Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dived | 'ana ghitistaacnaa GiTist | أنا َ غـِطـِست |
| We dived | 'ihna ghitisnaiicHnaa GiTisnaa | إحنا َ غـِطـِسنا |
| You(m) dived | 'inta ghitistiicnta GiTist | إنت َ غـِطـِست |
| You(f) dived | 'inti ghitistiiicnti GiTisty | إنت ِ غـِطـِستي |
| You(pl) dived | 'intu ghitistuiicntoo GiTistoo | إنتوا غـِطـِستوا |
| He/it(m) dived | huwa ghitishuwa GiTis | هـُو َ غـِطـِس |
| She/it(f) dived | hiya ghitsithiya GiTsit | هـِي َ غـِطسـِت |
| They dived | humma ghitsuhumma GiTsoo | هـُمّ َ غـِطسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dive | 'ana yimkin 'aghtasaacnaa yimkin aacGTas | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغطـَس |
| We might dive | 'ihna yimkin nightasiicHnaa yimkin niGTas | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغطـَس |
| You(m) might dive | 'inta yimkin tightasiicnta yimkin tiGTas | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغطـَس |
| You(f) might dive | 'inti yimkin tightasiiicnti yimkin tiGTasy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغطـَسي |
| You(pl) might dive | 'intu yimkin tightasuiicntoo yimkin tiGTasoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغطـَسوا |
| He/it(m) might dive | huwa yimkin yightashuwa yimkin yiGTas | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغطـَس |
| She/it(f) might dive | hiya yimkin tightashiya yimkin tiGTas | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغطـَس |
| They might dive | humma yimkin yightasuhumma yimkin yiGTasoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغطـَسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dive | 'ana baghtasaacnaa baGTas | أنا َ بـَغطـَس |
| We dive | 'ihna binightasiicHnaa biniGTas | إحنا َ بـِنـِغطـَس |
| You(m) dive | 'inta bitightasiicnta bitiGTas | إنت َ بـِتـِغطـَس |
| You(f) dive | 'inti bitightasiiicnti bitiGTasy | إنت ِ بـِتـِغطـَسي |
| You(pl) dive | 'intu bitightasuiicntoo bitiGTasoo | إنتوا بـِتـِغطـَسوا |
| He/it(m) dives | huwa biyightashuwa biyiGTas | هـُو َ بـِيـِغطـَس |
| She/it(f) dives | hiya bitightashiya bitiGTas | هـِي َ بـِتـِغطـَس |
| They dive | humma biyightasuhumma biyiGTasoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغطـَسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dive | 'ana haghtasaacnaa haGTas | أنا َ هـَغطـَس |
| We will dive | 'ihna hanightasiicHnaa haniGTas | إحنا َ هـَنـِغطـَس |
| You(m) will dive | 'inta hatightasiicnta hatiGTas | إنت َ هـَتـِغطـَس |
| You(f) will dive | 'inti hatightasiiicnti hatiGTasy | إنت ِ هـَتـِغطـَسي |
| You(pl) will dive | 'intu hatightasuiicntoo hatiGTasoo | إنتوا هـَتـِغطـَسوا |
| He/it(m) will dive | huwa hayightashuwa hayiGTas | هـُو َ هـَيـِغطـَس |
| She/it(f) will dive | hiya hatightashiya hatiGTas | هـِي َ هـَتـِغطـَس |
| They will dive | humma hayightasuhumma hayiGTasoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغطـَسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dive! | 'ightisiicGTis | إغطـِس |
| You(f) dive! | 'ightisiiicGTisy | إغطـِسي |
| You(pl) dive! | 'ightisuiicGTisoo | إغطـِسوا |
