Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I read | 'ana taleetaacnaa talyt | أنا َ تـَليت |
| We read | 'ihna taleenaiicHnaa talynaa | إحنا َ تـَلينا |
| You(m) read | 'inta taleetiicnta talyt | إنت َ تـَليت |
| You(f) read | 'inti taleetiiicnti talyty | إنت ِ تـَليتي |
| You(pl) read | 'intu taleetuiicntoo talytoo | إنتوا تـَليتوا |
| He/it(m) read | huwa talahuwa talaa | هـُو َ تـَلا |
| She/it(f) read | hiya talithiya talit | هـِي َ تـَلـِت |
| They read | humma taluhumma taloo | هـُمّ َ تـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might read | 'ana yimkin 'atlaaacnaa yimkin aactlaa | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتلا |
| We might read | 'ihna yimkin nitlaiicHnaa yimkin nitlaa | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتلا |
| You(m) might read | 'inta yimkin titlaiicnta yimkin titlaa | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلا |
| You(f) might read | 'inti yimkin titliiicnti yimkin titly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتلي |
| You(pl) might read | 'intu yimkin titluiicntoo yimkin titloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتلوا |
| He/it(m) might read | huwa yimkin yitlahuwa yimkin yitlaa | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلا |
| She/it(f) might read | hiya yimkin titlahiya yimkin titlaa | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلا |
| They might read | humma yimkin yitluhumma yimkin yitloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I read | 'ana batlaaacnaa batlaa | أنا َ بـَتلا |
| We read | 'ihna binitlaiicHnaa binitlaa | إحنا َ بـِنـِتلا |
| You(m) read | 'inta bititlaiicnta bititlaa | إنت َ بـِتـِتلا |
| You(f) read | 'inti bititliiicnti bititly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتلي |
| You(pl) read | 'intu bititluiicntoo bititloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتلوا |
| He/it(m) reads | huwa biyitlahuwa biyitlaa | هـُو َ بـِيـِتلا |
| She/it(f) reads | hiya bititlahiya bititlaa | هـِي َ بـِتـِتلا |
| They read | humma biyitluhumma biyitloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will read | 'ana hatlaaacnaa hatlaa | أنا َ هـَتلا |
| We will read | 'ihna hanitlaiicHnaa hanitlaa | إحنا َ هـَنـِتلا |
| You(m) will read | 'inta hatitlaiicnta hatitlaa | إنت َ هـَتـِتلا |
| You(f) will read | 'inti hatitliiicnti hatitly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتلي |
| You(pl) will read | 'intu hatitluiicntoo hatitloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتلوا |
| He/it(m) will read | huwa hayitlahuwa hayitlaa | هـُو َ هـَيـِتلا |
| She/it(f) will read | hiya hatitlahiya hatitlaa | هـِي َ هـَتـِتلا |
| They will read | humma hayitluhumma hayitloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) read! | 'itlaiictlaa | إتلا |
| You(f) read! | 'itliiictly | إتلي |
| You(pl) read! | 'itluiictloo | إتلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mutlihuwa mutly | هـُو َ مـُتلي |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mutlyahiya mutlyaö | هـِي َ مـُتليـَة |
| They are | humma mutlyeenhumma mutlyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتليين |
