Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I practised | 'ana tamarrantaacnaa tamarrant | أنا َ تـَمـَرّ َنت |
| We practised | 'ihna tamarrannaiicHnaa tamarrannaa | إحنا َ تـَمـَرّ َنّا |
| You(m) practised | 'inta tamarrantiicnta tamarrant | إنت َ تـَمـَرّ َنت |
| You(f) practised | 'inti tamarrantiiicnti tamarranty | إنت ِ تـَمـَرّ َنتي |
| You(pl) practised | 'intu tamarrantuiicntoo tamarrantoo | إنتوا تـَمـَرّ َنتوا |
| He/it(m) practised | huwa tamarranhuwa tamarran | هـُو َ تـَمـَرّ َن |
| She/it(f) practised | hiya tamarranithiya tamarranit | هـِي َ تـَمـَرّ َنـِت |
| They practised | humma tamarranuhumma tamarranoo | هـُمّ َ تـَمـَرّ َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might practise | 'ana yimkin 'atmarranaacnaa yimkin aactmarran | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتمـَرّ َن |
| We might practise | 'ihna yimkin nitmarraniicHnaa yimkin nitmarran | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتمـَرّ َن |
| You(m) might practise | 'inta yimkin titmarraniicnta yimkin titmarran | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَرّ َن |
| You(f) might practise | 'inti yimkin titmarraniiicnti yimkin titmarrany | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَرّ َني |
| You(pl) might practise | 'intu yimkin titmarranuiicntoo yimkin titmarranoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَرّ َنوا |
| He/it(m) might practise | huwa yimkin yitmarranhuwa yimkin yitmarran | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَرّ َن |
| She/it(f) might practise | hiya yimkin titmarranhiya yimkin titmarran | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـَرّ َن |
| They might practise | humma yimkin yitmarranuhumma yimkin yitmarranoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـَرّ َنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I practise | 'ana batmarranaacnaa batmarran | أنا َ بـَتمـَرّ َن |
| We practise | 'ihna binitmarraniicHnaa binitmarran | إحنا َ بـِنـِتمـَرّ َن |
| You(m) practise | 'inta bititmarraniicnta bititmarran | إنت َ بـِتـِتمـَرّ َن |
| You(f) practise | 'inti bititmarraniiicnti bititmarrany | إنت ِ بـِتـِتمـَرّ َني |
| You(pl) practise | 'intu bititmarranuiicntoo bititmarranoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتمـَرّ َنوا |
| He/it(m) practises | huwa biyitmarranhuwa biyitmarran | هـُو َ بـِيـِتمـَرّ َن |
| She/it(f) practises | hiya bititmarranhiya bititmarran | هـِي َ بـِتـِتمـَرّ َن |
| They practise | humma biyitmarranuhumma biyitmarranoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتمـَرّ َنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will practise | 'ana hatitmarranaacnaa hatitmarran | أنا َ هـَتـِتمـَرّ َن |
| We will practise | 'ihna hanitmarraniicHnaa hanitmarran | إحنا َ هـَنـِتمـَرّ َن |
| You(m) will practise | 'inta hatitmarraniicnta hatitmarran | إنت َ هـَتـِتمـَرّ َن |
| You(f) will practise | 'inti hatitmarraniiicnti hatitmarrany | إنت ِ هـَتـِتمـَرّ َني |
| You(pl) will practise | 'intu hatitmarranuiicntoo hatitmarranoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتمـَرّ َنوا |
| He/it(m) will practise | huwa hayitmarranhuwa hayitmarran | هـُو َ هـَيـِتمـَرّ َن |
| She/it(f) will practise | hiya hatitmarranhiya hatitmarran | هـِي َ هـَتـِتمـَرّ َن |
| They will practise | humma hayitmarranuhumma hayitmarranoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتمـَرّ َنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) practise! | 'itmarraniictmarran | إتمـَرّ َن |
| You(f) practise! | 'itmarraniiictmarrany | إتمـَرّ َني |
| You(pl) practise! | 'itmarranuiictmarranoo | إتمـَرّ َنوا |
