Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I got | 'ana sikirtaacnaa sikirt | أنا َ سـِكـِرت |
| We got | 'ihna sikirnaiicHnaa sikirnaa | إحنا َ سـِكـِرنا |
| You(m) got | 'inta sikirtiicnta sikirt | إنت َ سـِكـِرت |
| You(f) got | 'inti sikirtiiicnti sikirty | إنت ِ سـِكـِرتي |
| You(pl) got | 'intu sikirtuiicntoo sikirtoo | إنتوا سـِكـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) got | huwa sikirhuwa sikir | هـُو َ سـِكـِر |
| She/it(f) got | hiya sikrithiya sikrit | هـِي َ سـِكر ِت |
| They got | humma sikruhumma sikroo | هـُمّ َ سـِكروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might get | 'ana yimkin 'askaraacnaa yimkin aacskar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـَر |
| We might get | 'ihna yimkin niskariicHnaa yimkin niskar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسكـَر |
| You(m) might get | 'inta yimkin tiskariicnta yimkin tiskar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسكـَر |
| You(f) might get | 'inti yimkin tiskariiicnti yimkin tiskary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسكـَري |
| You(pl) might get | 'intu yimkin tiskaruiicntoo yimkin tiskaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسكـَروا |
| He/it(m) might get | huwa yimkin yiskarhuwa yimkin yiskar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسكـَر |
| She/it(f) might get | hiya yimkin tiskarhiya yimkin tiskar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسكـَر |
| They might get | humma yimkin yiskaruhumma yimkin yiskaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسكـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I get | 'ana baskaraacnaa baskar | أنا َ بـَسكـَر |
| We get | 'ihna biniskariicHnaa biniskar | إحنا َ بـِنـِسكـَر |
| You(m) get | 'inta bitiskariicnta bitiskar | إنت َ بـِتـِسكـَر |
| You(f) get | 'inti bitiskariiicnti bitiskary | إنت ِ بـِتـِسكـَري |
| You(pl) get | 'intu bitiskaruiicntoo bitiskaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِسكـَروا |
| He/it(m) gets | huwa biyiskarhuwa biyiskar | هـُو َ بـِيـِسكـَر |
| She/it(f) gets | hiya bitiskarhiya bitiskar | هـِي َ بـِتـِسكـَر |
| They get | humma biyiskaruhumma biyiskaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسكـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will get | 'ana haskaraacnaa haskar | أنا َ هـَسكـَر |
| We will get | 'ihna haniskariicHnaa haniskar | إحنا َ هـَنـِسكـَر |
| You(m) will get | 'inta hatiskariicnta hatiskar | إنت َ هـَتـِسكـَر |
| You(f) will get | 'inti hatiskariiicnti hatiskary | إنت ِ هـَتـِسكـَري |
| You(pl) will get | 'intu hatiskaruiicntoo hatiskaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِسكـَروا |
| He/it(m) will get | huwa hayiskarhuwa hayiskar | هـُو َ هـَيـِسكـَر |
| She/it(f) will get | hiya hatiskarhiya hatiskar | هـِي َ هـَتـِسكـَر |
| They will get | humma hayiskaruhumma hayiskaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسكـَروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am getting | 'ana sakraanaacnaa sakraan | أنا َ سـَكرا َن |
| I(f) am getting | 'ana sakraanaaacnaa sakraanaö | أنا َ سـَكرا َنـَة |
| We are getting | 'ihna sakraneeniicHnaa sakraanyn | إحنا َ سـَكرا َنين |
| You(m) are getting | 'inta sakraaniicnta sakraan | إنت َ سـَكرا َن |
| You(f) are getting | 'inti sakraanaiicnti sakraanaö | إنت ِ سـَكرا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are getting | 'intu sakraneeniicntoo sakraanyn | إنتوا سـَكرا َنين |
| He/it(m) is getting | huwa sakraanhuwa sakraan | هـُو َ سـَكرا َن |
| She/it(f) is getting | hiya sakraanahiya sakraanaö | هـِي َ سـَكرا َنـَة |
| They are getting | humma sakraneenhumma sakraanyn | هـُمّ َ سـَكرا َنين |
