Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I fasted | 'ana soomtaacnaa Swmt | أنا َ صومت |
| We fasted | 'ihna soomnaiicHnaa Swmnaa | إحنا َ صومنا |
| You(m) fasted | 'inta soomtiicnta Swmt | إنت َ صومت |
| You(f) fasted | 'inti soomtiiicnti Swmty | إنت ِ صومتي |
| You(pl) fasted | 'intu soomtuiicntoo Swmtoo | إنتوا صومتوا |
| He/it(m) fasted | huwa saamhuwa Saam | هـُو َ صا َم |
| She/it(f) fasted | hiya saamithiya Saamit | هـِي َ صا َمـِت |
| They fasted | humma samuhumma Saamoo | هـُمّ َ صا َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fast | 'ana yimkin 'asoomaacnaa yimkin aacSwm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصوم |
| We might fast | 'ihna yimkin nisoomiicHnaa yimkin niSwm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصوم |
| You(m) might fast | 'inta yimkin tisoomiicnta yimkin tiSwm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصوم |
| You(f) might fast | 'inti yimkin tisoomiiicnti yimkin tiSwmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصومي |
| You(pl) might fast | 'intu yimkin tisoomuiicntoo yimkin tiSwmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصوموا |
| He/it(m) might fast | huwa yimkin yisoomhuwa yimkin yiSwm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصوم |
| She/it(f) might fast | hiya yimkin tisoomhiya yimkin tiSwm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصوم |
| They might fast | humma yimkin yisoomuhumma yimkin yiSwmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصوموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fast | 'ana basoomaacnaa baSwm | أنا َ بـَصوم |
| We fast | 'ihna binsoomiicHnaa binSwm | إحنا َ بـِنصوم |
| You(m) fast | 'inta bitsoomiicnta bitSwm | إنت َ بـِتصوم |
| You(f) fast | 'inti bitsoomiiicnti bitSwmy | إنت ِ بـِتصومي |
| You(pl) fast | 'intu bitsoomuiicntoo bitSwmoo | إنتوا بـِتصوموا |
| He/it(m) fasts | huwa biyisoomhuwa biyiSwm | هـُو َ بـِيـِصوم |
| She/it(f) fasts | hiya bitsoomhiya bitSwm | هـِي َ بـِتصوم |
| They fast | humma biyisoomuhumma biyiSwmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصوموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fast | 'ana hasoomaacnaa haSwm | أنا َ هـَصوم |
| We will fast | 'ihna hansoomiicHnaa hanSwm | إحنا َ هـَنصوم |
| You(m) will fast | 'inta hatsoomiicnta hatSwm | إنت َ هـَتصوم |
| You(f) will fast | 'inti hatsoomiiicnti hatSwmy | إنت ِ هـَتصومي |
| You(pl) will fast | 'intu hatsoomuiicntoo hatSwmoo | إنتوا هـَتصوموا |
| He/it(m) will fast | huwa hayisoomhuwa hayiSwm | هـُو َ هـَيـِصوم |
| She/it(f) will fast | hiya hatsoomhiya hatSwm | هـِي َ هـَتصوم |
| They will fast | humma hayisoomuhumma hayiSwmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصوموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fast! | soomSwm | صوم |
| You(f) fast! | soomiSwmy | صومي |
| You(pl) fast! | soomuSwmoo | صوموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am fasting | 'ana saayimaacnaa Saayim | أنا َ صا َيـِم |
| I(f) am fasting | 'ana saayimaaacnaa Saayimaö | أنا َ صا َيـِمـَة |
| We are fasting | 'ihna saayimeeniicHnaa Saayimyn | إحنا َ صا َيـِمين |
| You(m) are fasting | 'inta saayimiicnta Saayim | إنت َ صا َيـِم |
| You(f) are fasting | 'inti saayimaiicnti Saayimaö | إنت ِ صا َيـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are fasting | 'intu saayimeeniicntoo Saayimyn | إنتوا صا َيـِمين |
| He/it(m) is fasting | huwa saayimhuwa Saayim | هـُو َ صا َيـِم |
| She/it(f) is fasting | hiya saayimahiya Saayimaö | هـِي َ صا َيـِمـَة |
| They are fasting | humma saayimeenhumma Saayimyn | هـُمّ َ صا َيـِمين |
