Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I had | 'ana hala'taacnaa Halaqt | أنا َ حـَلـَقت |
| We had | 'ihna hala'naiicHnaa Halaqnaa | إحنا َ حـَلـَقنا |
| You(m) had | 'inta hala'tiicnta Halaqt | إنت َ حـَلـَقت |
| You(f) had | 'inti hala'tiiicnti Halaqty | إنت ِ حـَلـَقتي |
| You(pl) had | 'intu hala'tuiicntoo Halaqtoo | إنتوا حـَلـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) had | huwa hala'huwa Halaq | هـُو َ حـَلـَق |
| She/it(f) had | hiya hala'ithiya Halaqit | هـِي َ حـَلـَقـِت |
| They had | humma hala'uhumma Halaqoo | هـُمّ َ حـَلـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might have | 'ana yimkin 'ahla'aacnaa yimkin aacHlaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحلـَق |
| We might have | 'ihna yimkin nihla'iicHnaa yimkin niHlaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحلـَق |
| You(m) might have | 'inta yimkin tihla'iicnta yimkin tiHlaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَق |
| You(f) might have | 'inti yimkin tihla'iiicnti yimkin tiHlaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَقي |
| You(pl) might have | 'intu yimkin tihla'uiicntoo yimkin tiHlaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might have | huwa yimkin yihla'huwa yimkin yiHlaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـَق |
| She/it(f) might have | hiya yimkin tihla'hiya yimkin tiHlaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَق |
| They might have | humma yimkin yihla'uhumma yimkin yiHlaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I have | 'ana bahla'aacnaa baHlaq | أنا َ بـَحلـَق |
| We have | 'ihna binihla'iicHnaa biniHlaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِحلـَق |
| You(m) have | 'inta bitihla'iicnta bitiHlaq | إنت َ بـِتـِحلـَق |
| You(f) have | 'inti bitihla'iiicnti bitiHlaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحلـَقي |
| You(pl) have | 'intu bitihla'uiicntoo bitiHlaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) haves | huwa biyihla'huwa biyiHlaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِحلـَق |
| She/it(f) haves | hiya bitihla'hiya bitiHlaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِحلـَق |
| They have | humma biyihla'uhumma biyiHlaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحلـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will have | 'ana hahla'aacnaa haHlaq | أنا َ هـَحلـَق |
| We will have | 'ihna hanihla'iicHnaa haniHlaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِحلـَق |
| You(m) will have | 'inta hatihla'iicnta hatiHlaq | إنت َ هـَتـِحلـَق |
| You(f) will have | 'inti hatihla'iiicnti hatiHlaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحلـَقي |
| You(pl) will have | 'intu hatihla'uiicntoo hatiHlaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will have | huwa hayihla'huwa hayiHlaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِحلـَق |
| She/it(f) will have | hiya hatihla'hiya hatiHlaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِحلـَق |
| They will have | humma hayihla'uhumma hayiHlaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحلـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) have! | 'ihla'iicHlaq | إحلـَق |
| You(f) have! | 'ihla'iiicHlaqy | إحلـَقي |
| You(pl) have! | 'ihla'uiicHlaqoo | إحلـَقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mahloo'huwa maHlwq | هـُو َ مـَحلوق |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mahloo'ahiya maHlwqaö | هـِي َ مـَحلوقـَة |
| They are | humma mahloo'eenhumma maHlwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحلوقين |
