Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I skipped | 'ana natteetaacnaa naTTyt | أنا َ نـَطّيت |
| We skipped | 'ihna natteenaiicHnaa naTTynaa | إحنا َ نـَطّينا |
| You(m) skipped | 'inta natteetiicnta naTTyt | إنت َ نـَطّيت |
| You(f) skipped | 'inti natteetiiicnti naTTyty | إنت ِ نـَطّيتي |
| You(pl) skipped | 'intu natteetuiicntoo naTTytoo | إنتوا نـَطّيتوا |
| He/it(m) skipped | huwa natthuwa naTT | هـُو َ نـَطّ |
| She/it(f) skipped | hiya nattithiya naTTit | هـِي َ نـَطّـِت |
| They skipped | humma nattuhumma naTToo | هـُمّ َ نـَطّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might skip | 'ana yimkin 'anuttaacnaa yimkin aacnuTT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـُطّ |
| We might skip | 'ihna yimkin ninuttiicHnaa yimkin ninuTT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـُطّ |
| You(m) might skip | 'inta yimkin tinuttiicnta yimkin tinuTT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّ |
| You(f) might skip | 'inti yimkin tinuttiiicnti yimkin tinuTTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّي |
| You(pl) might skip | 'intu yimkin tinuttuiicntoo yimkin tinuTToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّوا |
| He/it(m) might skip | huwa yimkin yinutthuwa yimkin yinuTT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـُطّ |
| She/it(f) might skip | hiya yimkin tinutthiya yimkin tinuTT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـُطّ |
| They might skip | humma yimkin yinuttuhumma yimkin yinuTToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـُطّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I skip | 'ana banuttaacnaa banuTT | أنا َ بـَنـُطّ |
| We skip | 'ihna binnuttiicHnaa binnuTT | إحنا َ بـِنّـُطّ |
| You(m) skip | 'inta bitnuttiicnta bitnuTT | إنت َ بـِتنـُطّ |
| You(f) skip | 'inti bitnuttiiicnti bitnuTTy | إنت ِ بـِتنـُطّي |
| You(pl) skip | 'intu bitnuttuiicntoo bitnuTToo | إنتوا بـِتنـُطّوا |
| He/it(m) skips | huwa biyinutthuwa biyinuTT | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـُطّ |
| She/it(f) skips | hiya bitnutthiya bitnuTT | هـِي َ بـِتنـُطّ |
| They skip | humma biyinuttuhumma biyinuTToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـُطّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will skip | 'ana hanuttaacnaa hanuTT | أنا َ هـَنـُطّ |
| We will skip | 'ihna hannuttiicHnaa hannuTT | إحنا َ هـَنّـُطّ |
| You(m) will skip | 'inta hatnuttiicnta hatnuTT | إنت َ هـَتنـُطّ |
| You(f) will skip | 'inti hatnuttiiicnti hatnuTTy | إنت ِ هـَتنـُطّي |
| You(pl) will skip | 'intu hatnuttuiicntoo hatnuTToo | إنتوا هـَتنـُطّوا |
| He/it(m) will skip | huwa hayinutthuwa hayinuTT | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـُطّ |
| She/it(f) will skip | hiya hatnutthiya hatnuTT | هـِي َ هـَتنـُطّ |
| They will skip | humma hayinuttuhumma hayinuTToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـُطّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) skip! | 'inuttiicnuTT | إنـُطّ |
| You(f) skip! | 'inuttiiicnuTTy | إنـُطّي |
| You(pl) skip! | 'inuttuiicnuTToo | إنـُطّوا |
