Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratched | 'ana chadashtaacnaa Kadasht | أنا َ خـَد َشت |
| We scratched | 'ihna chadashnaiicHnaa Kadashnaa | إحنا َ خـَد َشنا |
| You(m) scratched | 'inta chadashtiicnta Kadasht | إنت َ خـَد َشت |
| You(f) scratched | 'inti chadashtiiicnti Kadashty | إنت ِ خـَد َشتي |
| You(pl) scratched | 'intu chadashtuiicntoo Kadashtoo | إنتوا خـَد َشتوا |
| He/it(m) scratched | huwa chadashhuwa Kadash | هـُو َ خـَد َش |
| She/it(f) scratched | hiya chadashithiya Kadashit | هـِي َ خـَد َشـِت |
| They scratched | humma chadashuhumma Kadashoo | هـُمّ َ خـَد َشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might scratch | 'ana yimkin 'achdishaacnaa yimkin aacKdish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخد ِش |
| We might scratch | 'ihna yimkin nichdishiicHnaa yimkin niKdish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخد ِش |
| You(m) might scratch | 'inta yimkin tichdishiicnta yimkin tiKdish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِش |
| You(f) might scratch | 'inti yimkin tichdishiiicnti yimkin tiKdishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِشي |
| You(pl) might scratch | 'intu yimkin tichdishuiicntoo yimkin tiKdishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِشوا |
| He/it(m) might scratch | huwa yimkin yichdishhuwa yimkin yiKdish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِش |
| She/it(f) might scratch | hiya yimkin tichdishhiya yimkin tiKdish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِش |
| They might scratch | humma yimkin yichdishuhumma yimkin yiKdishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratch | 'ana bachdishaacnaa baKdish | أنا َ بـَخد ِش |
| We scratch | 'ihna binichdishiicHnaa biniKdish | إحنا َ بـِنـِخد ِش |
| You(m) scratch | 'inta bitichdishiicnta bitiKdish | إنت َ بـِتـِخد ِش |
| You(f) scratch | 'inti bitichdishiiicnti bitiKdishy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخد ِشي |
| You(pl) scratch | 'intu bitichdishuiicntoo bitiKdishoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخد ِشوا |
| He/it(m) scratchs | huwa biyichdishhuwa biyiKdish | هـُو َ بـِيـِخد ِش |
| She/it(f) scratchs | hiya bitichdishhiya bitiKdish | هـِي َ بـِتـِخد ِش |
| They scratch | humma biyichdishuhumma biyiKdishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخد ِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will scratch | 'ana hachdishaacnaa haKdish | أنا َ هـَخد ِش |
| We will scratch | 'ihna hanichdishiicHnaa haniKdish | إحنا َ هـَنـِخد ِش |
| You(m) will scratch | 'inta hatichdishiicnta hatiKdish | إنت َ هـَتـِخد ِش |
| You(f) will scratch | 'inti hatichdishiiicnti hatiKdishy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخد ِشي |
| You(pl) will scratch | 'intu hatichdishuiicntoo hatiKdishoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخد ِشوا |
| He/it(m) will scratch | huwa hayichdishhuwa hayiKdish | هـُو َ هـَيـِخد ِش |
| She/it(f) will scratch | hiya hatichdishhiya hatiKdish | هـِي َ هـَتـِخد ِش |
| They will scratch | humma hayichdishuhumma hayiKdishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخد ِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) scratch! | 'ichdishiicKdish | إخد ِش |
| You(f) scratch! | 'ichdishiiicKdishy | إخد ِشي |
| You(pl) scratch! | 'ichdishuiicKdishoo | إخد ِشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is scratched | huwa machdooshhuwa maKdwsh | هـُو َ مـَخدوش |
| She/it(f) is scratched | hiya machdooshahiya maKdwshaö | هـِي َ مـَخدوشـَة |
| They are scratched | humma machdoosheenhumma maKdwshyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخدوشين |
