Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I helped | 'ana saeAidtaacnaa saeAidt | أنا َ سا َعـِدت |
| We helped | 'ihna saeAidnaiicHnaa saeAidnaa | إحنا َ سا َعـِدنا |
| You(m) helped | 'inta saeAidtiicnta saeAidt | إنت َ سا َعـِدت |
| You(f) helped | 'inti saeAidtiiicnti saeAidty | إنت ِ سا َعـِدتي |
| You(pl) helped | 'intu saeAidtuiicntoo saeAidtoo | إنتوا سا َعـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) helped | huwa saeAidhuwa saeAid | هـُو َ سا َعـِد |
| She/it(f) helped | hiya saAdithiya saeAdit | هـِي َ سا َعد ِت |
| They helped | humma saeAiduhumma saeAidoo | هـُمّ َ سا َعـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might help | 'ana yimkin 'asaeAidaacnaa yimkin aacsaeAid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسا َعـِد |
| We might help | 'ihna yimkin nisaeAidiicHnaa yimkin nisaeAid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسا َعـِد |
| You(m) might help | 'inta yimkin tisaeAidiicnta yimkin tisaeAid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َعـِد |
| You(f) might help | 'inti yimkin tisaAdiiicnti yimkin tisaeAdy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َعدي |
| You(pl) might help | 'intu yimkin tisaAduiicntoo yimkin tisaeAdoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسا َعدوا |
| He/it(m) might help | huwa yimkin yisaeAidhuwa yimkin yisaeAid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َعـِد |
| She/it(f) might help | hiya yimkin tisaeAidhiya yimkin tisaeAid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َعـِد |
| They might help | humma yimkin yisaAduhumma yimkin yisaeAdoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َعدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I help | 'ana basaeAidaacnaa basaeAid | أنا َ بـَسا َعـِد |
| We help | 'ihna binsaeAidiicHnaa binsaeAid | إحنا َ بـِنسا َعـِد |
| You(m) help | 'inta bitsaeAidiicnta bitsaeAid | إنت َ بـِتسا َعـِد |
| You(f) help | 'inti bitsaAdiiicnti bitsaeAdy | إنت ِ بـِتسا َعدي |
| You(pl) help | 'intu bitsaAduiicntoo bitsaeAdoo | إنتوا بـِتسا َعدوا |
| He/it(m) helps | huwa biyisaeAidhuwa biyisaeAid | هـُو َ بـِيـِسا َعـِد |
| She/it(f) helps | hiya bitsaeAidhiya bitsaeAid | هـِي َ بـِتسا َعـِد |
| They help | humma biysaAduhumma biysaeAdoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيسا َعدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will help | 'ana hasaeAidaacnaa hasaeAid | أنا َ هـَسا َعـِد |
| We will help | 'ihna hansaeAidiicHnaa hansaeAid | إحنا َ هـَنسا َعـِد |
| You(m) will help | 'inta hatsaeAidiicnta hatsaeAid | إنت َ هـَتسا َعـِد |
| You(f) will help | 'inti hatsaAdiiicnti hatsaeAdy | إنت ِ هـَتسا َعدي |
| You(pl) will help | 'intu hatsaAduiicntoo hatsaeAdoo | إنتوا هـَتسا َعدوا |
| He/it(m) will help | huwa hayisaeAidhuwa hayisaeAid | هـُو َ هـَيـِسا َعـِد |
| She/it(f) will help | hiya hatsaeAidhiya hatsaeAid | هـِي َ هـَتسا َعـِد |
| They will help | humma hayisaAduhumma hayisaeAdoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسا َعدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) help! | saeAidsaeAid | سا َعـِد |
| You(f) help! | saAdisaeAdy | سا َعدي |
| You(pl) help! | saAdusaeAdoo | سا َعدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is helped | huwa musaeAidhuwa musaeAid | هـُو َ مـُسا َعـِد |
| She/it(f) is helped | hiya musaeAidahiya musaeAidaö | هـِي َ مـُسا َعـِد َة |
| They are helped | humma musaeAideenhumma musaeAidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسا َعـِدين |
