Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I held | 'ana shiddeetaacnaa shiddyt | أنا َ شـِدّيت |
| We held | 'ihna shiddeenaiicHnaa shiddynaa | إحنا َ شـِدّينا |
| You(m) held | 'inta shiddeetiicnta shiddyt | إنت َ شـِدّيت |
| You(f) held | 'inti shiddeetiiicnti shiddyty | إنت ِ شـِدّيتي |
| You(pl) held | 'intu shiddeetuiicntoo shiddytoo | إنتوا شـِدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) held | huwa shiddhuwa shidd | هـُو َ شـِدّ |
| She/it(f) held | hiya shiddithiya shiddit | هـِي َ شـِدّ ِت |
| They held | humma shidduhumma shiddoo | هـُمّ َ شـِدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hold | 'ana yimkin 'ashiddaacnaa yimkin aacshidd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـِدّ |
| We might hold | 'ihna yimkin nishiddiicHnaa yimkin nishidd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـِدّ |
| You(m) might hold | 'inta yimkin tishiddiicnta yimkin tishidd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِدّ |
| You(f) might hold | 'inti yimkin tishiddiiicnti yimkin tishiddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِدّي |
| You(pl) might hold | 'intu yimkin tishidduiicntoo yimkin tishiddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) might hold | huwa yimkin yishiddhuwa yimkin yishidd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِدّ |
| She/it(f) might hold | hiya yimkin tishiddhiya yimkin tishidd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِدّ |
| They might hold | humma yimkin yishidduhumma yimkin yishiddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hold | 'ana bashiddaacnaa bashidd | أنا َ بـَشـِدّ |
| We hold | 'ihna binshiddiicHnaa binshidd | إحنا َ بـِنشـِدّ |
| You(m) hold | 'inta bitshiddiicnta bitshidd | إنت َ بـِتشـِدّ |
| You(f) hold | 'inti bitshiddiiicnti bitshiddy | إنت ِ بـِتشـِدّي |
| You(pl) hold | 'intu bitshidduiicntoo bitshiddoo | إنتوا بـِتشـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) holds | huwa biyishiddhuwa biyishidd | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـِدّ |
| She/it(f) holds | hiya bitshiddhiya bitshidd | هـِي َ بـِتشـِدّ |
| They hold | humma biyishidduhumma biyishiddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـِدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hold | 'ana hashiddaacnaa hashidd | أنا َ هـَشـِدّ |
| We will hold | 'ihna hanshiddiicHnaa hanshidd | إحنا َ هـَنشـِدّ |
| You(m) will hold | 'inta hatshiddiicnta hatshidd | إنت َ هـَتشـِدّ |
| You(f) will hold | 'inti hatshiddiiicnti hatshiddy | إنت ِ هـَتشـِدّي |
| You(pl) will hold | 'intu hatshidduiicntoo hatshiddoo | إنتوا هـَتشـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) will hold | huwa hayishiddhuwa hayishidd | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـِدّ |
| She/it(f) will hold | hiya hatshiddhiya hatshidd | هـِي َ هـَتشـِدّ |
| They will hold | humma hayishidduhumma hayishiddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـِدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hold! | shiddshidd | شـِدّ |
| You(f) hold! | shiddishiddy | شـِدّي |
| You(pl) hold! | shiddushiddoo | شـِدّوا |
