Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I continued | 'ana 'istadamtaacnaa iicstadaemt | أنا َ إستـَدا َمت |
| We continued | 'ihna 'istadamnaiicHnaa iicstadaemnaa | إحنا َ إستـَدا َمنا |
| You(m) continued | 'inta 'istadamtiicnta iicstadaemt | إنت َ إستـَدا َمت |
| You(f) continued | 'inti 'istadamtiiicnti iicstadaemty | إنت ِ إستـَدا َمتي |
| You(pl) continued | 'intu 'istadamtuiicntoo iicstadaemtoo | إنتوا إستـَدا َمتوا |
| He/it(m) continued | huwa 'istadaemhuwa iicstadaem | هـُو َ إستـَدا َم |
| She/it(f) continued | hiya 'istadaemithiya iicstadaemit | هـِي َ إستـَدا َمـِت |
| They continued | humma 'istadamuhumma iicstadaemoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَدا َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might continue | 'ana yimkin 'astadeemaacnaa yimkin aacstadym | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَديم |
| We might continue | 'ihna yimkin nistadeemiicHnaa yimkin nistadym | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَديم |
| You(m) might continue | 'inta yimkin tistadeemiicnta yimkin tistadym | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَديم |
| You(f) might continue | 'inti yimkin tistadeemiiicnti yimkin tistadymy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَديمي |
| You(pl) might continue | 'intu yimkin tistadeemuiicntoo yimkin tistadymoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـَديموا |
| He/it(m) might continue | huwa yimkin yistadeemhuwa yimkin yistadym | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَديم |
| She/it(f) might continue | hiya yimkin tistadeemhiya yimkin tistadym | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَديم |
| They might continue | humma yimkin yistadeemuhumma yimkin yistadymoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَديموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I continue | 'ana bastadeemaacnaa bastadym | أنا َ بـَستـَديم |
| We continue | 'ihna binistadeemiicHnaa binistadym | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَديم |
| You(m) continue | 'inta bitistadeemiicnta bitistadym | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَديم |
| You(f) continue | 'inti bitistadeemiiicnti bitistadymy | إنت ِ بـِتـِستـَديمي |
| You(pl) continue | 'intu bitistadeemuiicntoo bitistadymoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَديموا |
| He/it(m) continues | huwa biyistadeemhuwa biyistadym | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَديم |
| She/it(f) continues | hiya bitistadeemhiya bitistadym | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَديم |
| They continue | humma biyistadeemuhumma biyistadymoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَديموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will continue | 'ana hastadeemaacnaa hastadym | أنا َ هـَستـَديم |
| We will continue | 'ihna hanistadeemiicHnaa hanistadym | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَديم |
| You(m) will continue | 'inta hatistadeemiicnta hatistadym | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَديم |
| You(f) will continue | 'inti hatistadeemiiicnti hatistadymy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَديمي |
| You(pl) will continue | 'intu hatistadeemuiicntoo hatistadymoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَديموا |
| He/it(m) will continue | huwa hayistadeemhuwa hayistadym | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَديم |
| She/it(f) will continue | hiya hatistadeemhiya hatistadym | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَديم |
| They will continue | humma hayistadeemuhumma hayistadymoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَديموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) continue! | 'istadeemiicstadym | إستـَديم |
| You(f) continue! | 'istadeemiiicstadymy | إستـَديمي |
| You(pl) continue! | 'istadeemuiicstadymoo | إستـَديموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is continued | huwa mustadeemhuwa mustadym | هـُو َ مـُستـَديم |
| She/it(f) is continued | hiya mustadeemahiya mustadymaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَديمـَة |
| They are continued | humma mustadeemeenhumma mustadymyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَديمين |
