Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I planted | 'ana shaggartaacnaa shaggart | أنا َ شـَجّـَرت |
| We planted | 'ihna shaggarnaiicHnaa shaggarnaa | إحنا َ شـَجّـَرنا |
| You(m) planted | 'inta shaggartiicnta shaggart | إنت َ شـَجّـَرت |
| You(f) planted | 'inti shaggartiiicnti shaggarty | إنت ِ شـَجّـَرتي |
| You(pl) planted | 'intu shaggartuiicntoo shaggartoo | إنتوا شـَجّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) planted | huwa shaggarhuwa shaggar | هـُو َ شـَجّـَر |
| She/it(f) planted | hiya shaggarithiya shaggarit | هـِي َ شـَجّـَر ِت |
| They planted | humma shaggaruhumma shaggaroo | هـُمّ َ شـَجّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might plant | 'ana yimkin 'ashaggaraacnaa yimkin aacshaggar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَجّـَر |
| We might plant | 'ihna yimkin nishaggariicHnaa yimkin nishaggar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَجّـَر |
| You(m) might plant | 'inta yimkin tishaggariicnta yimkin tishaggar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَر |
| You(f) might plant | 'inti yimkin tishaggariiicnti yimkin tishaggary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَري |
| You(pl) might plant | 'intu yimkin tishaggaruiicntoo yimkin tishaggaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might plant | huwa yimkin yishaggarhuwa yimkin yishaggar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَجّـَر |
| She/it(f) might plant | hiya yimkin tishaggarhiya yimkin tishaggar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَر |
| They might plant | humma yimkin yishaggaruhumma yimkin yishaggaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَجّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I plant | 'ana bashaggaraacnaa bashaggar | أنا َ بـَشـَجّـَر |
| We plant | 'ihna binishaggariicHnaa binishaggar | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَجّـَر |
| You(m) plant | 'inta bitishaggariicnta bitishaggar | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَجّـَر |
| You(f) plant | 'inti bitishaggariiicnti bitishaggary | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَجّـَري |
| You(pl) plant | 'intu bitishaggaruiicntoo bitishaggaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَجّـَروا |
| He/it(m) plants | huwa biyishaggarhuwa biyishaggar | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَجّـَر |
| She/it(f) plants | hiya bitishaggarhiya bitishaggar | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَجّـَر |
| They plant | humma biyishaggaruhumma biyishaggaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَجّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will plant | 'ana hashaggaraacnaa hashaggar | أنا َ هـَشـَجّـَر |
| We will plant | 'ihna hanishaggariicHnaa hanishaggar | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَجّـَر |
| You(m) will plant | 'inta hatishaggariicnta hatishaggar | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَجّـَر |
| You(f) will plant | 'inti hatishaggariiicnti hatishaggary | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَجّـَري |
| You(pl) will plant | 'intu hatishaggaruiicntoo hatishaggaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَجّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will plant | huwa hayishaggarhuwa hayishaggar | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَجّـَر |
| She/it(f) will plant | hiya hatishaggarhiya hatishaggar | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَجّـَر |
| They will plant | humma hayishaggaruhumma hayishaggaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَجّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) plant! | 'ishgariicshgar | إشجـَر |
| You(f) plant! | 'ishgariiicshgary | إشجـَري |
| You(pl) plant! | ishgaruishgaroo | ِشجـَروا |
