Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I corresponded | 'ana 'itraesiltaacnaa iictraesilt | أنا َ إترا َسـِلت |
| We corresponded | 'ihna 'itraesilnaiicHnaa iictraesilnaa | إحنا َ إترا َسـِلنا |
| You(m) corresponded | 'inta 'itraesiltiicnta iictraesilt | إنت َ إترا َسـِلت |
| You(f) corresponded | 'inti 'itraesiltiiicnti iictraesilty | إنت ِ إترا َسـِلتي |
| You(pl) corresponded | 'intu 'itraesiltuiicntoo iictraesiltoo | إنتوا إترا َسـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) corresponded | huwa 'itraesilhuwa iictraesil | هـُو َ إترا َسـِل |
| She/it(f) corresponded | hiya 'itraslithiya iictraeslit | هـِي َ إترا َسلـِت |
| They corresponded | humma 'itraesiluhumma iictraesiloo | هـُمّ َ إترا َسـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might correspond | 'ana yimkin 'atraesilaacnaa yimkin aactraesil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أترا َسـِل |
| We might correspond | 'ihna yimkin nitraesiliicHnaa yimkin nitraesil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِترا َسـِل |
| You(m) might correspond | 'inta yimkin titraesiliicnta yimkin titraesil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِترا َسـِل |
| You(f) might correspond | 'inti yimkin titrasliiicnti yimkin titraesly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِترا َسلي |
| You(pl) might correspond | 'intu yimkin titrasluiicntoo yimkin titraesloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِترا َسلوا |
| He/it(m) might correspond | huwa yimkin yitraesilhuwa yimkin yitraesil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِترا َسـِل |
| She/it(f) might correspond | hiya yimkin titraesilhiya yimkin titraesil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِترا َسـِل |
| They might correspond | humma yimkin yitrasluhumma yimkin yitraesloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِترا َسلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I correspond | 'ana batraesilaacnaa batraesil | أنا َ بـَترا َسـِل |
| We correspond | 'ihna binitraesiliicHnaa binitraesil | إحنا َ بـِنـِترا َسـِل |
| You(m) correspond | 'inta bititraesiliicnta bititraesil | إنت َ بـِتـِترا َسـِل |
| You(f) correspond | 'inti bititrasliiicnti bititraesly | إنت ِ بـِتـِترا َسلي |
| You(pl) correspond | 'intu bititrasluiicntoo bititraesloo | إنتوا بـِتـِترا َسلوا |
| He/it(m) corresponds | huwa biyitraesilhuwa biyitraesil | هـُو َ بـِيـِترا َسـِل |
| She/it(f) corresponds | hiya bititraesilhiya bititraesil | هـِي َ بـِتـِترا َسـِل |
| They correspond | humma biyitrasluhumma biyitraesloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِترا َسلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will correspond | 'ana hatraesilaacnaa hatraesil | أنا َ هـَترا َسـِل |
| We will correspond | 'ihna hanitraesiliicHnaa hanitraesil | إحنا َ هـَنـِترا َسـِل |
| You(m) will correspond | 'inta hatitraesiliicnta hatitraesil | إنت َ هـَتـِترا َسـِل |
| You(f) will correspond | 'inti hatitrasliiicnti hatitraesly | إنت ِ هـَتـِترا َسلي |
| You(pl) will correspond | 'intu hatitrasluiicntoo hatitraesloo | إنتوا هـَتـِترا َسلوا |
| He/it(m) will correspond | huwa hayitraesilhuwa hayitraesil | هـُو َ هـَيـِترا َسـِل |
| She/it(f) will correspond | hiya hatitraesilhiya hatitraesil | هـِي َ هـَتـِترا َسـِل |
| They will correspond | humma hayitrasluhumma hayitraesloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِترا َسلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) correspond! | 'itraesiliictraesil | إترا َسـِل |
| You(f) correspond! | 'itrasliiictraesly | إترا َسلي |
| You(pl) correspond! | 'itrasluiictraesloo | إترا َسلوا |
