Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bit | 'ana 'atamtaacnaa qaTamt | أنا َ قـَطـَمت |
| We bit | 'ihna 'atamnaiicHnaa qaTamnaa | إحنا َ قـَطـَمنا |
| You(m) bit | 'inta 'atamtiicnta qaTamt | إنت َ قـَطـَمت |
| You(f) bit | 'inti 'atamtiiicnti qaTamty | إنت ِ قـَطـَمتي |
| You(pl) bit | 'intu 'atamtuiicntoo qaTamtoo | إنتوا قـَطـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) bit | huwa 'atamhuwa qaTam | هـُو َ قـَطـَم |
| She/it(f) bit | hiya 'atamithiya qaTamit | هـِي َ قـَطـَمـِت |
| They bit | humma 'atamuhumma qaTamoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bite | 'ana yimkin 'a'tumaacnaa yimkin aacqTum | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـُم |
| We might bite | 'ihna yimkin nu'tumiicHnaa yimkin nuqTum | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقطـُم |
| You(m) might bite | 'inta yimkin tu'tumiicnta yimkin tuqTum | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُم |
| You(f) might bite | 'inti yimkin tu'tumiiicnti yimkin tuqTumy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُمي |
| You(pl) might bite | 'intu yimkin tu'tumuiicntoo yimkin tuqTumoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُموا |
| He/it(m) might bite | huwa yimkin yu'tumhuwa yimkin yuqTum | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُم |
| She/it(f) might bite | hiya yimkin tu'tumhiya yimkin tuqTum | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُم |
| They might bite | humma yimkin yu'tumuhumma yimkin yuqTumoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bite | 'ana ba'tumaacnaa baqTum | أنا َ بـَقطـُم |
| We bite | 'ihna binu'tumiicHnaa binuqTum | إحنا َ بـِنـُقطـُم |
| You(m) bite | 'inta bitu'tumiicnta bituqTum | إنت َ بـِتـُقطـُم |
| You(f) bite | 'inti bitu'tumiiicnti bituqTumy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقطـُمي |
| You(pl) bite | 'intu bitu'tumuiicntoo bituqTumoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقطـُموا |
| He/it(m) bites | huwa biyu'tumhuwa biyuqTum | هـُو َ بـِيـُقطـُم |
| She/it(f) bites | hiya bitu'tumhiya bituqTum | هـِي َ بـِتـُقطـُم |
| They bite | humma biyu'tumuhumma biyuqTumoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقطـُموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bite | 'ana ha'tumaacnaa haqTum | أنا َ هـَقطـُم |
| We will bite | 'ihna hanu'tumiicHnaa hanuqTum | إحنا َ هـَنـُقطـُم |
| You(m) will bite | 'inta hatu'tumiicnta hatuqTum | إنت َ هـَتـُقطـُم |
| You(f) will bite | 'inti hatu'tumiiicnti hatuqTumy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقطـُمي |
| You(pl) will bite | 'intu hatu'tumuiicntoo hatuqTumoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقطـُموا |
| He/it(m) will bite | huwa hayu'tumhuwa hayuqTum | هـُو َ هـَيـُقطـُم |
| She/it(f) will bite | hiya hatu'tumhiya hatuqTum | هـِي َ هـَتـُقطـُم |
| They will bite | humma hayu'tumuhumma hayuqTumoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقطـُموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bite! | 'u'tumuucqTum | أ ُقطـُم |
| You(f) bite! | 'u'tumiuucqTumy | أ ُقطـُمي |
| You(pl) bite! | 'u'tumuuucqTumoo | أ ُقطـُموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am biting | 'ana 'aatimaacnaa qaaTim | أنا َ قا َطـِم |
| I(f) am biting | 'ana 'aatimaaacnaa qaaTimaö | أنا َ قا َطـِمـَة |
| We are biting | 'ihna 'aatimeeniicHnaa qaaTimyn | إحنا َ قا َطـِمين |
| You(m) are biting | 'inta 'aatimiicnta qaaTim | إنت َ قا َطـِم |
| You(f) are biting | 'inti 'aatimaiicnti qaaTimaö | إنت ِ قا َطـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are biting | 'intu 'aatimeeniicntoo qaaTimyn | إنتوا قا َطـِمين |
| He/it(m) is biting | huwa 'aatimhuwa qaaTim | هـُو َ قا َطـِم |
| She/it(f) is biting | hiya 'aatimahiya qaaTimaö | هـِي َ قا َطـِمـَة |
| They are biting | humma 'aatimeenhumma qaaTimyn | هـُمّ َ قا َطـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bitten | huwa ma'toomhuwa maqTwm | هـُو َ مـَقطوم |
| She/it(f) is bitten | hiya ma'toomahiya maqTwmaö | هـِي َ مـَقطومـَة |
| They are bitten | humma ma'toomeenhumma maqTwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقطومين |
