur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُهجـُر |
| You(f) might desert | 'inti yimkin tuhguriiicnti yimkin tuhgury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُهجـُري |
| You(pl) might desert | 'intu yimkin tuhguruiicntoo yimkin tuhguroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُهجـُروا |
| He/it(m) might desert | huwa yimkin yuhgurhuwa yimkin yuhgur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُهجـُر |
| She/it(f) might desert | hiya yimkin tuhgurhiya yimkin tuhgur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُهجـُر |
| They might desert | humma yimkin yuhguruhumma yimkin yuhguroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُهجـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I desert | 'ana bahguraacnaa bahgur | أنا َ بـَهجـُر |
| We desert | 'ihna binuhguriicHnaa binuhgur | إحنا َ بـِنـُهجـُر |
| You(m) desert | 'inta bituhguriicnta bituhgur | إنت َ بـِتـُهجـُر |
| You(f) desert | 'inti bituhguriiicnti bituhgury | إنت ِ بـِتـُهجـُري |
| You(pl) desert | 'intu bituhguruiicntoo bituhguroo | إنتوا بـِتـُهجـُروا |
| He/it(m) deserts | huwa biyuhgurhuwa biyuhgur | هـُو َ بـِيـُهجـُر |
| She/it(f) deserts | hiya bituhgurhiya bituhgur | هـِي َ بـِتـُهجـُر |
| They desert | humma biyuhguruhumma biyuhguroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُهجـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will desert | 'ana hahguraacnaa hahgur | أنا َ هـَهجـُر |
| We will desert | 'ihna hanuhguriicHnaa hanuhgur | إحنا َ هـَنـُهجـُر |
| You(m) will desert | 'inta hatuhguriicnta hatuhgur | إنت َ هـَتـُهجـُر |
| You(f) will desert | 'inti hatuhguriiicnti hatuhgury | إنت ِ هـَتـُهجـُري |
| You(pl) will desert | 'intu hatuhguruiicntoo hatuhguroo | إنتوا هـَتـُهجـُروا |
| He/it(m) will desert | huwa hayuhgurhuwa hayuhgur | هـُو َ هـَيـُهجـُر |
| She/it(f) will desert | hiya hatuhgurhiya hatuhgur | هـِي َ هـَتـُهجـُر |
| They will desert | humma hayuhguruhumma hayuhguroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُهجـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) desert! | 'uhguruuchgur | أ ُهجـُر |
| You(f) desert! | 'uhguriuuchgury | أ ُهجـُري |
| You(pl) desert! | 'uhguruuuchguroo | أ ُهجـُروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is deserted | huwa mahgoorhuwa mahgwr | هـُو َ مـَهجور |
| She/it(f) is deserted | hiya mahgoorahiya mahgwraö | هـِي َ مـَهجور َة |
| They are deserted | humma mahgooreenhumma mahgwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَهجورين |
