Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I imitated | 'ana 'allidtaacnaa qallidt | أنا َ قـَلّـِدت |
| We imitated | 'ihna 'allidnaiicHnaa qallidnaa | إحنا َ قـَلّـِدنا |
| You(m) imitated | 'inta 'allidtiicnta qallidt | إنت َ قـَلّـِدت |
| You(f) imitated | 'inti 'allidtiiicnti qallidty | إنت ِ قـَلّـِدتي |
| You(pl) imitated | 'intu 'allidtuiicntoo qallidtoo | إنتوا قـَلّـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) imitated | huwa 'allidhuwa qallid | هـُو َ قـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) imitated | hiya 'allidithiya qallidit | هـِي َ قـَلّـِد ِت |
| They imitated | humma 'alliduhumma qallidoo | هـُمّ َ قـَلّـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might imitate | 'ana yimkin 'a'allidaacnaa yimkin aacqallid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَلّـِد |
| We might imitate | 'ihna yimkin ni'allidiicHnaa yimkin niqallid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَلّـِد |
| You(m) might imitate | 'inta yimkin ti'allidiicnta yimkin tiqallid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِد |
| You(f) might imitate | 'inti yimkin ti'allidiiicnti yimkin tiqallidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) might imitate | 'intu yimkin ti'alliduiicntoo yimkin tiqallidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might imitate | huwa yimkin yi'allidhuwa yimkin yiqallid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) might imitate | hiya yimkin ti'allidhiya yimkin tiqallid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِد |
| They might imitate | humma yimkin yi'alliduhumma yimkin yiqallidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَلّـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I imitate | 'ana ba'allidaacnaa baqallid | أنا َ بـَقـَلّـِد |
| We imitate | 'ihna bin'allidiicHnaa binqallid | إحنا َ بـِنقـَلّـِد |
| You(m) imitate | 'inta bit'allidiicnta bitqallid | إنت َ بـِتقـَلّـِد |
| You(f) imitate | 'inti bit'allidiiicnti bitqallidy | إنت ِ بـِتقـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) imitate | 'intu bit'alliduiicntoo bitqallidoo | إنتوا بـِتقـَلّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) imitates | huwa biyi'allidhuwa biyiqallid | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) imitates | hiya bit'allidhiya bitqallid | هـِي َ بـِتقـَلّـِد |
| They imitate | humma biyi'alliduhumma biyiqallidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَلّـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will imitate | 'ana ha'allidaacnaa haqallid | أنا َ هـَقـَلّـِد |
| We will imitate | 'ihna han'allidiicHnaa hanqallid | إحنا َ هـَنقـَلّـِد |
| You(m) will imitate | 'inta hat'allidiicnta hatqallid | إنت َ هـَتقـَلّـِد |
| You(f) will imitate | 'inti hat'allidiiicnti hatqallidy | إنت ِ هـَتقـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) will imitate | 'intu hat'alliduiicntoo hatqallidoo | إنتوا هـَتقـَلّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will imitate | huwa hayi'allidhuwa hayiqallid | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) will imitate | hiya hat'allidhiya hatqallid | هـِي َ هـَتقـَلّـِد |
| They will imitate | humma hayi'alliduhumma hayiqallidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَلّـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) imitate! | 'allidqallid | قـَلّـِد |
| You(f) imitate! | 'allidiqallidy | قـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) imitate! | 'alliduqallidoo | قـَلّـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is imitated | huwa mu'allidhuwa muqallid | هـُو َ مـُقـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) is imitated | hiya mu'allidahiya muqallidaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَلّـِد َة |
| They are imitated | humma mu'allideenhumma muqallidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَلّـِدين |
