Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I moaned | 'ana shakeetaacnaa shakyt | أنا َ شـَكيت |
| We moaned | 'ihna shakeenaiicHnaa shakynaa | إحنا َ شـَكينا |
| You(m) moaned | 'inta shakeetiicnta shakyt | إنت َ شـَكيت |
| You(f) moaned | 'inti shakeetiiicnti shakyty | إنت ِ شـَكيتي |
| You(pl) moaned | 'intu shakeetuiicntoo shakytoo | إنتوا شـَكيتوا |
| He/it(m) moaned | huwa shakahuwa shakY | هـُو َ شـَكى |
| She/it(f) moaned | hiya shakyithiya shakyit | هـِي َ شـَكيـِت |
| They moaned | humma shakuhumma shakoo | هـُمّ َ شـَكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might moan | 'ana yimkin 'ashkiaacnaa yimkin aacshky | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشكي |
| We might moan | 'ihna yimkin nishkiiicHnaa yimkin nishky | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشكي |
| You(m) might moan | 'inta yimkin tishkiiicnta yimkin tishky | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشكي |
| You(f) might moan | 'inti yimkin tishkiiicnti yimkin tishky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشكي |
| You(pl) might moan | 'intu yimkin tishkuiicntoo yimkin tishkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشكوا |
| He/it(m) might moan | huwa yimkin yishkihuwa yimkin yishky | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشكي |
| She/it(f) might moan | hiya yimkin tishkihiya yimkin tishky | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشكي |
| They might moan | humma yimkin yishkuhumma yimkin yishkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I moan | 'ana bashkiaacnaa bashky | أنا َ بـَشكي |
| We moan | 'ihna binishkiiicHnaa binishky | إحنا َ بـِنـِشكي |
| You(m) moan | 'inta bitishkiiicnta bitishky | إنت َ بـِتـِشكي |
| You(f) moan | 'inti bitishkiiicnti bitishky | إنت ِ بـِتـِشكي |
| You(pl) moan | 'intu bitishkuiicntoo bitishkoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشكوا |
| He/it(m) moans | huwa biyishkihuwa biyishky | هـُو َ بـِيـِشكي |
| She/it(f) moans | hiya bitishkihiya bitishky | هـِي َ بـِتـِشكي |
| They moan | humma biyishkuhumma biyishkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will moan | 'ana hashkiaacnaa hashky | أنا َ هـَشكي |
| We will moan | 'ihna hanishkiiicHnaa hanishky | إحنا َ هـَنـِشكي |
| You(m) will moan | 'inta hatishkiiicnta hatishky | إنت َ هـَتـِشكي |
| You(f) will moan | 'inti hatishkiiicnti hatishky | إنت ِ هـَتـِشكي |
| You(pl) will moan | 'intu hatishkuiicntoo hatishkoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشكوا |
| He/it(m) will moan | huwa hayishkihuwa hayishky | هـُو َ هـَيـِشكي |
| She/it(f) will moan | hiya hatishkihiya hatishky | هـِي َ هـَتـِشكي |
| They will moan | humma hayishkuhumma hayishkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) moan! | 'ishkiiicshky | إشكي |
| You(f) moan! | 'ishkiiicshky | إشكي |
| You(pl) moan! | 'ishkuiicshkoo | إشكوا |
