Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I forgot | 'ana niseetaacnaa nisyt | أنا َ نـِسيت |
| We forgot | 'ihna niseenaiicHnaa nisynaa | إحنا َ نـِسينا |
| You(m) forgot | 'inta niseetiicnta nisyt | إنت َ نـِسيت |
| You(f) forgot | 'inti niseetiiicnti nisyty | إنت ِ نـِسيتي |
| You(pl) forgot | 'intu niseetuiicntoo nisytoo | إنتوا نـِسيتوا |
| He/it(m) forgot | huwa nisihuwa nisy | هـُو َ نـِسي |
| She/it(f) forgot | hiya nisyithiya nisyit | هـِي َ نـِسيـِت |
| They forgot | humma nisyuhumma nisyoo | هـُمّ َ نـِسيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might forget | 'ana yimkin 'ansaaacnaa yimkin aacnsY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنسى |
| We might forget | 'ihna yimkin ninsaiicHnaa yimkin ninsY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنسى |
| You(m) might forget | 'inta yimkin tinsaiicnta yimkin tinsY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنسى |
| You(f) might forget | 'inti yimkin tinsiiicnti yimkin tinsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنسي |
| You(pl) might forget | 'intu yimkin tinsuiicntoo yimkin tinsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنسوا |
| He/it(m) might forget | huwa yimkin yinsahuwa yimkin yinsY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنسى |
| She/it(f) might forget | hiya yimkin tinsahiya yimkin tinsY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنسى |
| They might forget | humma yimkin yinsuhumma yimkin yinsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I forget | 'ana bansaaacnaa bansY | أنا َ بـَنسى |
| We forget | 'ihna bininsaiicHnaa bininsY | إحنا َ بـِنـِنسى |
| You(m) forget | 'inta bitinsaiicnta bitinsY | إنت َ بـِتـِنسى |
| You(f) forget | 'inti bitinsiiicnti bitinsy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنسي |
| You(pl) forget | 'intu bitinsuiicntoo bitinsoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنسوا |
| He/it(m) forgets | huwa biyinsahuwa biyinsY | هـُو َ بـِيـِنسى |
| She/it(f) forgets | hiya bitinsahiya bitinsY | هـِي َ بـِتـِنسى |
| They forget | humma biyinsuhumma biyinsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will forget | 'ana hansaaacnaa hansY | أنا َ هـَنسى |
| We will forget | 'ihna haninsaiicHnaa haninsY | إحنا َ هـَنـِنسى |
| You(m) will forget | 'inta hatinsaiicnta hatinsY | إنت َ هـَتـِنسى |
| You(f) will forget | 'inti hatinsiiicnti hatinsy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنسي |
| You(pl) will forget | 'intu hatinsuiicntoo hatinsoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنسوا |
| He/it(m) will forget | huwa hayinsahuwa hayinsY | هـُو َ هـَيـِنسى |
| She/it(f) will forget | hiya hatinsahiya hatinsY | هـِي َ هـَتـِنسى |
| They will forget | humma hayinsuhumma hayinsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) forget! | 'insaiicnsY | إنسى |
| You(f) forget! | 'insiiicnsy | إنسي |
| You(pl) forget! | 'insuiicnsoo | إنسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am forgetting | 'ana naesiaacnaa naesy | أنا َ نا َسي |
| I(f) am forgetting | 'ana nasyaaacnaa naesyaö | أنا َ نا َسيـَة |
| We are forgetting | 'ihna nasyeeniicHnaa naesyyn | إحنا َ نا َسيين |
| You(m) are forgetting | 'inta naesiiicnta naesy | إنت َ نا َسي |
| You(f) are forgetting | 'inti nasyaiicnti naesyaö | إنت ِ نا َسيـَة |
| You(pl) are forgetting | 'intu nasyeeniicntoo naesyyn | إنتوا نا َسيين |
| He/it(m) is forgetting | huwa naesihuwa naesy | هـُو َ نا َسي |
| She/it(f) is forgetting | hiya nasyahiya naesyaö | هـِي َ نا َسيـَة |
| They are forgetting | humma nasyeenhumma naesyyn | هـُمّ َ نا َسيين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is forgotten | huwa mansihuwa mansy | هـُو َ مـَنسي |
| She/it(f) is forgotten | hiya mansyahiya mansyaö | هـِي َ مـَنسيـَة |
| They are forgotten | humma mansyeenhumma mansyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَنسيين |
