Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I screamed | 'ana sawwattaacnaa Sawwatt | أنا َ صـَوّ َتّ |
| We screamed | 'ihna sawwatnaiicHnaa Sawwatnaa | إحنا َ صـَوّ َتنا |
| You(m) screamed | 'inta sawwattiicnta Sawwatt | إنت َ صـَوّ َتّ |
| You(f) screamed | 'inti sawwattiiicnti Sawwatty | إنت ِ صـَوّ َتّي |
| You(pl) screamed | 'intu sawwattuiicntoo Sawwattoo | إنتوا صـَوّ َتّوا |
| He/it(m) screamed | huwa sawwathuwa Sawwat | هـُو َ صـَوّ َت |
| She/it(f) screamed | hiya sawwatithiya Sawwatit | هـِي َ صـَوّ َتـِت |
| They screamed | humma sawwatuhumma Sawwatoo | هـُمّ َ صـَوّ َتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might scream | 'ana yimkin 'asawwataacnaa yimkin aacSawwat | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَوّ َت |
| We might scream | 'ihna yimkin nisawwatiicHnaa yimkin niSawwat | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَوّ َت |
| You(m) might scream | 'inta yimkin tisawwatiicnta yimkin tiSawwat | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َت |
| You(f) might scream | 'inti yimkin tisawwatiiicnti yimkin tiSawwaty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َتي |
| You(pl) might scream | 'intu yimkin tisawwatuiicntoo yimkin tiSawwatoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َتوا |
| He/it(m) might scream | huwa yimkin yisawwathuwa yimkin yiSawwat | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَوّ َت |
| She/it(f) might scream | hiya yimkin tisawwathiya yimkin tiSawwat | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َت |
| They might scream | humma yimkin yisawwatuhumma yimkin yiSawwatoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَوّ َتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I scream | 'ana basawwataacnaa baSawwat | أنا َ بـَصـَوّ َت |
| We scream | 'ihna binisawwatiicHnaa biniSawwat | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَوّ َت |
| You(m) scream | 'inta bitisawwatiicnta bitiSawwat | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَوّ َت |
| You(f) scream | 'inti bitisawwatiiicnti bitiSawwaty | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَوّ َتي |
| You(pl) scream | 'intu bitisawwatuiicntoo bitiSawwatoo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَوّ َتوا |
| He/it(m) screams | huwa biyisawwathuwa biyiSawwat | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَوّ َت |
| She/it(f) screams | hiya bitisawwathiya bitiSawwat | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَوّ َت |
| They scream | humma biyisawwatuhumma biyiSawwatoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَوّ َتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will scream | 'ana hasawwataacnaa haSawwat | أنا َ هـَصـَوّ َت |
| We will scream | 'ihna hanisawwatiicHnaa haniSawwat | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَوّ َت |
| You(m) will scream | 'inta hatisawwatiicnta hatiSawwat | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَوّ َت |
| You(f) will scream | 'inti hatisawwatiiicnti hatiSawwaty | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَوّ َتي |
| You(pl) will scream | 'intu hatisawwatuiicntoo hatiSawwatoo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَوّ َتوا |
| He/it(m) will scream | huwa hayisawwathuwa hayiSawwat | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَوّ َت |
| She/it(f) will scream | hiya hatisawwathiya hatiSawwat | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَوّ َت |
| They will scream | humma hayisawwatuhumma hayiSawwatoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَوّ َتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) scream! | 'iswatiicSwat | إصو َت |
| You(f) scream! | 'iswatiiicSwaty | إصو َتي |
| You(pl) scream! | iswatuiSwatoo | ِصو َتوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is screamed | huwa musawwathuwa muSawwat | هـُو َ مـُصـَوّ َت |
| She/it(f) is screamed | hiya musawwatahiya muSawwataö | هـِي َ مـُصـَوّ َتـَة |
| They are screamed | humma musawwateenhumma muSawwatyn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَوّ َتين |
