Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sheared | 'ana gazzeetaacnaa gazzyt | أنا َ جـَزّيت |
| We sheared | 'ihna gazzeenaiicHnaa gazzynaa | إحنا َ جـَزّينا |
| You(m) sheared | 'inta gazzeetiicnta gazzyt | إنت َ جـَزّيت |
| You(f) sheared | 'inti gazzeetiiicnti gazzyty | إنت ِ جـَزّيتي |
| You(pl) sheared | 'intu gazzeetuiicntoo gazzytoo | إنتوا جـَزّيتوا |
| He/it(m) sheared | huwa gazzhuwa gazz | هـُو َ جـَزّ |
| She/it(f) sheared | hiya gazzithiya gazzit | هـِي َ جـَزّ ِت |
| They sheared | humma gazzuhumma gazzoo | هـُمّ َ جـَزّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shear | 'ana yimkin 'agizzaacnaa yimkin aacgizz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـِزّ |
| We might shear | 'ihna yimkin nigizziicHnaa yimkin nigizz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـِزّ |
| You(m) might shear | 'inta yimkin tigizziicnta yimkin tigizz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـِزّ |
| You(f) might shear | 'inti yimkin tigizziiicnti yimkin tigizzy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـِزّي |
| You(pl) might shear | 'intu yimkin tigizzuiicntoo yimkin tigizzoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـِزّوا |
| He/it(m) might shear | huwa yimkin yigizzhuwa yimkin yigizz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـِزّ |
| She/it(f) might shear | hiya yimkin tigizzhiya yimkin tigizz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـِزّ |
| They might shear | humma yimkin yigizzuhumma yimkin yigizzoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـِزّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shear | 'ana bagizzaacnaa bagizz | أنا َ بـَجـِزّ |
| We shear | 'ihna bingizziicHnaa bingizz | إحنا َ بـِنجـِزّ |
| You(m) shear | 'inta bitgizziicnta bitgizz | إنت َ بـِتجـِزّ |
| You(f) shear | 'inti bitgizziiicnti bitgizzy | إنت ِ بـِتجـِزّي |
| You(pl) shear | 'intu bitgizzuiicntoo bitgizzoo | إنتوا بـِتجـِزّوا |
| He/it(m) shears | huwa biyigizzhuwa biyigizz | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـِزّ |
| She/it(f) shears | hiya bitgizzhiya bitgizz | هـِي َ بـِتجـِزّ |
| They shear | humma biyigizzuhumma biyigizzoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـِزّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shear | 'ana hagizzaacnaa hagizz | أنا َ هـَجـِزّ |
| We will shear | 'ihna hangizziicHnaa hangizz | إحنا َ هـَنجـِزّ |
| You(m) will shear | 'inta hatgizziicnta hatgizz | إنت َ هـَتجـِزّ |
| You(f) will shear | 'inti hatgizziiicnti hatgizzy | إنت ِ هـَتجـِزّي |
| You(pl) will shear | 'intu hatgizzuiicntoo hatgizzoo | إنتوا هـَتجـِزّوا |
| He/it(m) will shear | huwa hayigizzhuwa hayigizz | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـِزّ |
| She/it(f) will shear | hiya hatgizzhiya hatgizz | هـِي َ هـَتجـِزّ |
| They will shear | humma hayigizzuhumma hayigizzoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـِزّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shear! | gizzgizz | جـِزّ |
| You(f) shear! | gizzigizzy | جـِزّي |
| You(pl) shear! | gizzugizzoo | جـِزّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is shorn | huwa magzoozhuwa magzwz | هـُو َ مـَجزوز |
| She/it(f) is shorn | hiya magzoozahiya magzwzaö | هـِي َ مـَجزوز َة |
| They are shorn | humma magzoozeenhumma magzwzyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجزوزين |
