Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I went | 'ana toohtaacnaa twht | أنا َ توهت |
| We went | 'ihna toohnaiicHnaa twhnaa | إحنا َ توهنا |
| You(m) went | 'inta toohtiicnta twht | إنت َ توهت |
| You(f) went | 'inti toohtiiicnti twhty | إنت ِ توهتي |
| You(pl) went | 'intu toohtuiicntoo twhtoo | إنتوا توهتوا |
| He/it(m) went | huwa taehhuwa taeh | هـُو َ تا َه |
| She/it(f) went | hiya taehithiya taehit | هـِي َ تا َهـِت |
| They went | humma tahuhumma taehoo | هـُمّ َ تا َهوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might go | 'ana yimkin 'atoohaacnaa yimkin aactwh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتوه |
| We might go | 'ihna yimkin nitoohiicHnaa yimkin nitwh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتوه |
| You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin titoohiicnta yimkin titwh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتوه |
| You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin titoohiiicnti yimkin titwhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتوهي |
| You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin titoohuiicntoo yimkin titwhoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتوهوا |
| He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yitoohhuwa yimkin yitwh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتوه |
| She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin titoohhiya yimkin titwh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتوه |
| They might go | humma yimkin yitoohuhumma yimkin yitwhoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتوهوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I go | 'ana batoohaacnaa batwh | أنا َ بـَتوه |
| We go | 'ihna bintoohiicHnaa bintwh | إحنا َ بـِنتوه |
| You(m) go | 'inta bittoohiicnta bittwh | إنت َ بـِتّوه |
| You(f) go | 'inti bittoohiiicnti bittwhy | إنت ِ بـِتّوهي |
| You(pl) go | 'intu bittoohuiicntoo bittwhoo | إنتوا بـِتّوهوا |
| He/it(m) goes | huwa biyitoohhuwa biyitwh | هـُو َ بـِيـِتوه |
| She/it(f) goes | hiya bittoohhiya bittwh | هـِي َ بـِتّوه |
| They go | humma biyitoohuhumma biyitwhoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتوهوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will go | 'ana hatoohaacnaa hatwh | أنا َ هـَتوه |
| We will go | 'ihna hantoohiicHnaa hantwh | إحنا َ هـَنتوه |
| You(m) will go | 'inta hattoohiicnta hattwh | إنت َ هـَتّوه |
| You(f) will go | 'inti hattoohiiicnti hattwhy | إنت ِ هـَتّوهي |
| You(pl) will go | 'intu hattoohuiicntoo hattwhoo | إنتوا هـَتّوهوا |
| He/it(m) will go | huwa hayitoohhuwa hayitwh | هـُو َ هـَيـِتوه |
| She/it(f) will go | hiya hattoohhiya hattwh | هـِي َ هـَتّوه |
| They will go | humma hayitoohuhumma hayitwhoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتوهوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am going | 'ana taeyihaacnaa taeyih | أنا َ تا َيـِه |
| I(f) am going | 'ana taeyihaaacnaa taeyihaö | أنا َ تا َيـِهـَة |
| We are going | 'ihna taeyiheeniicHnaa taeyihyn | إحنا َ تا َيـِهين |
| You(m) are going | 'inta taeyihiicnta taeyih | إنت َ تا َيـِه |
| You(f) are going | 'inti taeyihaiicnti taeyihaö | إنت ِ تا َيـِهـَة |
| You(pl) are going | 'intu taeyiheeniicntoo taeyihyn | إنتوا تا َيـِهين |
| He/it(m) is going | huwa taeyihhuwa taeyih | هـُو َ تا َيـِه |
| She/it(f) is going | hiya taeyihahiya taeyihaö | هـِي َ تا َيـِهـَة |
| They are going | humma taeyiheenhumma taeyihyn | هـُمّ َ تا َيـِهين |
