Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I argued | 'ana nae'ishtaacnaa naeqisht | أنا َ نا َقـِشت |
| We argued | 'ihna nae'ishnaiicHnaa naeqishnaa | إحنا َ نا َقـِشنا |
| You(m) argued | 'inta nae'ishtiicnta naeqisht | إنت َ نا َقـِشت |
| You(f) argued | 'inti nae'ishtiiicnti naeqishty | إنت ِ نا َقـِشتي |
| You(pl) argued | 'intu nae'ishtuiicntoo naeqishtoo | إنتوا نا َقـِشتوا |
| He/it(m) argued | huwa nae'ishhuwa naeqish | هـُو َ نا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) argued | hiya na'shithiya naeqshit | هـِي َ نا َقشـِت |
| They argued | humma nae'ishuhumma naeqishoo | هـُمّ َ نا َقـِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might argue | 'ana yimkin 'anae'ishaacnaa yimkin aacnaeqish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َقـِش |
| We might argue | 'ihna yimkin ninae'ishiicHnaa yimkin ninaeqish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َقـِش |
| You(m) might argue | 'inta yimkin tinae'ishiicnta yimkin tinaeqish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقـِش |
| You(f) might argue | 'inti yimkin tina'shiiicnti yimkin tinaeqshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقشي |
| You(pl) might argue | 'intu yimkin tina'shuiicntoo yimkin tinaeqshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) might argue | huwa yimkin yinae'ishhuwa yimkin yinaeqish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) might argue | hiya yimkin tinae'ishhiya yimkin tinaeqish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقـِش |
| They might argue | humma yimkin yina'shuhumma yimkin yinaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َقشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I argue | 'ana banae'ishaacnaa banaeqish | أنا َ بـَنا َقـِش |
| We argue | 'ihna binnae'ishiicHnaa binnaeqish | إحنا َ بـِنّا َقـِش |
| You(m) argue | 'inta bitnae'ishiicnta bitnaeqish | إنت َ بـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) argue | 'inti bitna'shiiicnti bitnaeqshy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) argue | 'intu bitna'shuiicntoo bitnaeqshoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) argues | huwa biyinae'ishhuwa biyinaeqish | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) argues | hiya bitnae'ishhiya bitnaeqish | هـِي َ بـِتنا َقـِش |
| They argue | humma biyna'shuhumma biynaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِينا َقشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will argue | 'ana hanae'ishaacnaa hanaeqish | أنا َ هـَنا َقـِش |
| We will argue | 'ihna hannae'ishiicHnaa hannaeqish | إحنا َ هـَنّا َقـِش |
| You(m) will argue | 'inta hatnae'ishiicnta hatnaeqish | إنت َ هـَتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) will argue | 'inti hatna'shiiicnti hatnaeqshy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) will argue | 'intu hatna'shuiicntoo hatnaeqshoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) will argue | huwa hayinae'ishhuwa hayinaeqish | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) will argue | hiya hatnae'ishhiya hatnaeqish | هـِي َ هـَتنا َقـِش |
| They will argue | humma hayina'shuhumma hayinaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َقشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) argue! | nae'ishnaeqish | نا َقـِش |
| You(f) argue! | na'shinaeqshy | نا َقشي |
| You(pl) argue! | na'shunaeqshoo | نا َقشوا |
