Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I talked | 'ana 'allishtaacnaa aacllisht | أنا َ ألّـِشت |
| We talked | 'ihna 'allishnaiicHnaa aacllishnaa | إحنا َ ألّـِشنا |
| You(m) talked | 'inta 'allishtiicnta aacllisht | إنت َ ألّـِشت |
| You(f) talked | 'inti 'allishtiiicnti aacllishty | إنت ِ ألّـِشتي |
| You(pl) talked | 'intu 'allishtuiicntoo aacllishtoo | إنتوا ألّـِشتوا |
| He/it(m) talked | huwa 'allishhuwa aacllish | هـُو َ ألّـِش |
| She/it(f) talked | hiya 'allishithiya aacllishit | هـِي َ ألّـِشـِت |
| They talked | humma 'allishuhumma aacllishoo | هـُمّ َ ألّـِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might talk | 'ana yimkin 'aallishaacnaa yimkin aacaallish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أا َلّـِش |
| We might talk | 'ihna yimkin ni'allishiicHnaa yimkin niaacllish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِألّـِش |
| You(m) might talk | 'inta yimkin ti'allishiicnta yimkin tiaacllish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِش |
| You(f) might talk | 'inti yimkin ti'allishiiicnti yimkin tiaacllishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِشي |
| You(pl) might talk | 'intu yimkin ti'allishuiicntoo yimkin tiaacllishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِشوا |
| He/it(m) might talk | huwa yimkin yi'allishhuwa yimkin yiaacllish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِألّـِش |
| She/it(f) might talk | hiya yimkin ti'allishhiya yimkin tiaacllish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِش |
| They might talk | humma yimkin yi'allishuhumma yimkin yiaacllishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِألّـِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I talk | 'ana b'allishaacnaa baacllish | أنا َ بألّـِش |
| We talk | 'ihna bin'allishiicHnaa binaacllish | إحنا َ بـِنألّـِش |
| You(m) talk | 'inta bit'allishiicnta bitaacllish | إنت َ بـِتألّـِش |
| You(f) talk | 'inti bit'allishiiicnti bitaacllishy | إنت ِ بـِتألّـِشي |
| You(pl) talk | 'intu bit'allishuiicntoo bitaacllishoo | إنتوا بـِتألّـِشوا |
| He/it(m) talks | huwa biy'allishhuwa biyaacllish | هـُو َ بـِيألّـِش |
| She/it(f) talks | hiya bit'allishhiya bitaacllish | هـِي َ بـِتألّـِش |
| They talk | humma biy'allishuhumma biyaacllishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيألّـِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will talk | 'ana h'allishaacnaa haacllish | أنا َ هألّـِش |
| We will talk | 'ihna han'allishiicHnaa hanaacllish | إحنا َ هـَنألّـِش |
| You(m) will talk | 'inta hat'allishiicnta hataacllish | إنت َ هـَتألّـِش |
| You(f) will talk | 'inti hat'allishiiicnti hataacllishy | إنت ِ هـَتألّـِشي |
| You(pl) will talk | 'intu hat'allishuiicntoo hataacllishoo | إنتوا هـَتألّـِشوا |
| He/it(m) will talk | huwa hay'allishhuwa hayaacllish | هـُو َ هـَيألّـِش |
| She/it(f) will talk | hiya hat'allishhiya hataacllish | هـِي َ هـَتألّـِش |
| They will talk | humma hay'allishuhumma hayaacllishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيألّـِشوا |
