Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I touched | 'ana masseetaacnaa massyt | أنا َ مـَسّيت |
| We touched | 'ihna masseenaiicHnaa massynaa | إحنا َ مـَسّينا |
| You(m) touched | 'inta masseetiicnta massyt | إنت َ مـَسّيت |
| You(f) touched | 'inti masseetiiicnti massyty | إنت ِ مـَسّيتي |
| You(pl) touched | 'intu masseetuiicntoo massytoo | إنتوا مـَسّيتوا |
| He/it(m) touched | huwa masshuwa mass | هـُو َ مـَسّ |
| She/it(f) touched | hiya massithiya massit | هـِي َ مـَسّـِت |
| They touched | humma massuhumma massoo | هـُمّ َ مـَسّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might touch | 'ana yimkin 'amissaacnaa yimkin aacmiss | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـِسّ |
| We might touch | 'ihna yimkin nimissiicHnaa yimkin nimiss | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـِسّ |
| You(m) might touch | 'inta yimkin timissiicnta yimkin timiss | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـِسّ |
| You(f) might touch | 'inti yimkin timissiiicnti yimkin timissy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـِسّي |
| You(pl) might touch | 'intu yimkin timissuiicntoo yimkin timissoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـِسّوا |
| He/it(m) might touch | huwa yimkin yimisshuwa yimkin yimiss | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـِسّ |
| She/it(f) might touch | hiya yimkin timisshiya yimkin timiss | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـِسّ |
| They might touch | humma yimkin yimissuhumma yimkin yimissoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـِسّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I touch | 'ana bamissaacnaa bamiss | أنا َ بـَمـِسّ |
| We touch | 'ihna binmissiicHnaa binmiss | إحنا َ بـِنمـِسّ |
| You(m) touch | 'inta bitmissiicnta bitmiss | إنت َ بـِتمـِسّ |
| You(f) touch | 'inti bitmissiiicnti bitmissy | إنت ِ بـِتمـِسّي |
| You(pl) touch | 'intu bitmissuiicntoo bitmissoo | إنتوا بـِتمـِسّوا |
| He/it(m) touchs | huwa biyimisshuwa biyimiss | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـِسّ |
| She/it(f) touchs | hiya bitmisshiya bitmiss | هـِي َ بـِتمـِسّ |
| They touch | humma biyimissuhumma biyimissoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـِسّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will touch | 'ana hamissaacnaa hamiss | أنا َ هـَمـِسّ |
| We will touch | 'ihna hanmissiicHnaa hanmiss | إحنا َ هـَنمـِسّ |
| You(m) will touch | 'inta hatmissiicnta hatmiss | إنت َ هـَتمـِسّ |
| You(f) will touch | 'inti hatmissiiicnti hatmissy | إنت ِ هـَتمـِسّي |
| You(pl) will touch | 'intu hatmissuiicntoo hatmissoo | إنتوا هـَتمـِسّوا |
| He/it(m) will touch | huwa hayimisshuwa hayimiss | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـِسّ |
| She/it(f) will touch | hiya hatmisshiya hatmiss | هـِي َ هـَتمـِسّ |
| They will touch | humma hayimissuhumma hayimissoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـِسّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) touch! | missmiss | مـِسّ |
| You(f) touch! | missimissy | مـِسّي |
| You(pl) touch! | missumissoo | مـِسّوا |
