Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I caught | 'ana 'itAadeetaacnaa iictAadyt | أنا َ إتعـَديت |
| We caught | 'ihna 'itAadeenaiicHnaa iictAadynaa | إحنا َ إتعـَدينا |
| You(m) caught | 'inta 'itAadeetiicnta iictAadyt | إنت َ إتعـَديت |
| You(f) caught | 'inti 'itAadeetiiicnti iictAadyty | إنت ِ إتعـَديتي |
| You(pl) caught | 'intu 'itAadeetuiicntoo iictAadytoo | إنتوا إتعـَديتوا |
| He/it(m) caught | huwa 'itAadahuwa iictAadY | هـُو َ إتعـَدى |
| She/it(f) caught | hiya 'itAadyithiya iictAadyit | هـِي َ إتعـَديـِت |
| They caught | humma 'itAaduhumma iictAadoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might catch | 'ana yimkin 'atAidiaacnaa yimkin aactAidy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـِدي |
| We might catch | 'ihna yimkin nitAidiiicHnaa yimkin nitAidy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـِدي |
| You(m) might catch | 'inta yimkin titAidiiicnta yimkin titAidy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِدي |
| You(f) might catch | 'inti yimkin titAidiiicnti yimkin titAidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِدي |
| You(pl) might catch | 'intu yimkin titAiduiicntoo yimkin titAidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might catch | huwa yimkin yitAidihuwa yimkin yitAidy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـِدي |
| She/it(f) might catch | hiya yimkin titAidihiya yimkin titAidy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـِدي |
| They might catch | humma yimkin yitAiduhumma yimkin yitAidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I catch | 'ana batAidiaacnaa batAidy | أنا َ بـَتعـِدي |
| We catch | 'ihna binitAidiiicHnaa binitAidy | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـِدي |
| You(m) catch | 'inta bititAidiiicnta bititAidy | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـِدي |
| You(f) catch | 'inti bititAidiiicnti bititAidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـِدي |
| You(pl) catch | 'intu bititAiduiicntoo bititAidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) catchs | huwa biyitAidihuwa biyitAidy | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـِدي |
| She/it(f) catchs | hiya bititAidihiya bititAidy | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـِدي |
| They catch | humma biyitAiduhumma biyitAidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will catch | 'ana hatAidiaacnaa hatAidy | أنا َ هـَتعـِدي |
| We will catch | 'ihna hanitAidiiicHnaa hanitAidy | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـِدي |
| You(m) will catch | 'inta hatitAidiiicnta hatitAidy | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـِدي |
| You(f) will catch | 'inti hatitAidiiicnti hatitAidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـِدي |
| You(pl) will catch | 'intu hatitAiduiicntoo hatitAidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will catch | huwa hayitAidihuwa hayitAidy | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـِدي |
| She/it(f) will catch | hiya hatitAidihiya hatitAidy | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـِدي |
| They will catch | humma hayitAiduhumma hayitAidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) catch! | 'itAidiiictAidy | إتعـِدي |
| You(f) catch! | 'itAidiiictAidy | إتعـِدي |
| You(pl) catch! | 'itAiduiictAidoo | إتعـِدوا |
