Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I went | 'ana niziltaacnaa nizilt | أنا َ نـِز ِلت |
| We went | 'ihna nizilnaiicHnaa nizilnaa | إحنا َ نـِز ِلنا |
| You(m) went | 'inta niziltiicnta nizilt | إنت َ نـِز ِلت |
| You(f) went | 'inti niziltiiicnti nizilty | إنت ِ نـِز ِلتي |
| You(pl) went | 'intu niziltuiicntoo niziltoo | إنتوا نـِز ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) went | huwa nizilhuwa nizil | هـُو َ نـِز ِل |
| She/it(f) went | hiya nizlithiya nizlit | هـِي َ نـِزلـِت |
| They went | humma nizluhumma nizloo | هـُمّ َ نـِزلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might go | 'ana yimkin 'anzilaacnaa yimkin aacnzil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنز ِل |
| We might go | 'ihna yimkin ninziliicHnaa yimkin ninzil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنز ِل |
| You(m) might go | 'inta yimkin tinziliicnta yimkin tinzil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِل |
| You(f) might go | 'inti yimkin tinziliiicnti yimkin tinzily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِلي |
| You(pl) might go | 'intu yimkin tinziluiicntoo yimkin tinziloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might go | huwa yimkin yinzilhuwa yimkin yinzil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنز ِل |
| She/it(f) might go | hiya yimkin tinzilhiya yimkin tinzil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِل |
| They might go | humma yimkin yinziluhumma yimkin yinziloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنز ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I go | 'ana banzilaacnaa banzil | أنا َ بـَنز ِل |
| We go | 'ihna bininziliicHnaa bininzil | إحنا َ بـِنـِنز ِل |
| You(m) go | 'inta bitinziliicnta bitinzil | إنت َ بـِتـِنز ِل |
| You(f) go | 'inti bitinziliiicnti bitinzily | إنت ِ بـِتـِنز ِلي |
| You(pl) go | 'intu bitinziluiicntoo bitinziloo | إنتوا بـِتـِنز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) goes | huwa biyinzilhuwa biyinzil | هـُو َ بـِيـِنز ِل |
| She/it(f) goes | hiya bitinzilhiya bitinzil | هـِي َ بـِتـِنز ِل |
| They go | humma biyinziluhumma biyinziloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنز ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will go | 'ana hanzilaacnaa hanzil | أنا َ هـَنز ِل |
| We will go | 'ihna haninziliicHnaa haninzil | إحنا َ هـَنـِنز ِل |
| You(m) will go | 'inta hatinziliicnta hatinzil | إنت َ هـَتـِنز ِل |
| You(f) will go | 'inti hatinziliiicnti hatinzily | إنت ِ هـَتـِنز ِلي |
| You(pl) will go | 'intu hatinziluiicntoo hatinziloo | إنتوا هـَتـِنز ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will go | huwa hayinzilhuwa hayinzil | هـُو َ هـَيـِنز ِل |
| She/it(f) will go | hiya hatinzilhiya hatinzil | هـِي َ هـَتـِنز ِل |
| They will go | humma hayinziluhumma hayinziloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنز ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) go! | 'inziliicnzil | إنز ِل |
| You(f) go! | 'inziliiicnzily | إنز ِلي |
| You(pl) go! | 'inziluiicnziloo | إنز ِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am going | 'ana naazilaacnaa naazil | أنا َ نا َز ِل |
| I(f) am going | 'ana naazilaaacnaa naazilaö | أنا َ نا َز ِلـَة |
| We are going | 'ihna naazileeniicHnaa naazilyn | إحنا َ نا َز ِلين |
| You(m) are going | 'inta naaziliicnta naazil | إنت َ نا َز ِل |
| You(f) are going | 'inti naazilaiicnti naazilaö | إنت ِ نا َز ِلـَة |
| You(pl) are going | 'intu naazileeniicntoo naazilyn | إنتوا نا َز ِلين |
| He/it(m) is going | huwa naazilhuwa naazil | هـُو َ نا َز ِل |
| She/it(f) is going | hiya naazilahiya naazilaö | هـِي َ نا َز ِلـَة |
| They are going | humma naazileenhumma naazilyn | هـُمّ َ نا َز ِلين |
