Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dropped | 'ana wa''aAtaacnaa waqqaAt | أنا َ و َقّـَعت |
| We dropped | 'ihna wa''aAnaiicHnaa waqqaAnaa | إحنا َ و َقّـَعنا |
| You(m) dropped | 'inta wa''aAtiicnta waqqaAt | إنت َ و َقّـَعت |
| You(f) dropped | 'inti wa''aAtiiicnti waqqaAty | إنت ِ و َقّـَعتي |
| You(pl) dropped | 'intu wa''aAtuiicntoo waqqaAtoo | إنتوا و َقّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) dropped | huwa wa''aAhuwa waqqaA | هـُو َ و َقّـَع |
| She/it(f) dropped | hiya wa''aAithiya waqqaAit | هـِي َ و َقّـَعـِت |
| They dropped | humma wa''aAuhumma waqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ و َقّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drop | 'ana yimkin 'awa''aAaacnaa yimkin aacwaqqaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َقّـَع |
| We might drop | 'ihna yimkin niwa''aAiicHnaa yimkin niwaqqaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َقّـَع |
| You(m) might drop | 'inta yimkin tiwa''aAiicnta yimkin tiwaqqaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َقّـَع |
| You(f) might drop | 'inti yimkin tiwa''aAiiicnti yimkin tiwaqqaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َقّـَعي |
| You(pl) might drop | 'intu yimkin tiwa''aAuiicntoo yimkin tiwaqqaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َقّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might drop | huwa yimkin yiwa''aAhuwa yimkin yiwaqqaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َقّـَع |
| She/it(f) might drop | hiya yimkin tiwa''aAhiya yimkin tiwaqqaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َقّـَع |
| They might drop | humma yimkin yiwa''aAuhumma yimkin yiwaqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َقّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drop | 'ana bawa''aAaacnaa bawaqqaA | أنا َ بـَو َقّـَع |
| We drop | 'ihna biniwa''aAiicHnaa biniwaqqaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َقّـَع |
| You(m) drop | 'inta bitiwa''aAiicnta bitiwaqqaA | إنت َ بـِتـِو َقّـَع |
| You(f) drop | 'inti bitiwa''aAiiicnti bitiwaqqaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َقّـَعي |
| You(pl) drop | 'intu bitiwa''aAuiicntoo bitiwaqqaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َقّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) drops | huwa biyiwa''aAhuwa biyiwaqqaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َقّـَع |
| She/it(f) drops | hiya bitiwa''aAhiya bitiwaqqaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َقّـَع |
| They drop | humma biyiwa''aAuhumma biyiwaqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َقّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drop | 'ana hawa''aAaacnaa hawaqqaA | أنا َ هـَو َقّـَع |
| We will drop | 'ihna haniwa''aAiicHnaa haniwaqqaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َقّـَع |
| You(m) will drop | 'inta hatiwa''aAiicnta hatiwaqqaA | إنت َ هـَتـِو َقّـَع |
| You(f) will drop | 'inti hatiwa''aAiiicnti hatiwaqqaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َقّـَعي |
| You(pl) will drop | 'intu hatiwa''aAuiicntoo hatiwaqqaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َقّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will drop | huwa hayiwa''aAhuwa hayiwaqqaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َقّـَع |
| She/it(f) will drop | hiya hatiwa''aAhiya hatiwaqqaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َقّـَع |
| They will drop | humma hayiwa''aAuhumma hayiwaqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َقّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drop! | 'ioo'aAiicwqaA | إوقـَع |
| You(f) drop! | 'ioo'aAiiicwqaAy | إوقـَعي |
| You(pl) drop! | iw'aAuiwqaAoo | ِوقـَعوا |
