Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pinched | 'ana 'arastaacnaa qaraSt | أنا َ قـَر َصت |
| We pinched | 'ihna 'arasnaiicHnaa qaraSnaa | إحنا َ قـَر َصنا |
| You(m) pinched | 'inta 'arastiicnta qaraSt | إنت َ قـَر َصت |
| You(f) pinched | 'inti 'arastiiicnti qaraSty | إنت ِ قـَر َصتي |
| You(pl) pinched | 'intu 'arastuiicntoo qaraStoo | إنتوا قـَر َصتوا |
| He/it(m) pinched | huwa 'arashuwa qaraS | هـُو َ قـَر َص |
| She/it(f) pinched | hiya 'arasithiya qaraSit | هـِي َ قـَر َصـِت |
| They pinched | humma 'arasuhumma qaraSoo | هـُمّ َ قـَر َصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pinch | 'ana yimkin 'a'rusaacnaa yimkin aacqruS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقر ُص |
| We might pinch | 'ihna yimkin nu'rusiicHnaa yimkin nuqruS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقر ُص |
| You(m) might pinch | 'inta yimkin tu'rusiicnta yimkin tuqruS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقر ُص |
| You(f) might pinch | 'inti yimkin tu'rusiiicnti yimkin tuqruSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقر ُصي |
| You(pl) might pinch | 'intu yimkin tu'rusuiicntoo yimkin tuqruSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقر ُصوا |
| He/it(m) might pinch | huwa yimkin yu'rushuwa yimkin yuqruS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقر ُص |
| She/it(f) might pinch | hiya yimkin tu'rushiya yimkin tuqruS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقر ُص |
| They might pinch | humma yimkin yu'rusuhumma yimkin yuqruSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقر ُصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pinch | 'ana ba'rusaacnaa baqruS | أنا َ بـَقر ُص |
| We pinch | 'ihna binu'rusiicHnaa binuqruS | إحنا َ بـِنـُقر ُص |
| You(m) pinch | 'inta bitu'rusiicnta bituqruS | إنت َ بـِتـُقر ُص |
| You(f) pinch | 'inti bitu'rusiiicnti bituqruSy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقر ُصي |
| You(pl) pinch | 'intu bitu'rusuiicntoo bituqruSoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقر ُصوا |
| He/it(m) pinchs | huwa biyu'rushuwa biyuqruS | هـُو َ بـِيـُقر ُص |
| She/it(f) pinchs | hiya bitu'rushiya bituqruS | هـِي َ بـِتـُقر ُص |
| They pinch | humma biyu'rusuhumma biyuqruSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقر ُصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pinch | 'ana ha'rusaacnaa haqruS | أنا َ هـَقر ُص |
| We will pinch | 'ihna hanu'rusiicHnaa hanuqruS | إحنا َ هـَنـُقر ُص |
| You(m) will pinch | 'inta hatu'rusiicnta hatuqruS | إنت َ هـَتـُقر ُص |
| You(f) will pinch | 'inti hatu'rusiiicnti hatuqruSy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقر ُصي |
| You(pl) will pinch | 'intu hatu'rusuiicntoo hatuqruSoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقر ُصوا |
| He/it(m) will pinch | huwa hayu'rushuwa hayuqruS | هـُو َ هـَيـُقر ُص |
| She/it(f) will pinch | hiya hatu'rushiya hatuqruS | هـِي َ هـَتـُقر ُص |
| They will pinch | humma hayu'rusuhumma hayuqruSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقر ُصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pinch! | 'u'rusuucqruS | أ ُقر ُص |
| You(f) pinch! | 'u'rusiuucqruSy | أ ُقر ُصي |
| You(pl) pinch! | 'u'rusuuucqruSoo | أ ُقر ُصوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am pinching | 'ana 'aarisaacnaa qaariS | أنا َ قا َر ِص |
| I(f) am pinching | 'ana 'aarisaaacnaa qaariSaö | أنا َ قا َر ِصـَة |
| We are pinching | 'ihna 'aariseeniicHnaa qaariSyn | إحنا َ قا َر ِصين |
| You(m) are pinching | 'inta 'aarisiicnta qaariS | إنت َ قا َر ِص |
| You(f) are pinching | 'inti 'aarisaiicnti qaariSaö | إنت ِ قا َر ِصـَة |
| You(pl) are pinching | 'intu 'aariseeniicntoo qaariSyn | إنتوا قا َر ِصين |
| He/it(m) is pinching | huwa 'aarishuwa qaariS | هـُو َ قا َر ِص |
| She/it(f) is pinching | hiya 'aarisahiya qaariSaö | هـِي َ قا َر ِصـَة |
| They are pinching | humma 'aariseenhumma qaariSyn | هـُمّ َ قا َر ِصين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pinched | huwa ma'rooshuwa maqrwS | هـُو َ مـَقروص |
| She/it(f) is pinched | hiya ma'roosahiya maqrwSaö | هـِي َ مـَقروصـَة |
| They are pinched | humma ma'rooseenhumma maqrwSyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقروصين |
