Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I chased | 'ana taradtaacnaa Taradt | أنا َ طـَر َدت |
| We chased | 'ihna taradnaiicHnaa Taradnaa | إحنا َ طـَر َدنا |
| You(m) chased | 'inta taradtiicnta Taradt | إنت َ طـَر َدت |
| You(f) chased | 'inti taradtiiicnti Taradty | إنت ِ طـَر َدتي |
| You(pl) chased | 'intu taradtuiicntoo Taradtoo | إنتوا طـَر َدتوا |
| He/it(m) chased | huwa taradhuwa Tarad | هـُو َ طـَر َد |
| She/it(f) chased | hiya taradithiya Taradit | هـِي َ طـَر َد ِت |
| They chased | humma taraduhumma Taradoo | هـُمّ َ طـَر َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might chase | 'ana yimkin 'atrudaacnaa yimkin aacTrud | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطر ُد |
| We might chase | 'ihna yimkin nutrudiicHnaa yimkin nuTrud | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُطر ُد |
| You(m) might chase | 'inta yimkin tutrudiicnta yimkin tuTrud | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُطر ُد |
| You(f) might chase | 'inti yimkin tutrudiiicnti yimkin tuTrudy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُطر ُدي |
| You(pl) might chase | 'intu yimkin tutruduiicntoo yimkin tuTrudoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُطر ُدوا |
| He/it(m) might chase | huwa yimkin yutrudhuwa yimkin yuTrud | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُطر ُد |
| She/it(f) might chase | hiya yimkin tutrudhiya yimkin tuTrud | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُطر ُد |
| They might chase | humma yimkin yutruduhumma yimkin yuTrudoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُطر ُدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I chase | 'ana batrudaacnaa baTrud | أنا َ بـَطر ُد |
| We chase | 'ihna binutrudiicHnaa binuTrud | إحنا َ بـِنـُطر ُد |
| You(m) chase | 'inta bitutrudiicnta bituTrud | إنت َ بـِتـُطر ُد |
| You(f) chase | 'inti bitutrudiiicnti bituTrudy | إنت ِ بـِتـُطر ُدي |
| You(pl) chase | 'intu bitutruduiicntoo bituTrudoo | إنتوا بـِتـُطر ُدوا |
| He/it(m) chases | huwa biyutrudhuwa biyuTrud | هـُو َ بـِيـُطر ُد |
| She/it(f) chases | hiya bitutrudhiya bituTrud | هـِي َ بـِتـُطر ُد |
| They chase | humma biyutruduhumma biyuTrudoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُطر ُدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will chase | 'ana hatrudaacnaa haTrud | أنا َ هـَطر ُد |
| We will chase | 'ihna hanutrudiicHnaa hanuTrud | إحنا َ هـَنـُطر ُد |
| You(m) will chase | 'inta hatutrudiicnta hatuTrud | إنت َ هـَتـُطر ُد |
| You(f) will chase | 'inti hatutrudiiicnti hatuTrudy | إنت ِ هـَتـُطر ُدي |
| You(pl) will chase | 'intu hatutruduiicntoo hatuTrudoo | إنتوا هـَتـُطر ُدوا |
| He/it(m) will chase | huwa hayutrudhuwa hayuTrud | هـُو َ هـَيـُطر ُد |
| She/it(f) will chase | hiya hatutrudhiya hatuTrud | هـِي َ هـَتـُطر ُد |
| They will chase | humma hayutruduhumma hayuTrudoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُطر ُدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) chase! | 'utruduucTrud | أ ُطر ُد |
| You(f) chase! | 'utrudiuucTrudy | أ ُطر ُدي |
| You(pl) chase! | 'utruduuucTrudoo | أ ُطر ُدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am chasing | 'ana taaradaacnaa Taarad | أنا َ طا َر َد |
| I(f) am chasing | 'ana taaradaaacnaa Taaradaö | أنا َ طا َر َد َة |
| We are chasing | 'ihna taaradeeniicHnaa Taaradyn | إحنا َ طا َر َدين |
| You(m) are chasing | 'inta taaradiicnta Taarad | إنت َ طا َر َد |
| You(f) are chasing | 'inti taaradaiicnti Taaradaö | إنت ِ طا َر َد َة |
| You(pl) are chasing | 'intu taaradeeniicntoo Taaradyn | إنتوا طا َر َدين |
| He/it(m) is chasing | huwa taaradhuwa Taarad | هـُو َ طا َر َد |
| She/it(f) is chasing | hiya taaradahiya Taaradaö | هـِي َ طا َر َد َة |
| They are chasing | humma taaradeenhumma Taaradyn | هـُمّ َ طا َر َدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa matroodhuwa maTrwd | هـُو َ مـَطرود |
| She/it(f) is | hiya matroodahiya maTrwdaö | هـِي َ مـَطرود َة |
| They are | humma matroodeenhumma maTrwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَطرودين |
