Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana chilistaacnaa KiliSt | أنا َ خـِلـِصت |
| We was | 'ihna chilisnaiicHnaa KiliSnaa | إحنا َ خـِلـِصنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta chilistiicnta KiliSt | إنت َ خـِلـِصت |
| You(f) was | 'inti chilistiiicnti KiliSty | إنت ِ خـِلـِصتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu chilistuiicntoo KiliStoo | إنتوا خـِلـِصتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa chilishuwa KiliS | هـُو َ خـِلـِص |
| She/it(f) was | hiya chilsithiya KilSit | هـِي َ خـِلصـِت |
| They was | humma chilsuhumma KilSoo | هـُمّ َ خـِلصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'achlasaacnaa yimkin aacKlaS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخلـَص |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nichlasiicHnaa yimkin niKlaS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخلـَص |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tichlasiicnta yimkin tiKlaS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخلـَص |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tichlasiiicnti yimkin tiKlaSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخلـَصي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tichlasuiicntoo yimkin tiKlaSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخلـَصوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yichlashuwa yimkin yiKlaS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخلـَص |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tichlashiya yimkin tiKlaS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخلـَص |
| They might be | humma yimkin yichlasuhumma yimkin yiKlaSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخلـَصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bachlasaacnaa baKlaS | أنا َ بـَخلـَص |
| We be | 'ihna binichlasiicHnaa biniKlaS | إحنا َ بـِنـِخلـَص |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitichlasiicnta bitiKlaS | إنت َ بـِتـِخلـَص |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitichlasiiicnti bitiKlaSy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخلـَصي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitichlasuiicntoo bitiKlaSoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخلـَصوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyichlashuwa biyiKlaS | هـُو َ بـِيـِخلـَص |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitichlashiya bitiKlaS | هـِي َ بـِتـِخلـَص |
| They be | humma biyichlasuhumma biyiKlaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخلـَصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hachlasaacnaa haKlaS | أنا َ هـَخلـَص |
| We will be | 'ihna hanichlasiicHnaa haniKlaS | إحنا َ هـَنـِخلـَص |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatichlasiicnta hatiKlaS | إنت َ هـَتـِخلـَص |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatichlasiiicnti hatiKlaSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخلـَصي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatichlasuiicntoo hatiKlaSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخلـَصوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayichlashuwa hayiKlaS | هـُو َ هـَيـِخلـَص |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatichlashiya hatiKlaS | هـِي َ هـَتـِخلـَص |
| They will be | humma hayichlasuhumma hayiKlaSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخلـَصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ichlisiicKliS | إخلـِص |
| You(f) be! | 'ichlisiiicKliSy | إخلـِصي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ichlisuiicKliSoo | إخلـِصوا |
