Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I distracted | 'ana shattittaacnaa shattitt | أنا َ شـَتّـِتّ |
| We distracted | 'ihna shattitnaiicHnaa shattitnaa | إحنا َ شـَتّـِتنا |
| You(m) distracted | 'inta shattittiicnta shattitt | إنت َ شـَتّـِتّ |
| You(f) distracted | 'inti shattittiiicnti shattitty | إنت ِ شـَتّـِتّي |
| You(pl) distracted | 'intu shattittuiicntoo shattittoo | إنتوا شـَتّـِتّوا |
| He/it(m) distracted | huwa shattithuwa shattit | هـُو َ شـَتّـِت |
| She/it(f) distracted | hiya shattitithiya shattitit | هـِي َ شـَتّـِتـِت |
| They distracted | humma shattituhumma shattitoo | هـُمّ َ شـَتّـِتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might distract | 'ana yimkin 'ashattitaacnaa yimkin aacshattit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَتّـِت |
| We might distract | 'ihna yimkin nishattitiicHnaa yimkin nishattit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَتّـِت |
| You(m) might distract | 'inta yimkin tishattitiicnta yimkin tishattit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَتّـِت |
| You(f) might distract | 'inti yimkin tishattitiiicnti yimkin tishattity | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَتّـِتي |
| You(pl) might distract | 'intu yimkin tishattituiicntoo yimkin tishattitoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَتّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) might distract | huwa yimkin yishattithuwa yimkin yishattit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَتّـِت |
| She/it(f) might distract | hiya yimkin tishattithiya yimkin tishattit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَتّـِت |
| They might distract | humma yimkin yishattituhumma yimkin yishattitoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَتّـِتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I distract | 'ana bashattitaacnaa bashattit | أنا َ بـَشـَتّـِت |
| We distract | 'ihna binshattitiicHnaa binshattit | إحنا َ بـِنشـَتّـِت |
| You(m) distract | 'inta bitshattitiicnta bitshattit | إنت َ بـِتشـَتّـِت |
| You(f) distract | 'inti bitshattitiiicnti bitshattity | إنت ِ بـِتشـَتّـِتي |
| You(pl) distract | 'intu bitshattituiicntoo bitshattitoo | إنتوا بـِتشـَتّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) distracts | huwa biyishattithuwa biyishattit | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَتّـِت |
| She/it(f) distracts | hiya bitshattithiya bitshattit | هـِي َ بـِتشـَتّـِت |
| They distract | humma biyishattituhumma biyishattitoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَتّـِتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will distract | 'ana hashattitaacnaa hashattit | أنا َ هـَشـَتّـِت |
| We will distract | 'ihna hanshattitiicHnaa hanshattit | إحنا َ هـَنشـَتّـِت |
| You(m) will distract | 'inta hatshattitiicnta hatshattit | إنت َ هـَتشـَتّـِت |
| You(f) will distract | 'inti hatshattitiiicnti hatshattity | إنت ِ هـَتشـَتّـِتي |
| You(pl) will distract | 'intu hatshattituiicntoo hatshattitoo | إنتوا هـَتشـَتّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) will distract | huwa hayishattithuwa hayishattit | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَتّـِت |
| She/it(f) will distract | hiya hatshattithiya hatshattit | هـِي َ هـَتشـَتّـِت |
| They will distract | humma hayishattituhumma hayishattitoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَتّـِتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) distract! | shattitshattit | شـَتّـِت |
| You(f) distract! | shattitishattity | شـَتّـِتي |
| You(pl) distract! | shattitushattitoo | شـَتّـِتوا |
