Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pulled | 'ana sahabtaacnaa saHabt | أنا َ سـَحـَبت |
| We pulled | 'ihna sahabnaiicHnaa saHabnaa | إحنا َ سـَحـَبنا |
| You(m) pulled | 'inta sahabtiicnta saHabt | إنت َ سـَحـَبت |
| You(f) pulled | 'inti sahabtiiicnti saHabty | إنت ِ سـَحـَبتي |
| You(pl) pulled | 'intu sahabtuiicntoo saHabtoo | إنتوا سـَحـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) pulled | huwa sahabhuwa saHab | هـُو َ سـَحـَب |
| She/it(f) pulled | hiya sahabithiya saHabit | هـِي َ سـَحـَبـِت |
| They pulled | humma sahabuhumma saHaboo | هـُمّ َ سـَحـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pull | 'ana yimkin 'ashabaacnaa yimkin aacsHab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسحـَب |
| We might pull | 'ihna yimkin nishabiicHnaa yimkin nisHab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسحـَب |
| You(m) might pull | 'inta yimkin tishabiicnta yimkin tisHab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَب |
| You(f) might pull | 'inti yimkin tishabiiicnti yimkin tisHaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَبي |
| You(pl) might pull | 'intu yimkin tishabuiicntoo yimkin tisHaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might pull | huwa yimkin yishabhuwa yimkin yisHab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَب |
| She/it(f) might pull | hiya yimkin tishabhiya yimkin tisHab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَب |
| They might pull | humma yimkin yishabuhumma yimkin yisHaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pull | 'ana bashabaacnaa basHab | أنا َ بـَسحـَب |
| We pull | 'ihna binishabiicHnaa binisHab | إحنا َ بـِنـِسحـَب |
| You(m) pull | 'inta bitishabiicnta bitisHab | إنت َ بـِتـِسحـَب |
| You(f) pull | 'inti bitishabiiicnti bitisHaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِسحـَبي |
| You(pl) pull | 'intu bitishabuiicntoo bitisHaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِسحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) pulls | huwa biyishabhuwa biyisHab | هـُو َ بـِيـِسحـَب |
| She/it(f) pulls | hiya bitishabhiya bitisHab | هـِي َ بـِتـِسحـَب |
| They pull | humma biyishabuhumma biyisHaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسحـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pull | 'ana hashabaacnaa hasHab | أنا َ هـَسحـَب |
| We will pull | 'ihna hanishabiicHnaa hanisHab | إحنا َ هـَنـِسحـَب |
| You(m) will pull | 'inta hatishabiicnta hatisHab | إنت َ هـَتـِسحـَب |
| You(f) will pull | 'inti hatishabiiicnti hatisHaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِسحـَبي |
| You(pl) will pull | 'intu hatishabuiicntoo hatisHaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِسحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will pull | huwa hayishabhuwa hayisHab | هـُو َ هـَيـِسحـَب |
| She/it(f) will pull | hiya hatishabhiya hatisHab | هـِي َ هـَتـِسحـَب |
| They will pull | humma hayishabuhumma hayisHaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسحـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pull! | 'ishabiicsHab | إسحـَب |
| You(f) pull! | 'ishabiiicsHaby | إسحـَبي |
| You(pl) pull! | 'ishabuiicsHaboo | إسحـَبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pulled | huwa mashoobhuwa masHwb | هـُو َ مـَسحوب |
| She/it(f) is pulled | hiya mashoobahiya masHwbaö | هـِي َ مـَسحوبـَة |
| They are pulled | humma mashoobeenhumma masHwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسحوبين |
