Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lit | 'ana wallaAtaacnaa wallaAt | أنا َ و َلّـَعت |
| We lit | 'ihna wallaAnaiicHnaa wallaAnaa | إحنا َ و َلّـَعنا |
| You(m) lit | 'inta wallaAtiicnta wallaAt | إنت َ و َلّـَعت |
| You(f) lit | 'inti wallaAtiiicnti wallaAty | إنت ِ و َلّـَعتي |
| You(pl) lit | 'intu wallaAtuiicntoo wallaAtoo | إنتوا و َلّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) lit | huwa wallaAhuwa wallaA | هـُو َ و َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) lit | hiya wallaAithiya wallaAit | هـِي َ و َلّـَعـِت |
| They lit | humma wallaAuhumma wallaAoo | هـُمّ َ و َلّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might light | 'ana yimkin 'awallaAaacnaa yimkin aacwallaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َلّـَع |
| We might light | 'ihna yimkin niwallaAiicHnaa yimkin niwallaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َلّـَع |
| You(m) might light | 'inta yimkin tiwallaAiicnta yimkin tiwallaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَع |
| You(f) might light | 'inti yimkin tiwallaAiiicnti yimkin tiwallaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَعي |
| You(pl) might light | 'intu yimkin tiwallaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwallaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might light | huwa yimkin yiwallaAhuwa yimkin yiwallaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) might light | hiya yimkin tiwallaAhiya yimkin tiwallaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَع |
| They might light | humma yimkin yiwallaAuhumma yimkin yiwallaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َلّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I light | 'ana bawallaAaacnaa bawallaA | أنا َ بـَو َلّـَع |
| We light | 'ihna biniwallaAiicHnaa biniwallaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َلّـَع |
| You(m) light | 'inta bitiwallaAiicnta bitiwallaA | إنت َ بـِتـِو َلّـَع |
| You(f) light | 'inti bitiwallaAiiicnti bitiwallaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َلّـَعي |
| You(pl) light | 'intu bitiwallaAuiicntoo bitiwallaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) lights | huwa biyiwallaAhuwa biyiwallaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) lights | hiya bitiwallaAhiya bitiwallaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َلّـَع |
| They light | humma biyiwallaAuhumma biyiwallaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َلّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will light | 'ana hawallaAaacnaa hawallaA | أنا َ هـَو َلّـَع |
| We will light | 'ihna haniwallaAiicHnaa haniwallaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َلّـَع |
| You(m) will light | 'inta hatiwallaAiicnta hatiwallaA | إنت َ هـَتـِو َلّـَع |
| You(f) will light | 'inti hatiwallaAiiicnti hatiwallaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َلّـَعي |
| You(pl) will light | 'intu hatiwallaAuiicntoo hatiwallaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will light | huwa hayiwallaAhuwa hayiwallaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) will light | hiya hatiwallaAhiya hatiwallaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َلّـَع |
| They will light | humma hayiwallaAuhumma hayiwallaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َلّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) light! | 'ioolaAiicwlaA | إولـَع |
| You(f) light! | 'ioolaAiiicwlaAy | إولـَعي |
| You(pl) light! | iwlaAuiwlaAoo | ِولـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lit | huwa muwallaAhuwa muwallaA | هـُو َ مـُو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) is lit | hiya muwallaAahiya muwallaAaö | هـِي َ مـُو َلّـَعـَة |
| They are lit | humma muwallaAeenhumma muwallaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُو َلّـَعين |
