Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I curled | 'ana mawwigtaacnaa mawwigt | أنا َ مـَوّ ِجت |
| We curled | 'ihna mawwignaiicHnaa mawwignaa | إحنا َ مـَوّ ِجنا |
| You(m) curled | 'inta mawwigtiicnta mawwigt | إنت َ مـَوّ ِجت |
| You(f) curled | 'inti mawwigtiiicnti mawwigty | إنت ِ مـَوّ ِجتي |
| You(pl) curled | 'intu mawwigtuiicntoo mawwigtoo | إنتوا مـَوّ ِجتوا |
| He/it(m) curled | huwa mawwighuwa mawwig | هـُو َ مـَوّ ِج |
| She/it(f) curled | hiya mawwigithiya mawwigit | هـِي َ مـَوّ ِجـِت |
| They curled | humma mawwiguhumma mawwigoo | هـُمّ َ مـَوّ ِجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might curl | 'ana yimkin 'amawwigaacnaa yimkin aacmawwig | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـَوّ ِج |
| We might curl | 'ihna yimkin nimawwigiicHnaa yimkin nimawwig | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـَوّ ِج |
| You(m) might curl | 'inta yimkin timawwigiicnta yimkin timawwig | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَوّ ِج |
| You(f) might curl | 'inti yimkin timawwigiiicnti yimkin timawwigy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَوّ ِجي |
| You(pl) might curl | 'intu yimkin timawwiguiicntoo yimkin timawwigoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـَوّ ِجوا |
| He/it(m) might curl | huwa yimkin yimawwighuwa yimkin yimawwig | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَوّ ِج |
| She/it(f) might curl | hiya yimkin timawwighiya yimkin timawwig | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَوّ ِج |
| They might curl | humma yimkin yimawwiguhumma yimkin yimawwigoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَوّ ِجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I curl | 'ana bamawwigaacnaa bamawwig | أنا َ بـَمـَوّ ِج |
| We curl | 'ihna binmawwigiicHnaa binmawwig | إحنا َ بـِنمـَوّ ِج |
| You(m) curl | 'inta bitmawwigiicnta bitmawwig | إنت َ بـِتمـَوّ ِج |
| You(f) curl | 'inti bitmawwigiiicnti bitmawwigy | إنت ِ بـِتمـَوّ ِجي |
| You(pl) curl | 'intu bitmawwiguiicntoo bitmawwigoo | إنتوا بـِتمـَوّ ِجوا |
| He/it(m) curls | huwa biyimawwighuwa biyimawwig | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـَوّ ِج |
| She/it(f) curls | hiya bitmawwighiya bitmawwig | هـِي َ بـِتمـَوّ ِج |
| They curl | humma biyimawwiguhumma biyimawwigoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـَوّ ِجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will curl | 'ana hamawwigaacnaa hamawwig | أنا َ هـَمـَوّ ِج |
| We will curl | 'ihna hanmawwigiicHnaa hanmawwig | إحنا َ هـَنمـَوّ ِج |
| You(m) will curl | 'inta hatmawwigiicnta hatmawwig | إنت َ هـَتمـَوّ ِج |
| You(f) will curl | 'inti hatmawwigiiicnti hatmawwigy | إنت ِ هـَتمـَوّ ِجي |
| You(pl) will curl | 'intu hatmawwiguiicntoo hatmawwigoo | إنتوا هـَتمـَوّ ِجوا |
| He/it(m) will curl | huwa hayimawwighuwa hayimawwig | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـَوّ ِج |
| She/it(f) will curl | hiya hatmawwighiya hatmawwig | هـِي َ هـَتمـَوّ ِج |
| They will curl | humma hayimawwiguhumma hayimawwigoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـَوّ ِجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) curl! | mawwigmawwig | مـَوّ ِج |
| You(f) curl! | mawwigimawwigy | مـَوّ ِجي |
| You(pl) curl! | mawwigumawwigoo | مـَوّ ِجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is curled | huwa mumawwighuwa mumawwig | هـُو َ مـُمـَوّ ِج |
| She/it(f) is curled | hiya mumawwigahiya mumawwigaö | هـِي َ مـُمـَوّ ِجـَة |
| They are curled | humma mumawwigeenhumma mumawwigyn | هـُمّ َ مـُمـَوّ ِجين |
