Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I painted | 'ana rasamtaacnaa rasamt | أنا َ ر َسـَمت |
| We painted | 'ihna rasamnaiicHnaa rasamnaa | إحنا َ ر َسـَمنا |
| You(m) painted | 'inta rasamtiicnta rasamt | إنت َ ر َسـَمت |
| You(f) painted | 'inti rasamtiiicnti rasamty | إنت ِ ر َسـَمتي |
| You(pl) painted | 'intu rasamtuiicntoo rasamtoo | إنتوا ر َسـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) painted | huwa rasamhuwa rasam | هـُو َ ر َسـَم |
| She/it(f) painted | hiya rasamithiya rasamit | هـِي َ ر َسـَمـِت |
| They painted | humma rasamuhumma rasamoo | هـُمّ َ ر َسـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might paint | 'ana yimkin 'arsimaacnaa yimkin aacrsim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرسـِم |
| We might paint | 'ihna yimkin nirsimiicHnaa yimkin nirsim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرسـِم |
| You(m) might paint | 'inta yimkin tirsimiicnta yimkin tirsim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِم |
| You(f) might paint | 'inti yimkin tirsimiiicnti yimkin tirsimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِمي |
| You(pl) might paint | 'intu yimkin tirsimuiicntoo yimkin tirsimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِموا |
| He/it(m) might paint | huwa yimkin yirsimhuwa yimkin yirsim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرسـِم |
| She/it(f) might paint | hiya yimkin tirsimhiya yimkin tirsim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِم |
| They might paint | humma yimkin yirsimuhumma yimkin yirsimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرسـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I paint | 'ana barsimaacnaa barsim | أنا َ بـَرسـِم |
| We paint | 'ihna binirsimiicHnaa binirsim | إحنا َ بـِنـِرسـِم |
| You(m) paint | 'inta bitirsimiicnta bitirsim | إنت َ بـِتـِرسـِم |
| You(f) paint | 'inti bitirsimiiicnti bitirsimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرسـِمي |
| You(pl) paint | 'intu bitirsimuiicntoo bitirsimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرسـِموا |
| He/it(m) paints | huwa biyirsimhuwa biyirsim | هـُو َ بـِيـِرسـِم |
| She/it(f) paints | hiya bitirsimhiya bitirsim | هـِي َ بـِتـِرسـِم |
| They paint | humma biyirsimuhumma biyirsimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرسـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will paint | 'ana harsimaacnaa harsim | أنا َ هـَرسـِم |
| We will paint | 'ihna hanirsimiicHnaa hanirsim | إحنا َ هـَنـِرسـِم |
| You(m) will paint | 'inta hatirsimiicnta hatirsim | إنت َ هـَتـِرسـِم |
| You(f) will paint | 'inti hatirsimiiicnti hatirsimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرسـِمي |
| You(pl) will paint | 'intu hatirsimuiicntoo hatirsimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرسـِموا |
| He/it(m) will paint | huwa hayirsimhuwa hayirsim | هـُو َ هـَيـِرسـِم |
| She/it(f) will paint | hiya hatirsimhiya hatirsim | هـِي َ هـَتـِرسـِم |
| They will paint | humma hayirsimuhumma hayirsimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرسـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) paint! | 'irsimiicrsim | إرسـِم |
| You(f) paint! | 'irsimiiicrsimy | إرسـِمي |
| You(pl) paint! | 'irsimuiicrsimoo | إرسـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is painted | huwa marsoomhuwa marswm | هـُو َ مـَرسوم |
| She/it(f) is painted | hiya marsoomahiya marswmaö | هـِي َ مـَرسومـَة |
| They are painted | humma marsoomeenhumma marswmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَرسومين |
