Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I went | 'ana roohtaacnaa rwHt | أنا َ روحت |
| We went | 'ihna roohnaiicHnaa rwHnaa | إحنا َ روحنا |
| You(m) went | 'inta roohtiicnta rwHt | إنت َ روحت |
| You(f) went | 'inti roohtiiicnti rwHty | إنت ِ روحتي |
| You(pl) went | 'intu roohtuiicntoo rwHtoo | إنتوا روحتوا |
| He/it(m) went | huwa raahhuwa raaH | هـُو َ را َح |
| She/it(f) went | hiya raahithiya raaHit | هـِي َ را َحـِت |
| They went | humma rahuhumma raaHoo | هـُمّ َ را َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might go | 'ana yimkin 'aroohaacnaa yimkin aacrwH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أروح |
| We might go | 'ihna yimkin niroohiicHnaa yimkin nirwH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِروح |
| You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tiroohiicnta yimkin tirwH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِروح |
| You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tiroohiiicnti yimkin tirwHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِروحي |
| You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tiroohuiicntoo yimkin tirwHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِروحوا |
| He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yiroohhuwa yimkin yirwH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِروح |
| She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tiroohhiya yimkin tirwH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِروح |
| They might go | humma yimkin yiroohuhumma yimkin yirwHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِروحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I go | 'ana baroohaacnaa barwH | أنا َ بـَروح |
| We go | 'ihna binroohiicHnaa binrwH | إحنا َ بـِنروح |
| You(m) go | 'inta bitroohiicnta bitrwH | إنت َ بـِتروح |
| You(f) go | 'inti bitroohiiicnti bitrwHy | إنت ِ بـِتروحي |
| You(pl) go | 'intu bitroohuiicntoo bitrwHoo | إنتوا بـِتروحوا |
| He/it(m) goes | huwa biyiroohhuwa biyirwH | هـُو َ بـِيـِروح |
| She/it(f) goes | hiya bitroohhiya bitrwH | هـِي َ بـِتروح |
| They go | humma biyiroohuhumma biyirwHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِروحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will go | 'ana haroohaacnaa harwH | أنا َ هـَروح |
| We will go | 'ihna hanroohiicHnaa hanrwH | إحنا َ هـَنروح |
| You(m) will go | 'inta hatroohiicnta hatrwH | إنت َ هـَتروح |
| You(f) will go | 'inti hatroohiiicnti hatrwHy | إنت ِ هـَتروحي |
| You(pl) will go | 'intu hatroohuiicntoo hatrwHoo | إنتوا هـَتروحوا |
| He/it(m) will go | huwa hayiroohhuwa hayirwH | هـُو َ هـَيـِروح |
| She/it(f) will go | hiya hatroohhiya hatrwH | هـِي َ هـَتروح |
| They will go | humma hayiroohuhumma hayirwHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِروحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) go! | roohrwH | روح |
| You(f) go! | roohirwHy | روحي |
| You(pl) go! | roohurwHoo | روحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am going | 'ana raayihaacnaa raayiH | أنا َ را َيـِح |
| I(f) am going | 'ana raayihaaacnaa raayiHaö | أنا َ را َيـِحـَة |
| We are going | 'ihna raayiheeniicHnaa raayiHyn | إحنا َ را َيـِحين |
| You(m) are going | 'inta raayihiicnta raayiH | إنت َ را َيـِح |
| You(f) are going | 'inti raayihaiicnti raayiHaö | إنت ِ را َيـِحـَة |
| You(pl) are going | 'intu raayiheeniicntoo raayiHyn | إنتوا را َيـِحين |
| He/it(m) is going | huwa raayihhuwa raayiH | هـُو َ را َيـِح |
| She/it(f) is going | hiya raayihahiya raayiHaö | هـِي َ را َيـِحـَة |
| They are going | humma raayiheenhumma raayiHyn | هـُمّ َ را َيـِحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is gone | huwa mitraahhuwa mitraaH | هـُو َ مـِترا َح |
| She/it(f) is gone | hiya mitraahahiya mitraaHaö | هـِي َ مـِترا َحـَة |
| They are gone | humma mitraheenhumma mitraaHyn | هـُمّ َ مـِترا َحين |
