Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I finished | 'ana shattabtaacnaa shaTTabt | أنا َ شـَطّـَبت |
| We finished | 'ihna shattabnaiicHnaa shaTTabnaa | إحنا َ شـَطّـَبنا |
| You(m) finished | 'inta shattabtiicnta shaTTabt | إنت َ شـَطّـَبت |
| You(f) finished | 'inti shattabtiiicnti shaTTabty | إنت ِ شـَطّـَبتي |
| You(pl) finished | 'intu shattabtuiicntoo shaTTabtoo | إنتوا شـَطّـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) finished | huwa shattabhuwa shaTTab | هـُو َ شـَطّـَب |
| She/it(f) finished | hiya shattabithiya shaTTabit | هـِي َ شـَطّـَبـِت |
| They finished | humma shattabuhumma shaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ شـَطّـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might finish | 'ana yimkin 'ashattabaacnaa yimkin aacshaTTab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَطّـَب |
| We might finish | 'ihna yimkin nishattabiicHnaa yimkin nishaTTab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَطّـَب |
| You(m) might finish | 'inta yimkin tishattabiicnta yimkin tishaTTab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَب |
| You(f) might finish | 'inti yimkin tishattabiiicnti yimkin tishaTTaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَبي |
| You(pl) might finish | 'intu yimkin tishattabuiicntoo yimkin tishaTTaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might finish | huwa yimkin yishattabhuwa yimkin yishaTTab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَطّـَب |
| She/it(f) might finish | hiya yimkin tishattabhiya yimkin tishaTTab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَطّـَب |
| They might finish | humma yimkin yishattabuhumma yimkin yishaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَطّـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I finish | 'ana bashattabaacnaa bashaTTab | أنا َ بـَشـَطّـَب |
| We finish | 'ihna binishattabiicHnaa binishaTTab | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَطّـَب |
| You(m) finish | 'inta bitishattabiicnta bitishaTTab | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَطّـَب |
| You(f) finish | 'inti bitishattabiiicnti bitishaTTaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَطّـَبي |
| You(pl) finish | 'intu bitishattabuiicntoo bitishaTTaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَطّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) finishes | huwa biyishattabhuwa biyishaTTab | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَطّـَب |
| She/it(f) finishes | hiya bitishattabhiya bitishaTTab | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَطّـَب |
| They finish | humma biyishattabuhumma biyishaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَطّـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will finish | 'ana hashattabaacnaa hashaTTab | أنا َ هـَشـَطّـَب |
| We will finish | 'ihna hanishattabiicHnaa hanishaTTab | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَطّـَب |
| You(m) will finish | 'inta hatishattabiicnta hatishaTTab | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَطّـَب |
| You(f) will finish | 'inti hatishattabiiicnti hatishaTTaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَطّـَبي |
| You(pl) will finish | 'intu hatishattabuiicntoo hatishaTTaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَطّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will finish | huwa hayishattabhuwa hayishaTTab | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَطّـَب |
| She/it(f) will finish | hiya hatishattabhiya hatishaTTab | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَطّـَب |
| They will finish | humma hayishattabuhumma hayishaTTaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَطّـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) finish! | 'ishtabiicshTab | إشطـَب |
| You(f) finish! | 'ishtabiiicshTaby | إشطـَبي |
| You(pl) finish! | ishtabuishTaboo | ِشطـَبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is finished | huwa mushattabhuwa mushaTTab | هـُو َ مـُشـَطّـَب |
| She/it(f) is finished | hiya mushattabahiya mushaTTabaö | هـِي َ مـُشـَطّـَبـَة |
| They are finished | humma mushattabeenhumma mushaTTabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُشـَطّـَبين |
