Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I signed | 'ana madeetaacnaa maDyt | أنا َ مـَضيت |
| We signed | 'ihna madeenaiicHnaa maDynaa | إحنا َ مـَضينا |
| You(m) signed | 'inta madeetiicnta maDyt | إنت َ مـَضيت |
| You(f) signed | 'inti madeetiiicnti maDyty | إنت ِ مـَضيتي |
| You(pl) signed | 'intu madeetuiicntoo maDytoo | إنتوا مـَضيتوا |
| He/it(m) signed | huwa madahuwa maDY | هـُو َ مـَضى |
| She/it(f) signed | hiya madyithiya maDyit | هـِي َ مـَضيـِت |
| They signed | humma maduhumma maDoo | هـُمّ َ مـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sign | 'ana yimkin 'amdiaacnaa yimkin aacmDy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمضي |
| We might sign | 'ihna yimkin nimdiiicHnaa yimkin nimDy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمضي |
| You(m) might sign | 'inta yimkin timdiiicnta yimkin timDy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمضي |
| You(f) might sign | 'inti yimkin timdiiicnti yimkin timDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمضي |
| You(pl) might sign | 'intu yimkin timduiicntoo yimkin timDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمضوا |
| He/it(m) might sign | huwa yimkin yimdihuwa yimkin yimDy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمضي |
| She/it(f) might sign | hiya yimkin timdihiya yimkin timDy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمضي |
| They might sign | humma yimkin yimduhumma yimkin yimDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sign | 'ana bamdiaacnaa bamDy | أنا َ بـَمضي |
| We sign | 'ihna binimdiiicHnaa binimDy | إحنا َ بـِنـِمضي |
| You(m) sign | 'inta bitimdiiicnta bitimDy | إنت َ بـِتـِمضي |
| You(f) sign | 'inti bitimdiiicnti bitimDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمضي |
| You(pl) sign | 'intu bitimduiicntoo bitimDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمضوا |
| He/it(m) signs | huwa biyimdihuwa biyimDy | هـُو َ بـِيـِمضي |
| She/it(f) signs | hiya bitimdihiya bitimDy | هـِي َ بـِتـِمضي |
| They sign | humma biyimduhumma biyimDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sign | 'ana hamdiaacnaa hamDy | أنا َ هـَمضي |
| We will sign | 'ihna hanimdiiicHnaa hanimDy | إحنا َ هـَنـِمضي |
| You(m) will sign | 'inta hatimdiiicnta hatimDy | إنت َ هـَتـِمضي |
| You(f) will sign | 'inti hatimdiiicnti hatimDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِمضي |
| You(pl) will sign | 'intu hatimduiicntoo hatimDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمضوا |
| He/it(m) will sign | huwa hayimdihuwa hayimDy | هـُو َ هـَيـِمضي |
| She/it(f) will sign | hiya hatimdihiya hatimDy | هـِي َ هـَتـِمضي |
| They will sign | humma hayimduhumma hayimDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sign! | 'imdiiicmDy | إمضي |
| You(f) sign! | 'imdiiicmDy | إمضي |
| You(pl) sign! | 'imduiicmDoo | إمضوا |
