Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tasted | 'ana zoo'taacnaa dhwqt | أنا َ ذوقت |
| We tasted | 'ihna zoo'naiicHnaa dhwqnaa | إحنا َ ذوقنا |
| You(m) tasted | 'inta zoo'tiicnta dhwqt | إنت َ ذوقت |
| You(f) tasted | 'inti zoo'tiiicnti dhwqty | إنت ِ ذوقتي |
| You(pl) tasted | 'intu zoo'tuiicntoo dhwqtoo | إنتوا ذوقتوا |
| He/it(m) tasted | huwa zaa'huwa dhaaq | هـُو َ ذا َق |
| She/it(f) tasted | hiya zaa'ithiya dhaaqit | هـِي َ ذا َقـِت |
| They tasted | humma za'uhumma dhaaqoo | هـُمّ َ ذا َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might taste | 'ana yimkin 'azoo'aacnaa yimkin aacdhwq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أذوق |
| We might taste | 'ihna yimkin nizoo'iicHnaa yimkin nidhwq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِذوق |
| You(m) might taste | 'inta yimkin tizoo'iicnta yimkin tidhwq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِذوق |
| You(f) might taste | 'inti yimkin tizoo'iiicnti yimkin tidhwqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِذوقي |
| You(pl) might taste | 'intu yimkin tizoo'uiicntoo yimkin tidhwqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِذوقوا |
| He/it(m) might taste | huwa yimkin yizoo'huwa yimkin yidhwq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِذوق |
| She/it(f) might taste | hiya yimkin tizoo'hiya yimkin tidhwq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِذوق |
| They might taste | humma yimkin yizoo'uhumma yimkin yidhwqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِذوقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I taste | 'ana bazoo'aacnaa badhwq | أنا َ بـَذوق |
| We taste | 'ihna binzoo'iicHnaa bindhwq | إحنا َ بـِنذوق |
| You(m) taste | 'inta bitzoo'iicnta bitdhwq | إنت َ بـِتذوق |
| You(f) taste | 'inti bitzoo'iiicnti bitdhwqy | إنت ِ بـِتذوقي |
| You(pl) taste | 'intu bitzoo'uiicntoo bitdhwqoo | إنتوا بـِتذوقوا |
| He/it(m) tastes | huwa biyizoo'huwa biyidhwq | هـُو َ بـِيـِذوق |
| She/it(f) tastes | hiya bitzoo'hiya bitdhwq | هـِي َ بـِتذوق |
| They taste | humma biyizoo'uhumma biyidhwqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِذوقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will taste | 'ana hazoo'aacnaa hadhwq | أنا َ هـَذوق |
| We will taste | 'ihna hanzoo'iicHnaa handhwq | إحنا َ هـَنذوق |
| You(m) will taste | 'inta hatzoo'iicnta hatdhwq | إنت َ هـَتذوق |
| You(f) will taste | 'inti hatzoo'iiicnti hatdhwqy | إنت ِ هـَتذوقي |
| You(pl) will taste | 'intu hatzoo'uiicntoo hatdhwqoo | إنتوا هـَتذوقوا |
| He/it(m) will taste | huwa hayizoo'huwa hayidhwq | هـُو َ هـَيـِذوق |
| She/it(f) will taste | hiya hatzoo'hiya hatdhwq | هـِي َ هـَتذوق |
| They will taste | humma hayizoo'uhumma hayidhwqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِذوقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) taste! | zoo'dhwq | ذوق |
| You(f) taste! | zoo'idhwqy | ذوقي |
| You(pl) taste! | zoo'udhwqoo | ذوقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am tasting | 'ana zaeyi'aacnaa dhaeyiq | أنا َ ذا َيـِق |
| I(f) am tasting | 'ana zaeyi'aaacnaa dhaeyiqaö | أنا َ ذا َيـِقـَة |
| We are tasting | 'ihna zaeyi'eeniicHnaa dhaeyiqyn | إحنا َ ذا َيـِقين |
| You(m) are tasting | 'inta zaeyi'iicnta dhaeyiq | إنت َ ذا َيـِق |
| You(f) are tasting | 'inti zaeyi'aiicnti dhaeyiqaö | إنت ِ ذا َيـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are tasting | 'intu zaeyi'eeniicntoo dhaeyiqyn | إنتوا ذا َيـِقين |
| He/it(m) is tasting | huwa zaeyi'huwa dhaeyiq | هـُو َ ذا َيـِق |
| She/it(f) is tasting | hiya zaeyi'ahiya dhaeyiqaö | هـِي َ ذا َيـِقـَة |
| They are tasting | humma zaeyi'eenhumma dhaeyiqyn | هـُمّ َ ذا َيـِقين |
