Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I had | 'ana 'istamtaAtaacnaa iicstamtaAt | أنا َ إستـَمتـَعت |
| We had | 'ihna 'istamtaAnaiicHnaa iicstamtaAnaa | إحنا َ إستـَمتـَعنا |
| You(m) had | 'inta 'istamtaAtiicnta iicstamtaAt | إنت َ إستـَمتـَعت |
| You(f) had | 'inti 'istamtaAtiiicnti iicstamtaAty | إنت ِ إستـَمتـَعتي |
| You(pl) had | 'intu 'istamtaAtuiicntoo iicstamtaAtoo | إنتوا إستـَمتـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) had | huwa 'istamtaAhuwa iicstamtaA | هـُو َ إستـَمتـَع |
| She/it(f) had | hiya 'istamtaAithiya iicstamtaAit | هـِي َ إستـَمتـَعـِت |
| They had | humma 'istamtaAuhumma iicstamtaAoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَمتـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might have | 'ana yimkin 'astamtiAaacnaa yimkin aacstamtiA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَمتـِع |
| We might have | 'ihna yimkin nistamtiAiicHnaa yimkin nistamtiA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَمتـِع |
| You(m) might have | 'inta yimkin tistamtiAiicnta yimkin tistamtiA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَمتـِع |
| You(f) might have | 'inti yimkin titsamtiAiiicnti yimkin titsamtiAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَمتـِعي |
| You(pl) might have | 'intu yimkin titsamtiAuiicntoo yimkin titsamtiAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَمتـِعوا |
| He/it(m) might have | huwa yimkin yistamtiAhuwa yimkin yistamtiA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَمتـِع |
| She/it(f) might have | hiya yimkin tistamtiAhiya yimkin tistamtiA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَمتـِع |
| They might have | humma yimkin yistamtiAuhumma yimkin yistamtiAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَمتـِعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I have | 'ana bastamtaAaacnaa bastamtaA | أنا َ بـَستـَمتـَع |
| We have | 'ihna binistamtaAiicHnaa binistamtaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَمتـَع |
| You(m) have | 'inta bitistamtaAiicnta bitistamtaA | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَمتـَع |
| You(f) have | 'inti bitisimtaAiiicnti bitisimtaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِمتـَعي |
| You(pl) have | 'intu bitistamtaAuiicntoo bitistamtaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَمتـَعوا |
| He/it(m) haves | huwa biyistamtaAhuwa biyistamtaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَمتـَع |
| She/it(f) haves | hiya bitistamtaAhiya bitistamtaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَمتـَع |
| They have | humma biyistamtaAuhumma biyistamtaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَمتـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will have | 'ana hastamtaAaacnaa hastamtaA | أنا َ هـَستـَمتـَع |
| We will have | 'ihna hanistamtaAiicHnaa hanistamtaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَمتـَع |
| You(m) will have | 'inta hatistamtaAiicnta hatistamtaA | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَمتـَع |
| You(f) will have | 'inti hatistamtaAiiicnti hatistamtaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَمتـَعي |
| You(pl) will have | 'intu hatistamtaAuiicntoo hatistamtaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَمتـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will have | huwa hayistamtaAhuwa hayistamtaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَمتـَع |
| She/it(f) will have | hiya hatistamtaAhiya hatistamtaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَمتـَع |
| They will have | humma hayistamtaAuhumma hayistamtaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَمتـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) have! | 'istamtiAiicstamtiA | إستـَمتـِع |
| You(f) have! | 'istamtiAiiicstamtiAy | إستـَمتـِعي |
| You(pl) have! | 'istamtiAuiicstamtiAoo | إستـَمتـِعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mustamtaAhuwa mustamtaA | هـُو َ مـُستـَمتـَع |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mustamtaAahiya mustamtaAaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَمتـَعـَة |
| They are | humma mustamtaAeenhumma mustamtaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَمتـَعين |
