Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spoke | 'ana kallimtaacnaa kallimt | أنا َ كـَلّـِمت |
| We spoke | 'ihna kallimnaiicHnaa kallimnaa | إحنا َ كـَلّـِمنا |
| You(m) spoke | 'inta kallimtiicnta kallimt | إنت َ كـَلّـِمت |
| You(f) spoke | 'inti kallimtiiicnti kallimty | إنت ِ كـَلّـِمتي |
| You(pl) spoke | 'intu kallimtuiicntoo kallimtoo | إنتوا كـَلّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) spoke | huwa kallimhuwa kallim | هـُو َ كـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) spoke | hiya kallimithiya kallimit | هـِي َ كـَلّـِمـِت |
| They spoke | humma kallimuhumma kallimoo | هـُمّ َ كـَلّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might speak | 'ana yimkin 'akallimaacnaa yimkin aackallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَلّـِم |
| We might speak | 'ihna yimkin nikallimiicHnaa yimkin nikallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَلّـِم |
| You(m) might speak | 'inta yimkin tikallimiicnta yimkin tikallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) might speak | 'inti yimkin tikallimiiicnti yimkin tikallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) might speak | 'intu yimkin tikallimuiicntoo yimkin tikallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might speak | huwa yimkin yikallimhuwa yimkin yikallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) might speak | hiya yimkin tikallimhiya yimkin tikallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَلّـِم |
| They might speak | humma yimkin yikallimuhumma yimkin yikallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَلّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I speak | 'ana bakallimaacnaa bakallim | أنا َ بـَكـَلّـِم |
| We speak | 'ihna binkallimiicHnaa binkallim | إحنا َ بـِنكـَلّـِم |
| You(m) speak | 'inta bitkallimiicnta bitkallim | إنت َ بـِتكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) speak | 'inti bitkallimiiicnti bitkallimy | إنت ِ بـِتكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) speak | 'intu bitkallimuiicntoo bitkallimoo | إنتوا بـِتكـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) speaks | huwa biyikallimhuwa biyikallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) speaks | hiya bitkallimhiya bitkallim | هـِي َ بـِتكـَلّـِم |
| They speak | humma biyikallimuhumma biyikallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَلّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will speak | 'ana hakallimaacnaa hakallim | أنا َ هـَكـَلّـِم |
| We will speak | 'ihna hankallimiicHnaa hankallim | إحنا َ هـَنكـَلّـِم |
| You(m) will speak | 'inta hatkallimiicnta hatkallim | إنت َ هـَتكـَلّـِم |
| You(f) will speak | 'inti hatkallimiiicnti hatkallimy | إنت ِ هـَتكـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) will speak | 'intu hatkallimuiicntoo hatkallimoo | إنتوا هـَتكـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will speak | huwa hayikallimhuwa hayikallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) will speak | hiya hatkallimhiya hatkallim | هـِي َ هـَتكـَلّـِم |
| They will speak | humma hayikallimuhumma hayikallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَلّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) speak! | kallimkallim | كـَلّـِم |
| You(f) speak! | kallimikallimy | كـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) speak! | kallimukallimoo | كـَلّـِموا |
