Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I promised | 'ana waAadtaacnaa waAadt | أنا َ و َعـَدت |
| We promised | 'ihna waAadnaiicHnaa waAadnaa | إحنا َ و َعـَدنا |
| You(m) promised | 'inta waAadtiicnta waAadt | إنت َ و َعـَدت |
| You(f) promised | 'inti waAadtiiicnti waAadty | إنت ِ و َعـَدتي |
| You(pl) promised | 'intu waAadtuiicntoo waAadtoo | إنتوا و َعـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) promised | huwa waAadhuwa waAad | هـُو َ و َعـَد |
| She/it(f) promised | hiya waAadithiya waAadit | هـِي َ و َعـَد ِت |
| They promised | humma waAaduhumma waAadoo | هـُمّ َ و َعـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might promise | 'ana yimkin 'aooAidaacnaa yimkin aacwAid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوعـِد |
| We might promise | 'ihna yimkin niwAidiicHnaa yimkin niwAid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوعـِد |
| You(m) might promise | 'inta yimkin tiwAidiicnta yimkin tiwAid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوعـِد |
| You(f) might promise | 'inti yimkin tiwAidiiicnti yimkin tiwAidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوعـِدي |
| You(pl) might promise | 'intu yimkin tiwAiduiicntoo yimkin tiwAidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might promise | huwa yimkin yiwAidhuwa yimkin yiwAid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوعـِد |
| She/it(f) might promise | hiya yimkin tiwAidhiya yimkin tiwAid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوعـِد |
| They might promise | humma yimkin yiwAiduhumma yimkin yiwAidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوعـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I promise | 'ana bawAidaacnaa bawAid | أنا َ بـَوعـِد |
| We promise | 'ihna biniwAidiicHnaa biniwAid | إحنا َ بـِنـِوعـِد |
| You(m) promise | 'inta bitiwAidiicnta bitiwAid | إنت َ بـِتـِوعـِد |
| You(f) promise | 'inti bitiwAidiiicnti bitiwAidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِوعـِدي |
| You(pl) promise | 'intu bitiwAiduiicntoo bitiwAidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِوعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) promises | huwa biyiwAidhuwa biyiwAid | هـُو َ بـِيـِوعـِد |
| She/it(f) promises | hiya bitiwAidhiya bitiwAid | هـِي َ بـِتـِوعـِد |
| They promise | humma biyiwAiduhumma biyiwAidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوعـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will promise | 'ana hawAidaacnaa hawAid | أنا َ هـَوعـِد |
| We will promise | 'ihna haniwAidiicHnaa haniwAid | إحنا َ هـَنـِوعـِد |
| You(m) will promise | 'inta hatiwAidiicnta hatiwAid | إنت َ هـَتـِوعـِد |
| You(f) will promise | 'inti hatiwAidiiicnti hatiwAidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِوعـِدي |
| You(pl) will promise | 'intu hatiwAiduiicntoo hatiwAidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِوعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will promise | huwa hayiwAidhuwa hayiwAid | هـُو َ هـَيـِوعـِد |
| She/it(f) will promise | hiya hatiwAidhiya hatiwAid | هـِي َ هـَتـِوعـِد |
| They will promise | humma hayiwAiduhumma hayiwAidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوعـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) promise! | 'iooAidiicwAid | إوعـِد |
| You(f) promise! | 'iooAidiiicwAidy | إوعـِدي |
| You(pl) promise! | 'iooAiduiicwAidoo | إوعـِدوا |
