Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lived | 'ana Aeeshtaacnaa Aysht | أنا َ عيشت |
| We lived | 'ihna AeeshnaiicHnaa Ayshnaa | إحنا َ عيشنا |
| You(m) lived | 'inta Aeeshtiicnta Aysht | إنت َ عيشت |
| You(f) lived | 'inti Aeeshtiiicnti Ayshty | إنت ِ عيشتي |
| You(pl) lived | 'intu Aeeshtuiicntoo Ayshtoo | إنتوا عيشتوا |
| He/it(m) lived | huwa Aaeshhuwa Aaesh | هـُو َ عا َش |
| She/it(f) lived | hiya Aaeshithiya Aaeshit | هـِي َ عا َشـِت |
| They lived | humma Aashuhumma Aaeshoo | هـُمّ َ عا َشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might live | 'ana yimkin 'aAeeshaacnaa yimkin aacAysh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعيش |
| We might live | 'ihna yimkin niAeeshiicHnaa yimkin niAysh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعيش |
| You(m) might live | 'inta yimkin tiAeeshiicnta yimkin tiAysh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعيش |
| You(f) might live | 'inti yimkin tiAeeshiiicnti yimkin tiAyshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعيشي |
| You(pl) might live | 'intu yimkin tiAeeshuiicntoo yimkin tiAyshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعيشوا |
| He/it(m) might live | huwa yimkin yiAeeshhuwa yimkin yiAysh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعيش |
| She/it(f) might live | hiya yimkin tiAeeshhiya yimkin tiAysh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعيش |
| They might live | humma yimkin yiAeeshuhumma yimkin yiAyshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعيشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I live | 'ana baAeeshaacnaa baAysh | أنا َ بـَعيش |
| We live | 'ihna binAeeshiicHnaa binAysh | إحنا َ بـِنعيش |
| You(m) live | 'inta bitAeeshiicnta bitAysh | إنت َ بـِتعيش |
| You(f) live | 'inti bitAeeshiiicnti bitAyshy | إنت ِ بـِتعيشي |
| You(pl) live | 'intu bitAeeshuiicntoo bitAyshoo | إنتوا بـِتعيشوا |
| He/it(m) lives | huwa biyiAeeshhuwa biyiAysh | هـُو َ بـِيـِعيش |
| She/it(f) lives | hiya bitAeeshhiya bitAysh | هـِي َ بـِتعيش |
| They live | humma biyiAeeshuhumma biyiAyshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعيشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will live | 'ana haAeeshaacnaa haAysh | أنا َ هـَعيش |
| We will live | 'ihna hanAeeshiicHnaa hanAysh | إحنا َ هـَنعيش |
| You(m) will live | 'inta hatAeeshiicnta hatAysh | إنت َ هـَتعيش |
| You(f) will live | 'inti hatAeeshiiicnti hatAyshy | إنت ِ هـَتعيشي |
| You(pl) will live | 'intu hatAeeshuiicntoo hatAyshoo | إنتوا هـَتعيشوا |
| He/it(m) will live | huwa hayiAeeshhuwa hayiAysh | هـُو َ هـَيـِعيش |
| She/it(f) will live | hiya hatAeeshhiya hatAysh | هـِي َ هـَتعيش |
| They will live | humma hayiAeeshuhumma hayiAyshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعيشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) live! | AeeshAysh | عيش |
| You(f) live! | AeeshiAyshy | عيشي |
| You(pl) live! | AeeshuAyshoo | عيشوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am living | 'ana Aaeyishaacnaa Aaeyish | أنا َ عا َيـِش |
| I(f) am living | 'ana Aaeyishaaacnaa Aaeyishaö | أنا َ عا َيـِشـَة |
| We are living | 'ihna AaeyisheeniicHnaa Aaeyishyn | إحنا َ عا َيـِشين |
| You(m) are living | 'inta Aaeyishiicnta Aaeyish | إنت َ عا َيـِش |
| You(f) are living | 'inti Aaeyishaiicnti Aaeyishaö | إنت ِ عا َيـِشـَة |
| You(pl) are living | 'intu Aaeyisheeniicntoo Aaeyishyn | إنتوا عا َيـِشين |
| He/it(m) is living | huwa Aaeyishhuwa Aaeyish | هـُو َ عا َيـِش |
| She/it(f) is living | hiya Aaeyishahiya Aaeyishaö | هـِي َ عا َيـِشـَة |
| They are living | humma Aaeyisheenhumma Aaeyishyn | هـُمّ َ عا َيـِشين |
