Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I asked | 'ana shaewirtaacnaa shaewirt | أنا َ شا َو ِرت |
| We asked | 'ihna shaewirnaiicHnaa shaewirnaa | إحنا َ شا َو ِرنا |
| You(m) asked | 'inta shaewirtiicnta shaewirt | إنت َ شا َو ِرت |
| You(f) asked | 'inti shaewirtiiicnti shaewirty | إنت ِ شا َو ِرتي |
| You(pl) asked | 'intu shaewirtuiicntoo shaewirtoo | إنتوا شا َو ِرتوا |
| He/it(m) asked | huwa shaewirhuwa shaewir | هـُو َ شا َو ِر |
| She/it(f) asked | hiya shawrithiya shaewrit | هـِي َ شا َور ِت |
| They asked | humma shaewiruhumma shaewiroo | هـُمّ َ شا َو ِروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might ask | 'ana yimkin 'ashaewiraacnaa yimkin aacshaewir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشا َو ِر |
| We might ask | 'ihna yimkin nishaewiriicHnaa yimkin nishaewir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشا َو ِر |
| You(m) might ask | 'inta yimkin tishaewiriicnta yimkin tishaewir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشا َو ِر |
| You(f) might ask | 'inti yimkin tishawriiicnti yimkin tishaewry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشا َوري |
| You(pl) might ask | 'intu yimkin tishawruiicntoo yimkin tishaewroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشا َوروا |
| He/it(m) might ask | huwa yimkin yishaewirhuwa yimkin yishaewir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشا َو ِر |
| She/it(f) might ask | hiya yimkin tishaewirhiya yimkin tishaewir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشا َو ِر |
| They might ask | humma yimkin yishawruhumma yimkin yishaewroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشا َوروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I ask | 'ana bashaewiraacnaa bashaewir | أنا َ بـَشا َو ِر |
| We ask | 'ihna binshaewiriicHnaa binshaewir | إحنا َ بـِنشا َو ِر |
| You(m) ask | 'inta bitshaewiriicnta bitshaewir | إنت َ بـِتشا َو ِر |
| You(f) ask | 'inti bitshawriiicnti bitshaewry | إنت ِ بـِتشا َوري |
| You(pl) ask | 'intu bitshawruiicntoo bitshaewroo | إنتوا بـِتشا َوروا |
| He/it(m) asks | huwa biyishaewirhuwa biyishaewir | هـُو َ بـِيـِشا َو ِر |
| She/it(f) asks | hiya bitshaewirhiya bitshaewir | هـِي َ بـِتشا َو ِر |
| They ask | humma biyshawruhumma biyshaewroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيشا َوروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will ask | 'ana hashaewiraacnaa hashaewir | أنا َ هـَشا َو ِر |
| We will ask | 'ihna hanshaewiriicHnaa hanshaewir | إحنا َ هـَنشا َو ِر |
| You(m) will ask | 'inta hatshaewiriicnta hatshaewir | إنت َ هـَتشا َو ِر |
| You(f) will ask | 'inti hatshawriiicnti hatshaewry | إنت ِ هـَتشا َوري |
| You(pl) will ask | 'intu hatshawruiicntoo hatshaewroo | إنتوا هـَتشا َوروا |
| He/it(m) will ask | huwa hayishaewirhuwa hayishaewir | هـُو َ هـَيـِشا َو ِر |
| She/it(f) will ask | hiya hatshaewirhiya hatshaewir | هـِي َ هـَتشا َو ِر |
| They will ask | humma hayishawruhumma hayishaewroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشا َوروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) ask! | shaewirshaewir | شا َو ِر |
| You(f) ask! | shawrishaewry | شا َوري |
| You(pl) ask! | shawrushaewroo | شا َوروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mushaewirhuwa mushaewir | هـُو َ مـُشا َو ِر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mushaewirahiya mushaewiraö | هـِي َ مـُشا َو ِر َة |
| They are | humma mushaewireenhumma mushaewiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُشا َو ِرين |
