Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pressed | 'ana daghattaacnaa DaGaTt | أنا َ ضـَغـَطت |
| We pressed | 'ihna daghatnaiicHnaa DaGaTnaa | إحنا َ ضـَغـَطنا |
| You(m) pressed | 'inta daghattiicnta DaGaTt | إنت َ ضـَغـَطت |
| You(f) pressed | 'inti daghattiiicnti DaGaTty | إنت ِ ضـَغـَطتي |
| You(pl) pressed | 'intu daghattuiicntoo DaGaTtoo | إنتوا ضـَغـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) pressed | huwa daghathuwa DaGaT | هـُو َ ضـَغـَط |
| She/it(f) pressed | hiya daghatithiya DaGaTit | هـِي َ ضـَغـَطـِت |
| They pressed | humma daghatuhumma DaGaToo | هـُمّ َ ضـَغـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might press | 'ana yimkin 'adghataacnaa yimkin aacDGaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضغـَط |
| We might press | 'ihna yimkin nidghatiicHnaa yimkin niDGaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضغـَط |
| You(m) might press | 'inta yimkin tidghatiicnta yimkin tiDGaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضغـَط |
| You(f) might press | 'inti yimkin tidghatiiicnti yimkin tiDGaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضغـَطي |
| You(pl) might press | 'intu yimkin tidghatuiicntoo yimkin tiDGaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضغـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might press | huwa yimkin yidghathuwa yimkin yiDGaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضغـَط |
| She/it(f) might press | hiya yimkin tidghathiya yimkin tiDGaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضغـَط |
| They might press | humma yimkin yidghatuhumma yimkin yiDGaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضغـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I press | 'ana badghataacnaa baDGaT | أنا َ بـَضغـَط |
| We press | 'ihna binidghatiicHnaa biniDGaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِضغـَط |
| You(m) press | 'inta bitidghatiicnta bitiDGaT | إنت َ بـِتـِضغـَط |
| You(f) press | 'inti bitidghatiiicnti bitiDGaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِضغـَطي |
| You(pl) press | 'intu bitidghatuiicntoo bitiDGaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِضغـَطوا |
| He/it(m) presss | huwa biyidghathuwa biyiDGaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِضغـَط |
| She/it(f) presss | hiya bitidghathiya bitiDGaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِضغـَط |
| They press | humma biyidghatuhumma biyiDGaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضغـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will press | 'ana hadghataacnaa haDGaT | أنا َ هـَضغـَط |
| We will press | 'ihna hanidghatiicHnaa haniDGaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِضغـَط |
| You(m) will press | 'inta hatidghatiicnta hatiDGaT | إنت َ هـَتـِضغـَط |
| You(f) will press | 'inti hatidghatiiicnti hatiDGaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِضغـَطي |
| You(pl) will press | 'intu hatidghatuiicntoo hatiDGaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِضغـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will press | huwa hayidghathuwa hayiDGaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِضغـَط |
| She/it(f) will press | hiya hatidghathiya hatiDGaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِضغـَط |
| They will press | humma hayidghatuhumma hayiDGaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضغـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) press! | 'idghatiicDGaT | إضغـَط |
| You(f) press! | 'idghatiiicDGaTy | إضغـَطي |
| You(pl) press! | 'idghatuiicDGaToo | إضغـَطوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pressed | huwa madghoothuwa maDGwT | هـُو َ مـَضغوط |
| She/it(f) is pressed | hiya madghootahiya maDGwTaö | هـِي َ مـَضغوطـَة |
| They are pressed | humma madghooteenhumma maDGwTyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضغوطين |
