Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pretended | 'ana Aamaltaacnaa Aamalt | أنا َ عـَمـَلت |
| We pretended | 'ihna AamalnaiicHnaa Aamalnaa | إحنا َ عـَمـَلنا |
| You(m) pretended | 'inta Aamaltiicnta Aamalt | إنت َ عـَمـَلت |
| You(f) pretended | 'inti Aamaltiiicnti Aamalty | إنت ِ عـَمـَلتي |
| You(pl) pretended | 'intu Aamaltuiicntoo Aamaltoo | إنتوا عـَمـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) pretended | huwa Aamalhuwa Aamal | هـُو َ عـَمـَل |
| She/it(f) pretended | hiya Aamalithiya Aamalit | هـِي َ عـَمـَلـِت |
| They pretended | humma Aamaluhumma Aamaloo | هـُمّ َ عـَمـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pretend | 'ana yimkin 'aAmilaacnaa yimkin aacAmil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعمـِل |
| We might pretend | 'ihna yimkin niAmiliicHnaa yimkin niAmil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعمـِل |
| You(m) might pretend | 'inta yimkin tiAmiliicnta yimkin tiAmil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِل |
| You(f) might pretend | 'inti yimkin tiAmiliiicnti yimkin tiAmily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) might pretend | 'intu yimkin tiAmiluiicntoo yimkin tiAmiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might pretend | huwa yimkin yiAmilhuwa yimkin yiAmil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) might pretend | hiya yimkin tiAmilhiya yimkin tiAmil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِل |
| They might pretend | humma yimkin yiAmiluhumma yimkin yiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعمـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pretend | 'ana baAmilaacnaa baAmil | أنا َ بـَعمـِل |
| We pretend | 'ihna biniAmiliicHnaa biniAmil | إحنا َ بـِنـِعمـِل |
| You(m) pretend | 'inta bitiAmiliicnta bitiAmil | إنت َ بـِتـِعمـِل |
| You(f) pretend | 'inti bitiAmiliiicnti bitiAmily | إنت ِ بـِتـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) pretend | 'intu bitiAmiluiicntoo bitiAmiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) pretends | huwa biyiAmilhuwa biyiAmil | هـُو َ بـِيـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) pretends | hiya bitiAmilhiya bitiAmil | هـِي َ بـِتـِعمـِل |
| They pretend | humma biyiAmiluhumma biyiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعمـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pretend | 'ana haAmilaacnaa haAmil | أنا َ هـَعمـِل |
| We will pretend | 'ihna haniAmiliicHnaa haniAmil | إحنا َ هـَنـِعمـِل |
| You(m) will pretend | 'inta hatiAmiliicnta hatiAmil | إنت َ هـَتـِعمـِل |
| You(f) will pretend | 'inti hatiAmiliiicnti hatiAmily | إنت ِ هـَتـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) will pretend | 'intu hatiAmiluiicntoo hatiAmiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will pretend | huwa hayiAmilhuwa hayiAmil | هـُو َ هـَيـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) will pretend | hiya hatiAmilhiya hatiAmil | هـِي َ هـَتـِعمـِل |
| They will pretend | humma hayiAmiluhumma hayiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعمـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pretend! | 'iAmiliicAmil | إعمـِل |
| You(f) pretend! | 'iAmiliiicAmily | إعمـِلي |
| You(pl) pretend! | 'iAmiluiicAmiloo | إعمـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pretended | huwa maAmoolhuwa maAmwl | هـُو َ مـَعمول |
| She/it(f) is pretended | hiya maAmoolahiya maAmwlaö | هـِي َ مـَعمولـَة |
| They are pretended | humma maAmooleenhumma maAmwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَعمولين |
