Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I chased | 'ana hishsheetaacnaa hishshyt | أنا َ هـِشّيت |
| We chased | 'ihna hishsheenaiicHnaa hishshynaa | إحنا َ هـِشّينا |
| You(m) chased | 'inta hishsheetiicnta hishshyt | إنت َ هـِشّيت |
| You(f) chased | 'inti hishsheetiiicnti hishshyty | إنت ِ هـِشّيتي |
| You(pl) chased | 'intu hishsheetuiicntoo hishshytoo | إنتوا هـِشّيتوا |
| He/it(m) chased | huwa hishshhuwa hishsh | هـُو َ هـِشّ |
| She/it(f) chased | hiya hishshithiya hishshit | هـِي َ هـِشّـِت |
| They chased | humma hishshuhumma hishshoo | هـُمّ َ هـِشّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might chase | 'ana yimkin 'ahishshaacnaa yimkin aachishsh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـِشّ |
| We might chase | 'ihna yimkin nihishshiicHnaa yimkin nihishsh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـِشّ |
| You(m) might chase | 'inta yimkin tihishshiicnta yimkin tihishsh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِشّ |
| You(f) might chase | 'inti yimkin tihishshiiicnti yimkin tihishshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِشّي |
| You(pl) might chase | 'intu yimkin tihishshuiicntoo yimkin tihishshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) might chase | huwa yimkin yihishshhuwa yimkin yihishsh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـِشّ |
| She/it(f) might chase | hiya yimkin tihishshhiya yimkin tihishsh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِشّ |
| They might chase | humma yimkin yihishshuhumma yimkin yihishshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـِشّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I chase | 'ana bahishshaacnaa bahishsh | أنا َ بـَهـِشّ |
| We chase | 'ihna binhishshiicHnaa binhishsh | إحنا َ بـِنهـِشّ |
| You(m) chase | 'inta bithishshiicnta bithishsh | إنت َ بـِثـِشّ |
| You(f) chase | 'inti bithishshiiicnti bithishshy | إنت ِ بـِثـِشّي |
| You(pl) chase | 'intu bithishshuiicntoo bithishshoo | إنتوا بـِثـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) chases | huwa biyihishshhuwa biyihishsh | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـِشّ |
| She/it(f) chases | hiya bithishshhiya bithishsh | هـِي َ بـِثـِشّ |
| They chase | humma biyihishshuhumma biyihishshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـِشّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will chase | 'ana hahishshaacnaa hahishsh | أنا َ هـَهـِشّ |
| We will chase | 'ihna hanhishshiicHnaa hanhishsh | إحنا َ هـَنهـِشّ |
| You(m) will chase | 'inta hathishshiicnta hathishsh | إنت َ هـَثـِشّ |
| You(f) will chase | 'inti hathishshiiicnti hathishshy | إنت ِ هـَثـِشّي |
| You(pl) will chase | 'intu hathishshuiicntoo hathishshoo | إنتوا هـَثـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) will chase | huwa hayihishshhuwa hayihishsh | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـِشّ |
| She/it(f) will chase | hiya hathishshhiya hathishsh | هـِي َ هـَثـِشّ |
| They will chase | humma hayihishshuhumma hayihishshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـِشّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) chase! | hishshhishsh | هـِشّ |
| You(f) chase! | hishshihishshy | هـِشّي |
| You(pl) chase! | hishshuhishshoo | هـِشّوا |
