Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I surprised | 'ana faegi'taacnaa faegiyct | أنا َ فا َجـِئت |
| We surprised | 'ihna faegi'naiicHnaa faegiycnaa | إحنا َ فا َجـِئنا |
| You(m) surprised | 'inta faegi'tiicnta faegiyct | إنت َ فا َجـِئت |
| You(f) surprised | 'inti faegi'tiiicnti faegiycty | إنت ِ فا َجـِئتي |
| You(pl) surprised | 'intu faegi'tuiicntoo faegiyctoo | إنتوا فا َجـِئتوا |
| He/it(m) surprised | huwa faegi'huwa faegiyc | هـُو َ فا َجـِئ |
| She/it(f) surprised | hiya fag'ithiya faegycit | هـِي َ فا َجئـِت |
| They surprised | humma faegi'uhumma faegiycoo | هـُمّ َ فا َجـِئوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might surprise | 'ana yimkin 'afaegi'aacnaa yimkin aacfaegiyc | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفا َجـِئ |
| We might surprise | 'ihna yimkin nifaegi'iicHnaa yimkin nifaegiyc | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفا َجـِئ |
| You(m) might surprise | 'inta yimkin tifaegi'iicnta yimkin tifaegiyc | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفا َجـِئ |
| You(f) might surprise | 'inti yimkin tifag'iiicnti yimkin tifaegycy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفا َجئي |
| You(pl) might surprise | 'intu yimkin tifag'uiicntoo yimkin tifaegycoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفا َجئوا |
| He/it(m) might surprise | huwa yimkin yifaegi'huwa yimkin yifaegiyc | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفا َجـِئ |
| She/it(f) might surprise | hiya yimkin tifaegi'hiya yimkin tifaegiyc | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفا َجـِئ |
| They might surprise | humma yimkin yifag'uhumma yimkin yifaegycoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفا َجئوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I surprise | 'ana bafaegi'aacnaa bafaegiyc | أنا َ بـَفا َجـِئ |
| We surprise | 'ihna binfaegi'iicHnaa binfaegiyc | إحنا َ بـِنفا َجـِئ |
| You(m) surprise | 'inta bitfaegi'iicnta bitfaegiyc | إنت َ بـِتفا َجـِئ |
| You(f) surprise | 'inti bitfag'iiicnti bitfaegycy | إنت ِ بـِتفا َجئي |
| You(pl) surprise | 'intu bitfag'uiicntoo bitfaegycoo | إنتوا بـِتفا َجئوا |
| He/it(m) surprises | huwa biyifaegi'huwa biyifaegiyc | هـُو َ بـِيـِفا َجـِئ |
| She/it(f) surprises | hiya bitfaegi'hiya bitfaegiyc | هـِي َ بـِتفا َجـِئ |
| They surprise | humma biyfag'uhumma biyfaegycoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيفا َجئوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will surprise | 'ana hafaegi'aacnaa hafaegiyc | أنا َ هـَفا َجـِئ |
| We will surprise | 'ihna hanfaegi'iicHnaa hanfaegiyc | إحنا َ هـَنفا َجـِئ |
| You(m) will surprise | 'inta hatfaegi'iicnta hatfaegiyc | إنت َ هـَتفا َجـِئ |
| You(f) will surprise | 'inti hatfag'iiicnti hatfaegycy | إنت ِ هـَتفا َجئي |
| You(pl) will surprise | 'intu hatfag'uiicntoo hatfaegycoo | إنتوا هـَتفا َجئوا |
| He/it(m) will surprise | huwa hayifaegi'huwa hayifaegiyc | هـُو َ هـَيـِفا َجـِئ |
| She/it(f) will surprise | hiya hatfaegi'hiya hatfaegiyc | هـِي َ هـَتفا َجـِئ |
| They will surprise | humma hayifag'uhumma hayifaegycoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفا َجئوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) surprise! | faegi'faegiyc | فا َجـِئ |
| You(f) surprise! | fag'ifaegycy | فا َجئي |
| You(pl) surprise! | fag'ufaegycoo | فا َجئوا |
