Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spoke | 'ana 'itkallimtaacnaa iictkallimt | أنا َ إتكـَلّـِمت |
| We spoke | 'ihna 'itkallimnaiicHnaa iictkallimnaa | إحنا َ إتكـَلّـِمنا |
| You(m) spoke | 'inta 'itkallimtiicnta iictkallimt | إنت َ إتكـَلّـِمت |
| You(f) spoke | 'inti 'itkallimtiiicnti iictkallimty | إنت ِ إتكـَلّـِمتي |
| You(pl) spoke | 'intu 'itkallimtuiicntoo iictkallimtoo | إنتوا إتكـَلّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) spoke | huwa 'itkallimhuwa iictkallim | هـُو َ إتكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) spoke | hiya 'itkallimithiya iictkallimit | هـِي َ إتكـَلّـِمـِت |
| They spoke | humma 'itkallimuhumma iictkallimoo | هـُمّ َ إتكـَلّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might speak | 'ana yimkin 'atkallimaacnaa yimkin aactkallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتكـَلّـِم |
| We might speak | 'ihna yimkin nitkallimiicHnaa yimkin nitkallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(m) might speak | 'inta yimkin titkallimiicnta yimkin titkallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) might speak | 'inti yimkin titkallimiiicnti yimkin titkallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) might speak | 'intu yimkin titkallimuiicntoo yimkin titkallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might speak | huwa yimkin yitkallimhuwa yimkin yitkallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) might speak | hiya yimkin titkallimhiya yimkin titkallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـَلّـِم |
| They might speak | humma yimkin yitkallimuhumma yimkin yitkallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـَلّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I speak | 'ana batkallimaacnaa batkallim | أنا َ بـَتكـَلّـِم |
| We speak | 'ihna binitkallimiicHnaa binitkallim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(m) speak | 'inta bititkallimiicnta bititkallim | إنت َ بـِتـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) speak | 'inti bititkallimiiicnti bititkallimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) speak | 'intu bititkallimuiicntoo bititkallimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتكـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) speaks | huwa biyitkallimhuwa biyitkallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) speaks | hiya bititkallimhiya bititkallim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتكـَلّـِم |
| They speak | humma biyitkallimuhumma biyitkallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتكـَلّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will speak | 'ana hatkallimaacnaa hatkallim | أنا َ هـَتكـَلّـِم |
| We will speak | 'ihna hanitkallimiicHnaa hanitkallim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(m) will speak | 'inta hatitkallimiicnta hatitkallim | إنت َ هـَتـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) will speak | 'inti hatitkallimiiicnti hatitkallimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) will speak | 'intu hatitkallimuiicntoo hatitkallimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتكـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will speak | huwa hayitkallimhuwa hayitkallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) will speak | hiya hatitkallimhiya hatitkallim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتكـَلّـِم |
| They will speak | humma hayitkallimuhumma hayitkallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتكـَلّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) speak! | 'itkallimiictkallim | إتكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) speak! | 'itkallimiiictkallimy | إتكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) speak! | 'itkallimuiictkallimoo | إتكـَلّـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spoken | huwa mutakallimhuwa mutakallim | هـُو َ مـُتـَكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) is spoken | hiya mutakallimahiya mutakallimaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَكـَلّـِمـَة |
| They are spoken | humma mutakallimeenhumma mutakallimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَكـَلّـِمين |
