Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swam | 'ana Aoomtaacnaa Awmt | أنا َ عومت |
| We swam | 'ihna AoomnaiicHnaa Awmnaa | إحنا َ عومنا |
| You(m) swam | 'inta Aoomtiicnta Awmt | إنت َ عومت |
| You(f) swam | 'inti Aoomtiiicnti Awmty | إنت ِ عومتي |
| You(pl) swam | 'intu Aoomtuiicntoo Awmtoo | إنتوا عومتوا |
| He/it(m) swam | huwa Aaemhuwa Aaem | هـُو َ عا َم |
| She/it(f) swam | hiya Aaemithiya Aaemit | هـِي َ عا َمـِت |
| They swam | humma Aamuhumma Aaemoo | هـُمّ َ عا َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might swim | 'ana yimkin 'aAoomaacnaa yimkin aacAwm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعوم |
| We might swim | 'ihna yimkin niAoomiicHnaa yimkin niAwm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعوم |
| You(m) might swim | 'inta yimkin tiAoomiicnta yimkin tiAwm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعوم |
| You(f) might swim | 'inti yimkin tiAoomiiicnti yimkin tiAwmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعومي |
| You(pl) might swim | 'intu yimkin tiAoomuiicntoo yimkin tiAwmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعوموا |
| He/it(m) might swim | huwa yimkin yiAoomhuwa yimkin yiAwm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعوم |
| She/it(f) might swim | hiya yimkin tiAoomhiya yimkin tiAwm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعوم |
| They might swim | humma yimkin yiAoomuhumma yimkin yiAwmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعوموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I swim | 'ana baAoomaacnaa baAwm | أنا َ بـَعوم |
| We swim | 'ihna binAoomiicHnaa binAwm | إحنا َ بـِنعوم |
| You(m) swim | 'inta bitAoomiicnta bitAwm | إنت َ بـِتعوم |
| You(f) swim | 'inti bitAoomiiicnti bitAwmy | إنت ِ بـِتعومي |
| You(pl) swim | 'intu bitAoomuiicntoo bitAwmoo | إنتوا بـِتعوموا |
| He/it(m) swims | huwa biyiAoomhuwa biyiAwm | هـُو َ بـِيـِعوم |
| She/it(f) swims | hiya bitAoomhiya bitAwm | هـِي َ بـِتعوم |
| They swim | humma biyiAoomuhumma biyiAwmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعوموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will swim | 'ana haAoomaacnaa haAwm | أنا َ هـَعوم |
| We will swim | 'ihna hanAoomiicHnaa hanAwm | إحنا َ هـَنعوم |
| You(m) will swim | 'inta hatAoomiicnta hatAwm | إنت َ هـَتعوم |
| You(f) will swim | 'inti hatAoomiiicnti hatAwmy | إنت ِ هـَتعومي |
| You(pl) will swim | 'intu hatAoomuiicntoo hatAwmoo | إنتوا هـَتعوموا |
| He/it(m) will swim | huwa hayiAoomhuwa hayiAwm | هـُو َ هـَيـِعوم |
| She/it(f) will swim | hiya hatAoomhiya hatAwm | هـِي َ هـَتعوم |
| They will swim | humma hayiAoomuhumma hayiAwmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعوموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) swim! | AoomAwm | عوم |
| You(f) swim! | AoomiAwmy | عومي |
| You(pl) swim! | AoomuAwmoo | عوموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am swimming | 'ana Aaeyimaacnaa Aaeyim | أنا َ عا َيـِم |
| I(f) am swimming | 'ana Aaeyimaaacnaa Aaeyimaö | أنا َ عا َيـِمـَة |
| We are swimming | 'ihna AaeyimeeniicHnaa Aaeyimyn | إحنا َ عا َيـِمين |
| You(m) are swimming | 'inta Aaeyimiicnta Aaeyim | إنت َ عا َيـِم |
| You(f) are swimming | 'inti Aaeyimaiicnti Aaeyimaö | إنت ِ عا َيـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are swimming | 'intu Aaeyimeeniicntoo Aaeyimyn | إنتوا عا َيـِمين |
| He/it(m) is swimming | huwa Aaeyimhuwa Aaeyim | هـُو َ عا َيـِم |
| She/it(f) is swimming | hiya Aaeyimahiya Aaeyimaö | هـِي َ عا َيـِمـَة |
| They are swimming | humma Aaeyimeenhumma Aaeyimyn | هـُمّ َ عا َيـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is swum | huwa mitAaemhuwa mitAaem | هـُو َ مـِتعا َم |
| She/it(f) is swum | hiya mitAaemahiya mitAaemaö | هـِي َ مـِتعا َمـَة |
| They are swum | humma mitAameenhumma mitAaemyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتعا َمين |
