Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I exercised | 'ana 'istaAmiltaacnaa iicstaAmilt | أنا َ إستـَعمـِلت |
| We exercised | 'ihna 'istaAmilnaiicHnaa iicstaAmilnaa | إحنا َ إستـَعمـِلنا |
| You(m) exercised | 'inta 'istaAmiltiicnta iicstaAmilt | إنت َ إستـَعمـِلت |
| You(f) exercised | 'inti 'istaAmiltiiicnti iicstaAmilty | إنت ِ إستـَعمـِلتي |
| You(pl) exercised | 'intu 'istaAmiltuiicntoo iicstaAmiltoo | إنتوا إستـَعمـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) exercised | huwa 'istaAmilhuwa iicstaAmil | هـُو َ إستـَعمـِل |
| She/it(f) exercised | hiya 'istaAmilithiya iicstaAmilit | هـِي َ إستـَعمـِلـِت |
| They exercised | humma 'istaAmiluhumma iicstaAmiloo | هـُمّ َ إستـَعمـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might exercise | 'ana yimkin 'astaAmilaacnaa yimkin aacstaAmil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَعمـِل |
| We might exercise | 'ihna yimkin nistaAmiliicHnaa yimkin nistaAmil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَعمـِل |
| You(m) might exercise | 'inta yimkin tistaAmiliicnta yimkin tistaAmil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعمـِل |
| You(f) might exercise | 'inti yimkin titsaAmiliiicnti yimkin titsaAmily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَعمـِلي |
| You(pl) might exercise | 'intu yimkin titsaAmiluiicntoo yimkin titsaAmiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might exercise | huwa yimkin yistaAmilhuwa yimkin yistaAmil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَعمـِل |
| She/it(f) might exercise | hiya yimkin tistaAmilhiya yimkin tistaAmil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعمـِل |
| They might exercise | humma yimkin yistaAmiluhumma yimkin yistaAmiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَعمـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I exercise | 'ana bastaAmilaacnaa bastaAmil | أنا َ بـَستـَعمـِل |
| We exercise | 'ihna binistaAmiliicHnaa binistaAmil | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَعمـِل |
| You(m) exercise | 'inta bitistaAmiliicnta bitistaAmil | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَعمـِل |
| You(f) exercise | 'inti bitisiAmiliiicnti bitisiAmily | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) exercise | 'intu bitistaAmiluiicntoo bitistaAmiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) exercises | huwa biyistaAmilhuwa biyistaAmil | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَعمـِل |
| She/it(f) exercises | hiya bitistaAmilhiya bitistaAmil | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَعمـِل |
| They exercise | humma biyistaAmiluhumma biyistaAmiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَعمـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will exercise | 'ana hastaAmilaacnaa hastaAmil | أنا َ هـَستـَعمـِل |
| We will exercise | 'ihna hanistaAmiliicHnaa hanistaAmil | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَعمـِل |
| You(m) will exercise | 'inta hatistaAmiliicnta hatistaAmil | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَعمـِل |
| You(f) will exercise | 'inti hatistaAmiliiicnti hatistaAmily | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَعمـِلي |
| You(pl) will exercise | 'intu hatistaAmiluiicntoo hatistaAmiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will exercise | huwa hayistaAmilhuwa hayistaAmil | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَعمـِل |
| She/it(f) will exercise | hiya hatistaAmilhiya hatistaAmil | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَعمـِل |
| They will exercise | humma hayistaAmiluhumma hayistaAmiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَعمـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) exercise! | 'istaAmiliicstaAmil | إستـَعمـِل |
| You(f) exercise! | 'istaAmiliiicstaAmily | إستـَعمـِلي |
| You(pl) exercise! | 'istaAmiluiicstaAmiloo | إستـَعمـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is exercised | huwa mistaAmilhuwa mistaAmil | هـُو َ مـِستـَعمـِل |
| She/it(f) is exercised | hiya mistaAmilahiya mistaAmilaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَعمـِلـَة |
| They are exercised | humma mistaAmileenhumma mistaAmilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَعمـِلين |
