Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cheated | 'ana ghashsheetaacnaa Gashshyt | أنا َ غـَشّيت |
| We cheated | 'ihna ghashsheenaiicHnaa Gashshynaa | إحنا َ غـَشّينا |
| You(m) cheated | 'inta ghashsheetiicnta Gashshyt | إنت َ غـَشّيت |
| You(f) cheated | 'inti ghashsheetiiicnti Gashshyty | إنت ِ غـَشّيتي |
| You(pl) cheated | 'intu ghashsheetuiicntoo Gashshytoo | إنتوا غـَشّيتوا |
| He/it(m) cheated | huwa ghashshhuwa Gashsh | هـُو َ غـَشّ |
| She/it(f) cheated | hiya ghashshithiya Gashshit | هـِي َ غـَشّـِت |
| They cheated | humma ghashshuhumma Gashshoo | هـُمّ َ غـَشّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cheat | 'ana yimkin 'aghishshaacnaa yimkin aacGishsh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغـِشّ |
| We might cheat | 'ihna yimkin nighishshiicHnaa yimkin niGishsh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغـِشّ |
| You(m) might cheat | 'inta yimkin tighishshiicnta yimkin tiGishsh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـِشّ |
| You(f) might cheat | 'inti yimkin tighishshiiicnti yimkin tiGishshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغـِشّي |
| You(pl) might cheat | 'intu yimkin tighishshuiicntoo yimkin tiGishshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) might cheat | huwa yimkin yighishshhuwa yimkin yiGishsh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـِشّ |
| She/it(f) might cheat | hiya yimkin tighishshhiya yimkin tiGishsh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـِشّ |
| They might cheat | humma yimkin yighishshuhumma yimkin yiGishshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـِشّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cheat | 'ana baghishshaacnaa baGishsh | أنا َ بـَغـِشّ |
| We cheat | 'ihna binghishshiicHnaa binGishsh | إحنا َ بـِنغـِشّ |
| You(m) cheat | 'inta bitghishshiicnta bitGishsh | إنت َ بـِتغـِشّ |
| You(f) cheat | 'inti bitghishshiiicnti bitGishshy | إنت ِ بـِتغـِشّي |
| You(pl) cheat | 'intu bitghishshuiicntoo bitGishshoo | إنتوا بـِتغـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) cheats | huwa biyighishshhuwa biyiGishsh | هـُو َ بـِيـِغـِشّ |
| She/it(f) cheats | hiya bitghishshhiya bitGishsh | هـِي َ بـِتغـِشّ |
| They cheat | humma biyighishshuhumma biyiGishshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغـِشّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cheat | 'ana haghishshaacnaa haGishsh | أنا َ هـَغـِشّ |
| We will cheat | 'ihna hanghishshiicHnaa hanGishsh | إحنا َ هـَنغـِشّ |
| You(m) will cheat | 'inta hatghishshiicnta hatGishsh | إنت َ هـَتغـِشّ |
| You(f) will cheat | 'inti hatghishshiiicnti hatGishshy | إنت ِ هـَتغـِشّي |
| You(pl) will cheat | 'intu hatghishshuiicntoo hatGishshoo | إنتوا هـَتغـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) will cheat | huwa hayighishshhuwa hayiGishsh | هـُو َ هـَيـِغـِشّ |
| She/it(f) will cheat | hiya hatghishshhiya hatGishsh | هـِي َ هـَتغـِشّ |
| They will cheat | humma hayighishshuhumma hayiGishshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغـِشّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cheat! | ghishshGishsh | غـِشّ |
| You(f) cheat! | ghishshiGishshy | غـِشّي |
| You(pl) cheat! | ghishshuGishshoo | غـِشّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is cheated | huwa maghshooshhuwa maGshwsh | هـُو َ مـَغشوش |
| She/it(f) is cheated | hiya maghshooshahiya maGshwshaö | هـِي َ مـَغشوشـَة |
| They are cheated | humma maghshoosheenhumma maGshwshyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغشوشين |
