Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I choked | 'ana shiri'taacnaa shiriqt | أنا َ شـِر ِقت |
| We choked | 'ihna shiri'naiicHnaa shiriqnaa | إحنا َ شـِر ِقنا |
| You(m) choked | 'inta shiri'tiicnta shiriqt | إنت َ شـِر ِقت |
| You(f) choked | 'inti shiri'tiiicnti shiriqty | إنت ِ شـِر ِقتي |
| You(pl) choked | 'intu shiri'tuiicntoo shiriqtoo | إنتوا شـِر ِقتوا |
| He/it(m) choked | huwa shiri'huwa shiriq | هـُو َ شـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) choked | hiya shir'ithiya shirqit | هـِي َ شـِرقـِت |
| They choked | humma shir'uhumma shirqoo | هـُمّ َ شـِرقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might choke | 'ana yimkin 'ashra'aacnaa yimkin aacshraq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشر َق |
| We might choke | 'ihna yimkin nishra'iicHnaa yimkin nishraq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشر َق |
| You(m) might choke | 'inta yimkin tishra'iicnta yimkin tishraq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َق |
| You(f) might choke | 'inti yimkin tishra'iiicnti yimkin tishraqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َقي |
| You(pl) might choke | 'intu yimkin tishra'uiicntoo yimkin tishraqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشر َقوا |
| He/it(m) might choke | huwa yimkin yishra'huwa yimkin yishraq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر َق |
| She/it(f) might choke | hiya yimkin tishra'hiya yimkin tishraq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َق |
| They might choke | humma yimkin yishra'uhumma yimkin yishraqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I choke | 'ana bashra'aacnaa bashraq | أنا َ بـَشر َق |
| We choke | 'ihna binishra'iicHnaa binishraq | إحنا َ بـِنـِشر َق |
| You(m) choke | 'inta bitishra'iicnta bitishraq | إنت َ بـِتـِشر َق |
| You(f) choke | 'inti bitishra'iiicnti bitishraqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشر َقي |
| You(pl) choke | 'intu bitishra'uiicntoo bitishraqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشر َقوا |
| He/it(m) chokes | huwa biyishra'huwa biyishraq | هـُو َ بـِيـِشر َق |
| She/it(f) chokes | hiya bitishra'hiya bitishraq | هـِي َ بـِتـِشر َق |
| They choke | humma biyishra'uhumma biyishraqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشر َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will choke | 'ana hashra'aacnaa hashraq | أنا َ هـَشر َق |
| We will choke | 'ihna hanishra'iicHnaa hanishraq | إحنا َ هـَنـِشر َق |
| You(m) will choke | 'inta hatishra'iicnta hatishraq | إنت َ هـَتـِشر َق |
| You(f) will choke | 'inti hatishra'iiicnti hatishraqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشر َقي |
| You(pl) will choke | 'intu hatishra'uiicntoo hatishraqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشر َقوا |
| He/it(m) will choke | huwa hayishra'huwa hayishraq | هـُو َ هـَيـِشر َق |
| She/it(f) will choke | hiya hatishra'hiya hatishraq | هـِي َ هـَتـِشر َق |
| They will choke | humma hayishra'uhumma hayishraqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشر َقوا |
