Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I got | 'ana ziAiltaacnaa ziAilt | أنا َ ز ِعـِلت |
| We got | 'ihna ziAilnaiicHnaa ziAilnaa | إحنا َ ز ِعـِلنا |
| You(m) got | 'inta ziAiltiicnta ziAilt | إنت َ ز ِعـِلت |
| You(f) got | 'inti ziAiltiiicnti ziAilty | إنت ِ ز ِعـِلتي |
| You(pl) got | 'intu ziAiltuiicntoo ziAiltoo | إنتوا ز ِعـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) got | huwa ziAilhuwa ziAil | هـُو َ ز ِعـِل |
| She/it(f) got | hiya ziAlithiya ziAlit | هـِي َ ز ِعلـِت |
| They got | humma ziAluhumma ziAloo | هـُمّ َ ز ِعلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might get | 'ana yimkin 'azAalaacnaa yimkin aaczAal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزعـَل |
| We might get | 'ihna yimkin nizAaliicHnaa yimkin nizAal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزعـَل |
| You(m) might get | 'inta yimkin tizAaliicnta yimkin tizAal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزعـَل |
| You(f) might get | 'inti yimkin tizAaliiicnti yimkin tizAaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزعـَلي |
| You(pl) might get | 'intu yimkin tizAaluiicntoo yimkin tizAaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزعـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might get | huwa yimkin yizAalhuwa yimkin yizAal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزعـَل |
| She/it(f) might get | hiya yimkin tizAalhiya yimkin tizAal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزعـَل |
| They might get | humma yimkin yizAaluhumma yimkin yizAaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزعـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I get | 'ana bazAalaacnaa bazAal | أنا َ بـَزعـَل |
| We get | 'ihna binizAaliicHnaa binizAal | إحنا َ بـِنـِزعـَل |
| You(m) get | 'inta bitizAaliicnta bitizAal | إنت َ بـِتـِزعـَل |
| You(f) get | 'inti bitizAaliiicnti bitizAaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِزعـَلي |
| You(pl) get | 'intu bitizAaluiicntoo bitizAaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِزعـَلوا |
| He/it(m) gets | huwa biyizAalhuwa biyizAal | هـُو َ بـِيـِزعـَل |
| She/it(f) gets | hiya bitizAalhiya bitizAal | هـِي َ بـِتـِزعـَل |
| They get | humma biyizAaluhumma biyizAaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِزعـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will get | 'ana hazAalaacnaa hazAal | أنا َ هـَزعـَل |
| We will get | 'ihna hanizAaliicHnaa hanizAal | إحنا َ هـَنـِزعـَل |
| You(m) will get | 'inta hatizAaliicnta hatizAal | إنت َ هـَتـِزعـَل |
| You(f) will get | 'inti hatizAaliiicnti hatizAaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِزعـَلي |
| You(pl) will get | 'intu hatizAaluiicntoo hatizAaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِزعـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will get | huwa hayizAalhuwa hayizAal | هـُو َ هـَيـِزعـَل |
| She/it(f) will get | hiya hatizAalhiya hatizAal | هـِي َ هـَتـِزعـَل |
| They will get | humma hayizAaluhumma hayizAaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزعـَلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am getting | 'ana zaAlaenaacnaa zaAlaen | أنا َ ز َعلا َن |
| I(f) am getting | 'ana zaAlaenaaacnaa zaAlaenaö | أنا َ ز َعلا َنـَة |
| We are getting | 'ihna zaAlaneeniicHnaa zaAlaenyn | إحنا َ ز َعلا َنين |
| You(m) are getting | 'inta zaAlaeniicnta zaAlaen | إنت َ ز َعلا َن |
| You(f) are getting | 'inti zaAlaenaiicnti zaAlaenaö | إنت ِ ز َعلا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are getting | 'intu zaAlaneeniicntoo zaAlaenyn | إنتوا ز َعلا َنين |
| He/it(m) is getting | huwa zaAlaenhuwa zaAlaen | هـُو َ ز َعلا َن |
| She/it(f) is getting | hiya zaAlaenahiya zaAlaenaö | هـِي َ ز َعلا َنـَة |
| They are getting | humma zaAlaneenhumma zaAlaenyn | هـُمّ َ ز َعلا َنين |
