Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drove | 'ana soo'taacnaa swqt | أنا َ سوقت |
| We drove | 'ihna soo'naiicHnaa swqnaa | إحنا َ سوقنا |
| You(m) drove | 'inta soo'tiicnta swqt | إنت َ سوقت |
| You(f) drove | 'inti soo'tiiicnti swqty | إنت ِ سوقتي |
| You(pl) drove | 'intu soo'tuiicntoo swqtoo | إنتوا سوقتوا |
| He/it(m) drove | huwa sae'huwa saeq | هـُو َ سا َق |
| She/it(f) drove | hiya sae'ithiya saeqit | هـِي َ سا َقـِت |
| They drove | humma sa'uhumma saeqoo | هـُمّ َ سا َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drive | 'ana yimkin 'asoo'aacnaa yimkin aacswq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسوق |
| We might drive | 'ihna yimkin nisoo'iicHnaa yimkin niswq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسوق |
| You(m) might drive | 'inta yimkin tisoo'iicnta yimkin tiswq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسوق |
| You(f) might drive | 'inti yimkin tisoo'iiicnti yimkin tiswqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسوقي |
| You(pl) might drive | 'intu yimkin tisoo'uiicntoo yimkin tiswqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسوقوا |
| He/it(m) might drive | huwa yimkin yisoo'huwa yimkin yiswq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسوق |
| She/it(f) might drive | hiya yimkin tisoo'hiya yimkin tiswq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسوق |
| They might drive | humma yimkin yisoo'uhumma yimkin yiswqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسوقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drive | 'ana basoo'aacnaa baswq | أنا َ بـَسوق |
| We drive | 'ihna binsoo'iicHnaa binswq | إحنا َ بـِنسوق |
| You(m) drive | 'inta bitsoo'iicnta bitswq | إنت َ بـِتسوق |
| You(f) drive | 'inti bitsoo'iiicnti bitswqy | إنت ِ بـِتسوقي |
| You(pl) drive | 'intu bitsoo'uiicntoo bitswqoo | إنتوا بـِتسوقوا |
| He/it(m) drives | huwa biyisoo'huwa biyiswq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسوق |
| She/it(f) drives | hiya bitsoo'hiya bitswq | هـِي َ بـِتسوق |
| They drive | humma biyisoo'uhumma biyiswqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسوقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drive | 'ana hasoo'aacnaa haswq | أنا َ هـَسوق |
| We will drive | 'ihna hansoo'iicHnaa hanswq | إحنا َ هـَنسوق |
| You(m) will drive | 'inta hatsoo'iicnta hatswq | إنت َ هـَتسوق |
| You(f) will drive | 'inti hatsoo'iiicnti hatswqy | إنت ِ هـَتسوقي |
| You(pl) will drive | 'intu hatsoo'uiicntoo hatswqoo | إنتوا هـَتسوقوا |
| He/it(m) will drive | huwa hayisoo'huwa hayiswq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسوق |
| She/it(f) will drive | hiya hatsoo'hiya hatswq | هـِي َ هـَتسوق |
| They will drive | humma hayisoo'uhumma hayiswqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسوقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drive! | soo'swq | سوق |
| You(f) drive! | soo'iswqy | سوقي |
| You(pl) drive! | soo'uswqoo | سوقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am driving | 'ana saeyi'aacnaa saeyiq | أنا َ سا َيـِق |
| I(f) am driving | 'ana saeyi'aaacnaa saeyiqaö | أنا َ سا َيـِقـَة |
| We are driving | 'ihna saeyi'eeniicHnaa saeyiqyn | إحنا َ سا َيـِقين |
| You(m) are driving | 'inta saeyi'iicnta saeyiq | إنت َ سا َيـِق |
| You(f) are driving | 'inti saeyi'aiicnti saeyiqaö | إنت ِ سا َيـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are driving | 'intu saeyi'eeniicntoo saeyiqyn | إنتوا سا َيـِقين |
| He/it(m) is driving | huwa saeyi'huwa saeyiq | هـُو َ سا َيـِق |
| She/it(f) is driving | hiya saeyi'ahiya saeyiqaö | هـِي َ سا َيـِقـَة |
| They are driving | humma saeyi'eenhumma saeyiqyn | هـُمّ َ سا َيـِقين |
