Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I told | 'ana hakeetaacnaa Hakyt | أنا َ حـَكيت |
| We told | 'ihna hakeenaiicHnaa Hakynaa | إحنا َ حـَكينا |
| You(m) told | 'inta hakeetiicnta Hakyt | إنت َ حـَكيت |
| You(f) told | 'inti hakeetiiicnti Hakyty | إنت ِ حـَكيتي |
| You(pl) told | 'intu hakeetuiicntoo Hakytoo | إنتوا حـَكيتوا |
| He/it(m) told | huwa hakahuwa HakY | هـُو َ حـَكى |
| She/it(f) told | hiya hakyithiya Hakyit | هـِي َ حـَكيـِت |
| They told | humma hakuhumma Hakoo | هـُمّ َ حـَكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tell | 'ana yimkin 'ahkiaacnaa yimkin aacHky | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحكي |
| We might tell | 'ihna yimkin nihkiiicHnaa yimkin niHky | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحكي |
| You(m) might tell | 'inta yimkin tihkiiicnta yimkin tiHky | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحكي |
| You(f) might tell | 'inti yimkin tihkiiicnti yimkin tiHky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحكي |
| You(pl) might tell | 'intu yimkin tihkuiicntoo yimkin tiHkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحكوا |
| He/it(m) might tell | huwa yimkin yihkihuwa yimkin yiHky | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحكي |
| She/it(f) might tell | hiya yimkin tihkihiya yimkin tiHky | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحكي |
| They might tell | humma yimkin yihkuhumma yimkin yiHkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tell | 'ana bahkiaacnaa baHky | أنا َ بـَحكي |
| We tell | 'ihna binihkiiicHnaa biniHky | إحنا َ بـِنـِحكي |
| You(m) tell | 'inta bitihkiiicnta bitiHky | إنت َ بـِتـِحكي |
| You(f) tell | 'inti bitihkiiicnti bitiHky | إنت ِ بـِتـِحكي |
| You(pl) tell | 'intu bitihkuiicntoo bitiHkoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحكوا |
| He/it(m) tells | huwa biyihkihuwa biyiHky | هـُو َ بـِيـِحكي |
| She/it(f) tells | hiya bitihkihiya bitiHky | هـِي َ بـِتـِحكي |
| They tell | humma biyihkuhumma biyiHkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tell | 'ana hahkiaacnaa haHky | أنا َ هـَحكي |
| We will tell | 'ihna hanihkiiicHnaa haniHky | إحنا َ هـَنـِحكي |
| You(m) will tell | 'inta hatihkiiicnta hatiHky | إنت َ هـَتـِحكي |
| You(f) will tell | 'inti hatihkiiicnti hatiHky | إنت ِ هـَتـِحكي |
| You(pl) will tell | 'intu hatihkuiicntoo hatiHkoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحكوا |
| He/it(m) will tell | huwa hayihkihuwa hayiHky | هـُو َ هـَيـِحكي |
| She/it(f) will tell | hiya hatihkihiya hatiHky | هـِي َ هـَتـِحكي |
| They will tell | humma hayihkuhumma hayiHkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tell! | 'ihkiiicHky | إحكي |
| You(f) tell! | 'ihkiiicHky | إحكي |
| You(pl) tell! | 'ihkuiicHkoo | إحكوا |
