Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana sawwistaacnaa sawwist | أنا َ سـَوّ ِست |
| We was | 'ihna sawwisnaiicHnaa sawwisnaa | إحنا َ سـَوّ ِسنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta sawwistiicnta sawwist | إنت َ سـَوّ ِست |
| You(f) was | 'inti sawwistiiicnti sawwisty | إنت ِ سـَوّ ِستي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu sawwistuiicntoo sawwistoo | إنتوا سـَوّ ِستوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa sawwishuwa sawwis | هـُو َ سـَوّ ِس |
| She/it(f) was | hiya sawwisithiya sawwisit | هـِي َ سـَوّ ِسـِت |
| They was | humma sawwisuhumma sawwisoo | هـُمّ َ سـَوّ ِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'asawwisaacnaa yimkin aacsawwis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَوّ ِس |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nisawwisiicHnaa yimkin nisawwis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَوّ ِس |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tisawwisiicnta yimkin tisawwis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ ِس |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tisawwisiiicnti yimkin tisawwisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ ِسي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tisawwisuiicntoo yimkin tisawwisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ ِسوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yisawwishuwa yimkin yisawwis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَوّ ِس |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tisawwishiya yimkin tisawwis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ ِس |
| They might be | humma yimkin yisawwisuhumma yimkin yisawwisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَوّ ِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana basawwisaacnaa basawwis | أنا َ بـَسـَوّ ِس |
| We be | 'ihna binsawwisiicHnaa binsawwis | إحنا َ بـِنسـَوّ ِس |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitsawwisiicnta bitsawwis | إنت َ بـِتسـَوّ ِس |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitsawwisiiicnti bitsawwisy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَوّ ِسي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitsawwisuiicntoo bitsawwisoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَوّ ِسوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyisawwishuwa biyisawwis | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَوّ ِس |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitsawwishiya bitsawwis | هـِي َ بـِتسـَوّ ِس |
| They be | humma biyisawwisuhumma biyisawwisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَوّ ِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hasawwisaacnaa hasawwis | أنا َ هـَسـَوّ ِس |
| We will be | 'ihna hansawwisiicHnaa hansawwis | إحنا َ هـَنسـَوّ ِس |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatsawwisiicnta hatsawwis | إنت َ هـَتسـَوّ ِس |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatsawwisiiicnti hatsawwisy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَوّ ِسي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatsawwisuiicntoo hatsawwisoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَوّ ِسوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayisawwishuwa hayisawwis | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَوّ ِس |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatsawwishiya hatsawwis | هـِي َ هـَتسـَوّ ِس |
| They will be | humma hayisawwisuhumma hayisawwisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَوّ ِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | sawwissawwis | سـَوّ ِس |
| You(f) be! | sawwisisawwisy | سـَوّ ِسي |
| You(pl) be! | sawwisusawwisoo | سـَوّ ِسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa misawwishuwa misawwis | هـُو َ مـِسـَوّ ِس |
| She/it(f) is | hiya misawwisahiya misawwisaö | هـِي َ مـِسـَوّ ِسـَة |
| They are | humma misawwiseenhumma misawwisyn | هـُمّ َ مـِسـَوّ ِسين |
