Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I promoted | 'ana ra''eetaacnaa raqqyt | أنا َ ر َقّيت |
| We promoted | 'ihna ra''eenaiicHnaa raqqynaa | إحنا َ ر َقّينا |
| You(m) promoted | 'inta ra''eetiicnta raqqyt | إنت َ ر َقّيت |
| You(f) promoted | 'inti ra''eetiiicnti raqqyty | إنت ِ ر َقّيتي |
| You(pl) promoted | 'intu ra''eetuiicntoo raqqytoo | إنتوا ر َقّيتوا |
| He/it(m) promoted | huwa ra''ahuwa raqqY | هـُو َ ر َقّى |
| She/it(f) promoted | hiya ra''ithiya raqqit | هـِي َ ر َقّـِت |
| They promoted | humma ra''uhumma raqqoo | هـُمّ َ ر َقّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might promote | 'ana yimkin 'ara''iaacnaa yimkin aacraqqy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َقّي |
| We might promote | 'ihna yimkin nira''iiicHnaa yimkin niraqqy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َقّي |
| You(m) might promote | 'inta yimkin tira''iiicnta yimkin tiraqqy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َقّي |
| You(f) might promote | 'inti yimkin tira''iiicnti yimkin tiraqqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َقّي |
| You(pl) might promote | 'intu yimkin tira''uiicntoo yimkin tiraqqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َقّوا |
| He/it(m) might promote | huwa yimkin yira''ihuwa yimkin yiraqqy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َقّي |
| She/it(f) might promote | hiya yimkin tira''ihiya yimkin tiraqqy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َقّي |
| They might promote | humma yimkin yira''uhumma yimkin yiraqqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َقّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I promote | 'ana bara''iaacnaa baraqqy | أنا َ بـَر َقّي |
| We promote | 'ihna binra''iiicHnaa binraqqy | إحنا َ بـِنر َقّي |
| You(m) promote | 'inta bitra''iiicnta bitraqqy | إنت َ بـِتر َقّي |
| You(f) promote | 'inti bitra''iiicnti bitraqqy | إنت ِ بـِتر َقّي |
| You(pl) promote | 'intu bitra''uiicntoo bitraqqoo | إنتوا بـِتر َقّوا |
| He/it(m) promotes | huwa biyira''ihuwa biyiraqqy | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َقّي |
| She/it(f) promotes | hiya bitra''ihiya bitraqqy | هـِي َ بـِتر َقّي |
| They promote | humma biyira''uhumma biyiraqqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َقّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will promote | 'ana hara''iaacnaa haraqqy | أنا َ هـَر َقّي |
| We will promote | 'ihna hanra''iiicHnaa hanraqqy | إحنا َ هـَنر َقّي |
| You(m) will promote | 'inta hatra''iiicnta hatraqqy | إنت َ هـَتر َقّي |
| You(f) will promote | 'inti hatra''iiicnti hatraqqy | إنت ِ هـَتر َقّي |
| You(pl) will promote | 'intu hatra''uiicntoo hatraqqoo | إنتوا هـَتر َقّوا |
| He/it(m) will promote | huwa hayira''ihuwa hayiraqqy | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َقّي |
| She/it(f) will promote | hiya hatra''ihiya hatraqqy | هـِي َ هـَتر َقّي |
| They will promote | humma hayira''uhumma hayiraqqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َقّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) promote! | ra''iraqqy | ر َقّي |
| You(f) promote! | ra''iraqqy | ر َقّي |
| You(pl) promote! | ra''uraqqoo | ر َقّوا |
