Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dictated | 'ana 'amleetaacnaa aacmlyt | أنا َ أمليت |
| We dictated | 'ihna 'amleenaiicHnaa aacmlynaa | إحنا َ أملينا |
| You(m) dictated | 'inta 'amleetiicnta aacmlyt | إنت َ أمليت |
| You(f) dictated | 'inti 'amleetiiicnti aacmlyty | إنت ِ أمليتي |
| You(pl) dictated | 'intu 'amleetuiicntoo aacmlytoo | إنتوا أمليتوا |
| He/it(m) dictated | huwa 'amlahuwa aacmlY | هـُو َ أملى |
| She/it(f) dictated | hiya 'amlithiya aacmlit | هـِي َ أملـِت |
| They dictated | humma 'amluhumma aacmloo | هـُمّ َ أملوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dictate | 'ana yimkin 'umliaacnaa yimkin uucmly | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أ ُملي |
| We might dictate | 'ihna yimkin numliiicHnaa yimkin numly | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُملي |
| You(m) might dictate | 'inta yimkin tumliiicnta yimkin tumly | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُملي |
| You(f) might dictate | 'inti yimkin tumliiicnti yimkin tumly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُملي |
| You(pl) might dictate | 'intu yimkin tumluiicntoo yimkin tumloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُملوا |
| He/it(m) might dictate | huwa yimkin yumlihuwa yimkin yumly | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُملي |
| She/it(f) might dictate | hiya yimkin tumlihiya yimkin tumly | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُملي |
| They might dictate | humma yimkin yumluhumma yimkin yumloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُملوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dictate | 'ana bamliaacnaa bamly | أنا َ بـَملي |
| We dictate | 'ihna binumliiicHnaa binumly | إحنا َ بـِنـُملي |
| You(m) dictate | 'inta bitumliiicnta bitumly | إنت َ بـِتـُملي |
| You(f) dictate | 'inti bitumliiicnti bitumly | إنت ِ بـِتـُملي |
| You(pl) dictate | 'intu bitumluiicntoo bitumloo | إنتوا بـِتـُملوا |
| He/it(m) dictates | huwa biyumlihuwa biyumly | هـُو َ بـِيـُملي |
| She/it(f) dictates | hiya bitumlihiya bitumly | هـِي َ بـِتـُملي |
| They dictate | humma biyumluhumma biyumloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُملوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dictate | 'ana h'amliaacnaa haacmly | أنا َ هأملي |
| We will dictate | 'ihna hanumliiicHnaa hanumly | إحنا َ هـَنـُملي |
| You(m) will dictate | 'inta hatumliiicnta hatumly | إنت َ هـَتـُملي |
| You(f) will dictate | 'inti hatumliiicnti hatumly | إنت ِ هـَتـُملي |
| You(pl) will dictate | 'intu hatumluiicntoo hatumloo | إنتوا هـَتـُملوا |
| He/it(m) will dictate | huwa hayumlihuwa hayumly | هـُو َ هـَيـُملي |
| She/it(f) will dictate | hiya hatumlihiya hatumly | هـِي َ هـَتـُملي |
| They will dictate | humma hayumluhumma hayumloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُملوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dictate! | 'amliaacmly | أملي |
| You(f) dictate! | 'amliaacmly | أملي |
| You(pl) dictate! | 'amluaacmloo | أملوا |
