Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I progressed | 'ana 'it'addimtaacnaa iictqaddimt | أنا َ إتقـَدّ ِمت |
| We progressed | 'ihna 'it'addimnaiicHnaa iictqaddimnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَدّ ِمنا |
| You(m) progressed | 'inta 'it'addimtiicnta iictqaddimt | إنت َ إتقـَدّ ِمت |
| You(f) progressed | 'inti 'it'addimtiiicnti iictqaddimty | إنت ِ إتقـَدّ ِمتي |
| You(pl) progressed | 'intu 'it'addimtuiicntoo iictqaddimtoo | إنتوا إتقـَدّ ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) progressed | huwa 'it'addimhuwa iictqaddim | هـُو َ إتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) progressed | hiya 'it'addimithiya iictqaddimit | هـِي َ إتقـَدّ ِمـِت |
| They progressed | humma 'it'addimuhumma iictqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَدّ ِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might progress | 'ana yimkin 'at'addimaacnaa yimkin aactqaddim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـَدّ ِم |
| We might progress | 'ihna yimkin nit'addimiicHnaa yimkin nitqaddim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) might progress | 'inta yimkin tit'addimiicnta yimkin titqaddim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) might progress | 'inti yimkin tit'addimiiicnti yimkin titqaddimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) might progress | 'intu yimkin tit'addimuiicntoo yimkin titqaddimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) might progress | huwa yimkin yit'addimhuwa yimkin yitqaddim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) might progress | hiya yimkin tit'addimhiya yimkin titqaddim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They might progress | humma yimkin yit'addimuhumma yimkin yitqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I progress | 'ana bat'addimaacnaa batqaddim | أنا َ بـَتقـَدّ ِم |
| We progress | 'ihna binit'addimiicHnaa binitqaddim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) progress | 'inta bitit'addimiicnta bititqaddim | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) progress | 'inti bitit'addimiiicnti bititqaddimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) progress | 'intu bitit'addimuiicntoo bititqaddimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) progresss | huwa biyit'addimhuwa biyitqaddim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) progresss | hiya bitit'addimhiya bititqaddim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They progress | humma biyit'addimuhumma biyitqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will progress | 'ana hat'addimaacnaa hatqaddim | أنا َ هـَتقـَدّ ِم |
| We will progress | 'ihna hanit'addimiicHnaa hanitqaddim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) will progress | 'inta hatit'addimiicnta hatitqaddim | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) will progress | 'inti hatit'addimiiicnti hatitqaddimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) will progress | 'intu hatit'addimuiicntoo hatitqaddimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) will progress | huwa hayit'addimhuwa hayitqaddim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) will progress | hiya hatit'addimhiya hatitqaddim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They will progress | humma hayit'addimuhumma hayitqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) progress! | 'it'addimiictqaddim | إتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) progress! | 'it'addimiiictqaddimy | إتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) progress! | 'it'addimuiictqaddimoo | إتقـَدّ ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is progressed | huwa muta'addimhuwa mutaqaddim | هـُو َ مـُتـَقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) is progressed | hiya muta'addimahiya mutaqaddimaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَقـَدّ ِمـَة |
| They are progressed | humma muta'addimeenhumma mutaqaddimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَقـَدّ ِمين |
