Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ate | 'ana 'itAashsheetaacnaa iictAashshyt | أنا َ إتعـَشّيت |
| We ate | 'ihna 'itAashsheenaiicHnaa iictAashshynaa | إحنا َ إتعـَشّينا |
| You(m) ate | 'inta 'itAashsheetiicnta iictAashshyt | إنت َ إتعـَشّيت |
| You(f) ate | 'inti 'itAashsheetiiicnti iictAashshyty | إنت ِ إتعـَشّيتي |
| You(pl) ate | 'intu 'itAashsheetuiicntoo iictAashshytoo | إنتوا إتعـَشّيتوا |
| He/it(m) ate | huwa 'itAashshahuwa iictAashshY | هـُو َ إتعـَشّى |
| She/it(f) ate | hiya 'itAashshithiya iictAashshit | هـِي َ إتعـَشّـِت |
| They ate | humma 'itAashshuhumma iictAashshoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَشّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might eat | 'ana yimkin 'atAashshaaacnaa yimkin aactAashshY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَشّى |
| We might eat | 'ihna yimkin nitAashshaiicHnaa yimkin nitAashshY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَشّى |
| You(m) might eat | 'inta yimkin titAashshaiicnta yimkin titAashshY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَشّى |
| You(f) might eat | 'inti yimkin titAashshiiicnti yimkin titAashshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَشّي |
| You(pl) might eat | 'intu yimkin titAashshuiicntoo yimkin titAashshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَشّوا |
| He/it(m) might eat | huwa yimkin yitAashshahuwa yimkin yitAashshY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَشّى |
| She/it(f) might eat | hiya yimkin titAashshahiya yimkin titAashshY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَشّى |
| They might eat | humma yimkin yitAashshuhumma yimkin yitAashshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَشّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I eat | 'ana batAashshaaacnaa batAashshY | أنا َ بـَتعـَشّى |
| We eat | 'ihna binitAashshaiicHnaa binitAashshY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَشّى |
| You(m) eat | 'inta bititAashshaiicnta bititAashshY | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَشّى |
| You(f) eat | 'inti bititAashshiiicnti bititAashshy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَشّي |
| You(pl) eat | 'intu bititAashshuiicntoo bititAashshoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَشّوا |
| He/it(m) eats | huwa biyitAashshahuwa biyitAashshY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَشّى |
| She/it(f) eats | hiya bititAashshahiya bititAashshY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَشّى |
| They eat | humma biyitAashshuhumma biyitAashshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَشّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will eat | 'ana hatAashshaaacnaa hatAashshY | أنا َ هـَتعـَشّى |
| We will eat | 'ihna hantAashshaiicHnaa hantAashshY | إحنا َ هـَنتعـَشّى |
| You(m) will eat | 'inta hatitAashshaiicnta hatitAashshY | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَشّى |
| You(f) will eat | 'inti hatitAashshiiicnti hatitAashshy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَشّي |
| You(pl) will eat | 'intu hatitAashshuiicntoo hatitAashshoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَشّوا |
| He/it(m) will eat | huwa hayitAashshahuwa hayitAashshY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَشّى |
| She/it(f) will eat | hiya hatitAashshahiya hatitAashshY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَشّى |
| They will eat | humma hayitAashshuhumma hayitAashshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَشّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) eat! | 'itAashshaiictAashshY | إتعـَشّى |
| You(f) eat! | 'itAashshiiictAashshy | إتعـَشّي |
| You(pl) eat! | 'itAashshuiictAashshoo | إتعـَشّوا |
