Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grabbed | 'ana misiktaacnaa misikt | أنا َ مـِسـِكت |
| We grabbed | 'ihna misiknaiicHnaa misiknaa | إحنا َ مـِسـِكنا |
| You(m) grabbed | 'inta misiktiicnta misikt | إنت َ مـِسـِكت |
| You(f) grabbed | 'inti misiktiiicnti misikty | إنت ِ مـِسـِكتي |
| You(pl) grabbed | 'intu misiktuiicntoo misiktoo | إنتوا مـِسـِكتوا |
| He/it(m) grabbed | huwa misikhuwa misik | هـُو َ مـِسـِك |
| She/it(f) grabbed | hiya miskithiya miskit | هـِي َ مـِسكـِت |
| They grabbed | humma miskuhumma miskoo | هـُمّ َ مـِسكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grab | 'ana yimkin 'amsikaacnaa yimkin aacmsik | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمسـِك |
| We might grab | 'ihna yimkin nimsikiicHnaa yimkin nimsik | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمسـِك |
| You(m) might grab | 'inta yimkin timsikiicnta yimkin timsik | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـِك |
| You(f) might grab | 'inti yimkin timsikiiicnti yimkin timsiky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـِكي |
| You(pl) might grab | 'intu yimkin timsikuiicntoo yimkin timsikoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمسـِكوا |
| He/it(m) might grab | huwa yimkin yimsikhuwa yimkin yimsik | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمسـِك |
| She/it(f) might grab | hiya yimkin timsikhiya yimkin timsik | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـِك |
| They might grab | humma yimkin yimsikuhumma yimkin yimsikoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمسـِكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grab | 'ana bamsikaacnaa bamsik | أنا َ بـَمسـِك |
| We grab | 'ihna binimsikiicHnaa binimsik | إحنا َ بـِنـِمسـِك |
| You(m) grab | 'inta bitimsikiicnta bitimsik | إنت َ بـِتـِمسـِك |
| You(f) grab | 'inti bitimsikiiicnti bitimsiky | إنت ِ بـِتـِمسـِكي |
| You(pl) grab | 'intu bitimsikuiicntoo bitimsikoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمسـِكوا |
| He/it(m) grabs | huwa biyimsikhuwa biyimsik | هـُو َ بـِيـِمسـِك |
| She/it(f) grabs | hiya bitimsikhiya bitimsik | هـِي َ بـِتـِمسـِك |
| They grab | humma biyimsikuhumma biyimsikoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمسـِكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grab | 'ana hamsikaacnaa hamsik | أنا َ هـَمسـِك |
| We will grab | 'ihna hanimsikiicHnaa hanimsik | إحنا َ هـَنـِمسـِك |
| You(m) will grab | 'inta hatimsikiicnta hatimsik | إنت َ هـَتـِمسـِك |
| You(f) will grab | 'inti hatimsikiiicnti hatimsiky | إنت ِ هـَتـِمسـِكي |
| You(pl) will grab | 'intu hatimsikuiicntoo hatimsikoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمسـِكوا |
| He/it(m) will grab | huwa hayimsikhuwa hayimsik | هـُو َ هـَيـِمسـِك |
| She/it(f) will grab | hiya hatimsikhiya hatimsik | هـِي َ هـَتـِمسـِك |
| They will grab | humma hayimsikuhumma hayimsikoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمسـِكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grab! | 'imsikiicmsik | إمسـِك |
| You(f) grab! | 'imsikiiicmsiky | إمسـِكي |
| You(pl) grab! | 'imsikuiicmsikoo | إمسـِكوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am grabbing | 'ana maasikaacnaa maasik | أنا َ ما َسـِك |
| I(f) am grabbing | 'ana maasikaaacnaa maasikaö | أنا َ ما َسـِكـَة |
| We are grabbing | 'ihna maasikeeniicHnaa maasikyn | إحنا َ ما َسـِكين |
| You(m) are grabbing | 'inta maasikiicnta maasik | إنت َ ما َسـِك |
| You(f) are grabbing | 'inti maasikaiicnti maasikaö | إنت ِ ما َسـِكـَة |
| You(pl) are grabbing | 'intu maasikeeniicntoo maasikyn | إنتوا ما َسـِكين |
| He/it(m) is grabbing | huwa maasikhuwa maasik | هـُو َ ما َسـِك |
| She/it(f) is grabbing | hiya maasikahiya maasikaö | هـِي َ ما َسـِكـَة |
| They are grabbing | humma maasikeenhumma maasikyn | هـُمّ َ ما َسـِكين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is grabbed | huwa mamsookhuwa mamswk | هـُو َ مـَمسوك |
| She/it(f) is grabbed | hiya mamsookahiya mamswkaö | هـِي َ مـَمسوكـَة |
| They are grabbed | humma mamsookeenhumma mamswkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمسوكين |
