Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spoke | 'ana 'adleetaacnaa aacdlyt | أنا َ أدليت |
| We spoke | 'ihna 'adleenaiicHnaa aacdlynaa | إحنا َ أدلينا |
| You(m) spoke | 'inta 'adleetiicnta aacdlyt | إنت َ أدليت |
| You(f) spoke | 'inti 'adleetiiicnti aacdlyty | إنت ِ أدليتي |
| You(pl) spoke | 'intu 'adleetuiicntoo aacdlytoo | إنتوا أدليتوا |
| He/it(m) spoke | huwa 'adlahuwa aacdlY | هـُو َ أدلى |
| She/it(f) spoke | hiya 'adlithiya aacdlit | هـِي َ أدلـِت |
| They spoke | humma 'adluhumma aacdloo | هـُمّ َ أدلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might speak | 'ana yimkin 'adliaacnaa yimkin aacdly | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدلي |
| We might speak | 'ihna yimkin nidliiicHnaa yimkin nidly | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدلي |
| You(m) might speak | 'inta yimkin tidliiicnta yimkin tidly | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدلي |
| You(f) might speak | 'inti yimkin tidliiicnti yimkin tidly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدلي |
| You(pl) might speak | 'intu yimkin tidluiicntoo yimkin tidloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدلوا |
| He/it(m) might speak | huwa yimkin yidlihuwa yimkin yidly | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدلي |
| She/it(f) might speak | hiya yimkin tidlihiya yimkin tidly | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدلي |
| They might speak | humma yimkin yidluhumma yimkin yidloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I speak | 'ana badliaacnaa badly | أنا َ بـَدلي |
| We speak | 'ihna binidliiicHnaa binidly | إحنا َ بـِنـِدلي |
| You(m) speak | 'inta bitidliiicnta bitidly | إنت َ بـِتـِدلي |
| You(f) speak | 'inti bitidliiicnti bitidly | إنت ِ بـِتـِدلي |
| You(pl) speak | 'intu bitidluiicntoo bitidloo | إنتوا بـِتـِدلوا |
| He/it(m) speaks | huwa biyidlihuwa biyidly | هـُو َ بـِيـِدلي |
| She/it(f) speaks | hiya bitidlihiya bitidly | هـِي َ بـِتـِدلي |
| They speak | humma biyidluhumma biyidloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will speak | 'ana hadliaacnaa hadly | أنا َ هـَدلي |
| We will speak | 'ihna hanidliiicHnaa hanidly | إحنا َ هـَنـِدلي |
| You(m) will speak | 'inta hatidliiicnta hatidly | إنت َ هـَتـِدلي |
| You(f) will speak | 'inti hatidliiicnti hatidly | إنت ِ هـَتـِدلي |
| You(pl) will speak | 'intu hatidluiicntoo hatidloo | إنتوا هـَتـِدلوا |
| He/it(m) will speak | huwa hayidlihuwa hayidly | هـُو َ هـَيـِدلي |
| She/it(f) will speak | hiya hatidlihiya hatidly | هـِي َ هـَتـِدلي |
| They will speak | humma hayidluhumma hayidloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) speak! | 'adliaacdly | أدلي |
| You(f) speak! | 'adliaacdly | أدلي |
| You(pl) speak! | 'adluaacdloo | أدلوا |
