Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kicked | 'ana shoottaacnaa shwTt | أنا َ شوطت |
| We kicked | 'ihna shootnaiicHnaa shwTnaa | إحنا َ شوطنا |
| You(m) kicked | 'inta shoottiicnta shwTt | إنت َ شوطت |
| You(f) kicked | 'inti shoottiiicnti shwTty | إنت ِ شوطتي |
| You(pl) kicked | 'intu shoottuiicntoo shwTtoo | إنتوا شوطتوا |
| He/it(m) kicked | huwa shaathuwa shaaT | هـُو َ شا َط |
| She/it(f) kicked | hiya shaatithiya shaaTit | هـِي َ شا َطـِت |
| They kicked | humma shatuhumma shaaToo | هـُمّ َ شا َطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might kick | 'ana yimkin 'ashootaacnaa yimkin aacshwT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشوط |
| We might kick | 'ihna yimkin nishootiicHnaa yimkin nishwT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشوط |
| You(m) might kick | 'inta yimkin tishootiicnta yimkin tishwT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوط |
| You(f) might kick | 'inti yimkin tishootiiicnti yimkin tishwTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشوطي |
| You(pl) might kick | 'intu yimkin tishootuiicntoo yimkin tishwToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشوطوا |
| He/it(m) might kick | huwa yimkin yishoothuwa yimkin yishwT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوط |
| She/it(f) might kick | hiya yimkin tishoothiya yimkin tishwT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوط |
| They might kick | humma yimkin yishootuhumma yimkin yishwToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I kick | 'ana bashootaacnaa bashwT | أنا َ بـَشوط |
| We kick | 'ihna binshootiicHnaa binshwT | إحنا َ بـِنشوط |
| You(m) kick | 'inta bitshootiicnta bitshwT | إنت َ بـِتشوط |
| You(f) kick | 'inti bitshootiiicnti bitshwTy | إنت ِ بـِتشوطي |
| You(pl) kick | 'intu bitshootuiicntoo bitshwToo | إنتوا بـِتشوطوا |
| He/it(m) kicks | huwa biyishoothuwa biyishwT | هـُو َ بـِيـِشوط |
| She/it(f) kicks | hiya bitshoothiya bitshwT | هـِي َ بـِتشوط |
| They kick | humma biyishootuhumma biyishwToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشوطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will kick | 'ana hashootaacnaa hashwT | أنا َ هـَشوط |
| We will kick | 'ihna hanshootiicHnaa hanshwT | إحنا َ هـَنشوط |
| You(m) will kick | 'inta hatshootiicnta hatshwT | إنت َ هـَتشوط |
| You(f) will kick | 'inti hatshootiiicnti hatshwTy | إنت ِ هـَتشوطي |
| You(pl) will kick | 'intu hatshootuiicntoo hatshwToo | إنتوا هـَتشوطوا |
| He/it(m) will kick | huwa hayishoothuwa hayishwT | هـُو َ هـَيـِشوط |
| She/it(f) will kick | hiya hatshoothiya hatshwT | هـِي َ هـَتشوط |
| They will kick | humma hayishootuhumma hayishwToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشوطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) kick! | shootshwT | شوط |
| You(f) kick! | shootishwTy | شوطي |
| You(pl) kick! | shootushwToo | شوطوا |
