Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I altered | 'ana ghayyartaacnaa Gayyart | أنا َ غـَييـَرت |
| We altered | 'ihna ghayyarnaiicHnaa Gayyarnaa | إحنا َ غـَييـَرنا |
| You(m) altered | 'inta ghayyartiicnta Gayyart | إنت َ غـَييـَرت |
| You(f) altered | 'inti ghayyartiiicnti Gayyarty | إنت ِ غـَييـَرتي |
| You(pl) altered | 'intu ghayyartuiicntoo Gayyartoo | إنتوا غـَييـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) altered | huwa ghayyarhuwa Gayyar | هـُو َ غـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) altered | hiya ghayyarithiya Gayyarit | هـِي َ غـَييـَر ِت |
| They altered | humma ghayyaruhumma Gayyaroo | هـُمّ َ غـَييـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might alter | 'ana yimkin 'aghayyaraacnaa yimkin aacGayyar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغـَييـَر |
| We might alter | 'ihna yimkin nighayyariicHnaa yimkin niGayyar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغـَييـَر |
| You(m) might alter | 'inta yimkin tighayyariicnta yimkin tiGayyar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَييـَر |
| You(f) might alter | 'inti yimkin tighayyariiicnti yimkin tiGayyary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) might alter | 'intu yimkin tighayyaruiicntoo yimkin tiGayyaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغـَييـَروا |
| He/it(m) might alter | huwa yimkin yighayyarhuwa yimkin yiGayyar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) might alter | hiya yimkin tighayyarhiya yimkin tiGayyar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَييـَر |
| They might alter | humma yimkin yighayyaruhumma yimkin yiGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَييـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I alter | 'ana baghayyaraacnaa baGayyar | أنا َ بـَغـَييـَر |
| We alter | 'ihna binighayyariicHnaa biniGayyar | إحنا َ بـِنـِغـَييـَر |
| You(m) alter | 'inta bitighayyariicnta bitiGayyar | إنت َ بـِتـِغـَييـَر |
| You(f) alter | 'inti bitighayyariiicnti bitiGayyary | إنت ِ بـِتـِغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) alter | 'intu bitighayyaruiicntoo bitiGayyaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِغـَييـَروا |
| He/it(m) alters | huwa biyighayyarhuwa biyiGayyar | هـُو َ بـِيـِغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) alters | hiya bitighayyarhiya bitiGayyar | هـِي َ بـِتـِغـَييـَر |
| They alter | humma biyighayyaruhumma biyiGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغـَييـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will alter | 'ana haghayyaraacnaa haGayyar | أنا َ هـَغـَييـَر |
| We will alter | 'ihna hanighayyariicHnaa haniGayyar | إحنا َ هـَنـِغـَييـَر |
| You(m) will alter | 'inta hatighayyariicnta hatiGayyar | إنت َ هـَتـِغـَييـَر |
| You(f) will alter | 'inti hatighayyariiicnti hatiGayyary | إنت ِ هـَتـِغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) will alter | 'intu hatighayyaruiicntoo hatiGayyaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِغـَييـَروا |
| He/it(m) will alter | huwa hayighayyarhuwa hayiGayyar | هـُو َ هـَيـِغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) will alter | hiya hatighayyarhiya hatiGayyar | هـِي َ هـَتـِغـَييـَر |
| They will alter | humma hayighayyaruhumma hayiGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغـَييـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) alter! | 'ighyariicGyar | إغيـَر |
| You(f) alter! | 'ighyariiicGyary | إغيـَري |
| You(pl) alter! | ighyaruiGyaroo | ِغيـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is altered | huwa mughayyarhuwa muGayyar | هـُو َ مـُغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) is altered | hiya mughayyarahiya muGayyaraö | هـِي َ مـُغـَييـَر َة |
| They are altered | humma mughayyareenhumma muGayyaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُغـَييـَرين |
