Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pushed | 'ana doostaacnaa dwst | أنا َ دوست |
| We pushed | 'ihna doosnaiicHnaa dwsnaa | إحنا َ دوسنا |
| You(m) pushed | 'inta doostiicnta dwst | إنت َ دوست |
| You(f) pushed | 'inti doostiiicnti dwsty | إنت ِ دوستي |
| You(pl) pushed | 'intu doostuiicntoo dwstoo | إنتوا دوستوا |
| He/it(m) pushed | huwa daeshuwa daes | هـُو َ دا َس |
| She/it(f) pushed | hiya daesithiya daesit | هـِي َ دا َسـِت |
| They pushed | humma dasuhumma daesoo | هـُمّ َ دا َسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might push | 'ana yimkin 'adoosaacnaa yimkin aacdws | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدوس |
| We might push | 'ihna yimkin nidoosiicHnaa yimkin nidws | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدوس |
| You(m) might push | 'inta yimkin tidoosiicnta yimkin tidws | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدوس |
| You(f) might push | 'inti yimkin tidoosiiicnti yimkin tidwsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدوسي |
| You(pl) might push | 'intu yimkin tidoosuiicntoo yimkin tidwsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدوسوا |
| He/it(m) might push | huwa yimkin yidooshuwa yimkin yidws | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوس |
| She/it(f) might push | hiya yimkin tidooshiya yimkin tidws | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدوس |
| They might push | humma yimkin yidoosuhumma yimkin yidwsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I push | 'ana badoosaacnaa badws | أنا َ بـَدوس |
| We push | 'ihna bindoosiicHnaa bindws | إحنا َ بـِندوس |
| You(m) push | 'inta bitdoosiicnta bitdws | إنت َ بـِتدوس |
| You(f) push | 'inti bitdoosiiicnti bitdwsy | إنت ِ بـِتدوسي |
| You(pl) push | 'intu bitdoosuiicntoo bitdwsoo | إنتوا بـِتدوسوا |
| He/it(m) pushes | huwa biyidooshuwa biyidws | هـُو َ بـِيـِدوس |
| She/it(f) pushes | hiya bitdooshiya bitdws | هـِي َ بـِتدوس |
| They push | humma biyidoosuhumma biyidwsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدوسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will push | 'ana hadoosaacnaa hadws | أنا َ هـَدوس |
| We will push | 'ihna handoosiicHnaa handws | إحنا َ هـَندوس |
| You(m) will push | 'inta hatdoosiicnta hatdws | إنت َ هـَتدوس |
| You(f) will push | 'inti hatdoosiiicnti hatdwsy | إنت ِ هـَتدوسي |
| You(pl) will push | 'intu hatdoosuiicntoo hatdwsoo | إنتوا هـَتدوسوا |
| He/it(m) will push | huwa hayidooshuwa hayidws | هـُو َ هـَيـِدوس |
| She/it(f) will push | hiya hatdooshiya hatdws | هـِي َ هـَتدوس |
| They will push | humma hayidoosuhumma hayidwsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدوسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) push! | doosdws | دوس |
| You(f) push! | doosidwsy | دوسي |
| You(pl) push! | doosudwsoo | دوسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pushed | huwa mitdaeshuwa mitdaes | هـُو َ مـِتدا َس |
| She/it(f) is pushed | hiya mitdaesahiya mitdaesaö | هـِي َ مـِتدا َسـَة |
| They are pushed | humma mitdaseenhumma mitdaesyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتدا َسين |
