Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I poked | 'ana zaghadtaacnaa zaGadt | أنا َ ز َغـَدت |
| We poked | 'ihna zaghadnaiicHnaa zaGadnaa | إحنا َ ز َغـَدنا |
| You(m) poked | 'inta zaghadtiicnta zaGadt | إنت َ ز َغـَدت |
| You(f) poked | 'inti zaghadtiiicnti zaGadty | إنت ِ ز َغـَدتي |
| You(pl) poked | 'intu zaghadtuiicntoo zaGadtoo | إنتوا ز َغـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) poked | huwa zaghadhuwa zaGad | هـُو َ ز َغـَد |
| She/it(f) poked | hiya zaghadithiya zaGadit | هـِي َ ز َغـَد ِت |
| They poked | humma zaghaduhumma zaGadoo | هـُمّ َ ز َغـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might poke | 'ana yimkin 'azghudaacnaa yimkin aaczGud | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزغـُد |
| We might poke | 'ihna yimkin nuzghudiicHnaa yimkin nuzGud | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُزغـُد |
| You(m) might poke | 'inta yimkin tuzghudiicnta yimkin tuzGud | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُزغـُد |
| You(f) might poke | 'inti yimkin tuzghudiiicnti yimkin tuzGudy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُزغـُدي |
| You(pl) might poke | 'intu yimkin tuzghuduiicntoo yimkin tuzGudoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُزغـُدوا |
| He/it(m) might poke | huwa yimkin yuzghudhuwa yimkin yuzGud | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُزغـُد |
| She/it(f) might poke | hiya yimkin tuzghudhiya yimkin tuzGud | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُزغـُد |
| They might poke | humma yimkin yuzghuduhumma yimkin yuzGudoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُزغـُدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I poke | 'ana bazghudaacnaa bazGud | أنا َ بـَزغـُد |
| We poke | 'ihna binuzghudiicHnaa binuzGud | إحنا َ بـِنـُزغـُد |
| You(m) poke | 'inta bituzghudiicnta bituzGud | إنت َ بـِتـُزغـُد |
| You(f) poke | 'inti bituzghudiiicnti bituzGudy | إنت ِ بـِتـُزغـُدي |
| You(pl) poke | 'intu bituzghuduiicntoo bituzGudoo | إنتوا بـِتـُزغـُدوا |
| He/it(m) pokes | huwa biyuzghudhuwa biyuzGud | هـُو َ بـِيـُزغـُد |
| She/it(f) pokes | hiya bituzghudhiya bituzGud | هـِي َ بـِتـُزغـُد |
| They poke | humma biyuzghuduhumma biyuzGudoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُزغـُدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will poke | 'ana hazghudaacnaa hazGud | أنا َ هـَزغـُد |
| We will poke | 'ihna hanuzghudiicHnaa hanuzGud | إحنا َ هـَنـُزغـُد |
| You(m) will poke | 'inta hatuzghudiicnta hatuzGud | إنت َ هـَتـُزغـُد |
| You(f) will poke | 'inti hatuzghudiiicnti hatuzGudy | إنت ِ هـَتـُزغـُدي |
| You(pl) will poke | 'intu hatuzghuduiicntoo hatuzGudoo | إنتوا هـَتـُزغـُدوا |
| He/it(m) will poke | huwa hayuzghudhuwa hayuzGud | هـُو َ هـَيـُزغـُد |
| She/it(f) will poke | hiya hatuzghudhiya hatuzGud | هـِي َ هـَتـُزغـُد |
| They will poke | humma hayuzghuduhumma hayuzGudoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُزغـُدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) poke! | 'uzghuduuczGud | أ ُزغـُد |
| You(f) poke! | 'uzghudiuuczGudy | أ ُزغـُدي |
| You(pl) poke! | 'uzghuduuuczGudoo | أ ُزغـُدوا |
