Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratched | 'ana hakkeetaacnaa Hakkyt | أنا َ حـَكّيت |
| We scratched | 'ihna hakkeenaiicHnaa Hakkynaa | إحنا َ حـَكّينا |
| You(m) scratched | 'inta hakkeetiicnta Hakkyt | إنت َ حـَكّيت |
| You(f) scratched | 'inti hakkeetiiicnti Hakkyty | إنت ِ حـَكّيتي |
| You(pl) scratched | 'intu hakkeetuiicntoo Hakkytoo | إنتوا حـَكّيتوا |
| He/it(m) scratched | huwa hakkhuwa Hakk | هـُو َ حـَكّ |
| She/it(f) scratched | hiya hakkithiya Hakkit | هـِي َ حـَكّـِت |
| They scratched | humma hakkuhumma Hakkoo | هـُمّ َ حـَكّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might scratch | 'ana yimkin 'ahukkaacnaa yimkin aacHukk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـُكّ |
| We might scratch | 'ihna yimkin nihukkiicHnaa yimkin niHukk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـُكّ |
| You(m) might scratch | 'inta yimkin tihukkiicnta yimkin tiHukk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّ |
| You(f) might scratch | 'inti yimkin tihukkiiicnti yimkin tiHukky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّي |
| You(pl) might scratch | 'intu yimkin tihukkuiicntoo yimkin tiHukkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) might scratch | huwa yimkin yihukkhuwa yimkin yiHukk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـُكّ |
| She/it(f) might scratch | hiya yimkin tihukkhiya yimkin tiHukk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـُكّ |
| They might scratch | humma yimkin yihukkuhumma yimkin yiHukkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـُكّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratch | 'ana bahukkaacnaa baHukk | أنا َ بـَحـُكّ |
| We scratch | 'ihna binhukkiicHnaa binHukk | إحنا َ بـِنحـُكّ |
| You(m) scratch | 'inta bithukkiicnta bitHukk | إنت َ بـِتحـُكّ |
| You(f) scratch | 'inti bithukkiiicnti bitHukky | إنت ِ بـِتحـُكّي |
| You(pl) scratch | 'intu bithukkuiicntoo bitHukkoo | إنتوا بـِتحـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) scratchs | huwa biyihukkhuwa biyiHukk | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـُكّ |
| She/it(f) scratchs | hiya bithukkhiya bitHukk | هـِي َ بـِتحـُكّ |
| They scratch | humma biyihukkuhumma biyiHukkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـُكّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will scratch | 'ana hahukkaacnaa haHukk | أنا َ هـَحـُكّ |
| We will scratch | 'ihna hanhukkiicHnaa hanHukk | إحنا َ هـَنحـُكّ |
| You(m) will scratch | 'inta hathukkiicnta hatHukk | إنت َ هـَتحـُكّ |
| You(f) will scratch | 'inti hathukkiiicnti hatHukky | إنت ِ هـَتحـُكّي |
| You(pl) will scratch | 'intu hathukkuiicntoo hatHukkoo | إنتوا هـَتحـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) will scratch | huwa hayihukkhuwa hayiHukk | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـُكّ |
| She/it(f) will scratch | hiya hathukkhiya hatHukk | هـِي َ هـَتحـُكّ |
| They will scratch | humma hayihukkuhumma hayiHukkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـُكّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) scratch! | 'ihukkiicHukk | إحـُكّ |
| You(f) scratch! | 'ihukkiiicHukky | إحـُكّي |
| You(pl) scratch! | 'ihukkuiicHukkoo | إحـُكّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is scratched | huwa mahkookhuwa maHkwk | هـُو َ مـَحكوك |
| She/it(f) is scratched | hiya mahkookahiya maHkwkaö | هـِي َ مـَحكوكـَة |
| They are scratched | humma mahkookeenhumma maHkwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحكوكين |
