Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I prayed | 'ana salleetaacnaa Sallyt | أنا َ صـَلّيت |
| We prayed | 'ihna salleenaiicHnaa Sallynaa | إحنا َ صـَلّينا |
| You(m) prayed | 'inta salleetiicnta Sallyt | إنت َ صـَلّيت |
| You(f) prayed | 'inti salleetiiicnti Sallyty | إنت ِ صـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) prayed | 'intu salleetuiicntoo Sallytoo | إنتوا صـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) prayed | huwa sallahuwa SallY | هـُو َ صـَلّى |
| She/it(f) prayed | hiya sallithiya Sallit | هـِي َ صـَلّـِت |
| They prayed | humma salluhumma Salloo | هـُمّ َ صـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pray | 'ana yimkin 'asalliaacnaa yimkin aacSally | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَلّي |
| We might pray | 'ihna yimkin nisalliiicHnaa yimkin niSally | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَلّي |
| You(m) might pray | 'inta yimkin tisalliiicnta yimkin tiSally | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَلّي |
| You(f) might pray | 'inti yimkin tisalliiicnti yimkin tiSally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَلّي |
| You(pl) might pray | 'intu yimkin tisalluiicntoo yimkin tiSalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might pray | huwa yimkin yisallihuwa yimkin yiSally | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَلّي |
| She/it(f) might pray | hiya yimkin tisallihiya yimkin tiSally | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَلّي |
| They might pray | humma yimkin yisalluhumma yimkin yiSalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pray | 'ana basalliaacnaa baSally | أنا َ بـَصـَلّي |
| We pray | 'ihna binsalliiicHnaa binSally | إحنا َ بـِنصـَلّي |
| You(m) pray | 'inta bitsalliiicnta bitSally | إنت َ بـِتصـَلّي |
| You(f) pray | 'inti bitsalliiicnti bitSally | إنت ِ بـِتصـَلّي |
| You(pl) pray | 'intu bitsalluiicntoo bitSalloo | إنتوا بـِتصـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) prays | huwa biyisallihuwa biyiSally | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَلّي |
| She/it(f) prays | hiya bitsallihiya bitSally | هـِي َ بـِتصـَلّي |
| They pray | humma biyisalluhumma biyiSalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pray | 'ana hasalliaacnaa haSally | أنا َ هـَصـَلّي |
| We will pray | 'ihna hansalliiicHnaa hanSally | إحنا َ هـَنصـَلّي |
| You(m) will pray | 'inta hatsalliiicnta hatSally | إنت َ هـَتصـَلّي |
| You(f) will pray | 'inti hatsalliiicnti hatSally | إنت ِ هـَتصـَلّي |
| You(pl) will pray | 'intu hatsalluiicntoo hatSalloo | إنتوا هـَتصـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will pray | huwa hayisallihuwa hayiSally | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَلّي |
| She/it(f) will pray | hiya hatsallihiya hatSally | هـِي َ هـَتصـَلّي |
| They will pray | humma hayisalluhumma hayiSalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pray! | salliSally | صـَلّي |
| You(f) pray! | salliSally | صـَلّي |
| You(pl) pray! | salluSalloo | صـَلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is prayed | huwa misallihuwa miSally | هـُو َ مـِصـَلّي |
| She/it(f) is prayed | hiya misallyahiya miSallyaö | هـِي َ مـِصـَلّيـَة |
| They are prayed | humma misallyeenhumma miSallyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِصـَلّيين |
