Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I acted | 'ana Aamaltaacnaa Aamalt | أنا َ عـَمـَلت |
| We acted | 'ihna AamalnaiicHnaa Aamalnaa | إحنا َ عـَمـَلنا |
| You(m) acted | 'inta Aamaltiicnta Aamalt | إنت َ عـَمـَلت |
| You(f) acted | 'inti Aamaltiiicnti Aamalty | إنت ِ عـَمـَلتي |
| You(pl) acted | 'intu Aamaltuiicntoo Aamaltoo | إنتوا عـَمـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) acted | huwa Aamalhuwa Aamal | هـُو َ عـَمـَل |
| She/it(f) acted | hiya Aamalithiya Aamalit | هـِي َ عـَمـَلـِت |
| They acted | humma Aamaluhumma Aamaloo | هـُمّ َ عـَمـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might act | 'ana yimkin 'aAmilaacnaa yimkin aacAmil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعمـِل |
| We might act | 'ihna yimkin niAmiliicHnaa yimkin niAmil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعمـِل |
| You(m) might act | 'inta yimkin tiAmiliicnta yimkin tiAmil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِل |
| You(f) might act | 'inti yimkin tiAmiliiicnti yimkin tiAmily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) might act | 'intu yimkin tiAmiluiicntoo yimkin tiAmiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might act | huwa yimkin yiAmilhuwa yimkin yiAmil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) might act | hiya yimkin tiAmilhiya yimkin tiAmil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِل |
| They might act | humma yimkin yiAmiluhumma yimkin yiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعمـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I act | 'ana baAmilaacnaa baAmil | أنا َ بـَعمـِل |
| We act | 'ihna biniAmiliicHnaa biniAmil | إحنا َ بـِنـِعمـِل |
| You(m) act | 'inta bitiAmiliicnta bitiAmil | إنت َ بـِتـِعمـِل |
| You(f) act | 'inti bitiAmiliiicnti bitiAmily | إنت ِ بـِتـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) act | 'intu bitiAmiluiicntoo bitiAmiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) acts | huwa biyiAmilhuwa biyiAmil | هـُو َ بـِيـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) acts | hiya bitiAmilhiya bitiAmil | هـِي َ بـِتـِعمـِل |
| They act | humma biyiAmiluhumma biyiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعمـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will act | 'ana haAmilaacnaa haAmil | أنا َ هـَعمـِل |
| We will act | 'ihna haniAmiliicHnaa haniAmil | إحنا َ هـَنـِعمـِل |
| You(m) will act | 'inta hatiAmiliicnta hatiAmil | إنت َ هـَتـِعمـِل |
| You(f) will act | 'inti hatiAmiliiicnti hatiAmily | إنت ِ هـَتـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) will act | 'intu hatiAmiluiicntoo hatiAmiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will act | huwa hayiAmilhuwa hayiAmil | هـُو َ هـَيـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) will act | hiya hatiAmilhiya hatiAmil | هـِي َ هـَتـِعمـِل |
| They will act | humma hayiAmiluhumma hayiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعمـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) act! | 'iAmiliicAmil | إعمـِل |
| You(f) act! | 'iAmiliiicAmily | إعمـِلي |
| You(pl) act! | 'iAmiluiicAmiloo | إعمـِلوا |
