Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tore | 'ana 'attaAtaacnaa qaTTaAt | أنا َ قـَطّـَعت |
| We tore | 'ihna 'attaAnaiicHnaa qaTTaAnaa | إحنا َ قـَطّـَعنا |
| You(m) tore | 'inta 'attaAtiicnta qaTTaAt | إنت َ قـَطّـَعت |
| You(f) tore | 'inti 'attaAtiiicnti qaTTaAty | إنت ِ قـَطّـَعتي |
| You(pl) tore | 'intu 'attaAtuiicntoo qaTTaAtoo | إنتوا قـَطّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) tore | huwa 'attaAhuwa qaTTaA | هـُو َ قـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) tore | hiya 'attaAithiya qaTTaAit | هـِي َ قـَطّـَعـِت |
| They tore | humma 'attaAuhumma qaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tear | 'ana yimkin 'a'attaAaacnaa yimkin aacqaTTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَطّـَع |
| We might tear | 'ihna yimkin ni'attaAiicHnaa yimkin niqaTTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَطّـَع |
| You(m) might tear | 'inta yimkin ti'attaAiicnta yimkin tiqaTTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) might tear | 'inti yimkin ti'attaAiiicnti yimkin tiqaTTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) might tear | 'intu yimkin ti'attaAuiicntoo yimkin tiqaTTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might tear | huwa yimkin yi'attaAhuwa yimkin yiqaTTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) might tear | hiya yimkin ti'attaAhiya yimkin tiqaTTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَطّـَع |
| They might tear | humma yimkin yi'attaAuhumma yimkin yiqaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَطّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tear | 'ana ba'attaAaacnaa baqaTTaA | أنا َ بـَقـَطّـَع |
| We tear | 'ihna bini'attaAiicHnaa biniqaTTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِقـَطّـَع |
| You(m) tear | 'inta biti'attaAiicnta bitiqaTTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) tear | 'inti biti'attaAiiicnti bitiqaTTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) tear | 'intu biti'attaAuiicntoo bitiqaTTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) tears | huwa biyi'attaAhuwa biyiqaTTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) tears | hiya biti'attaAhiya bitiqaTTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِقـَطّـَع |
| They tear | humma biyi'attaAuhumma biyiqaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَطّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tear | 'ana ha'attaAaacnaa haqaTTaA | أنا َ هـَقـَطّـَع |
| We will tear | 'ihna hani'attaAiicHnaa haniqaTTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِقـَطّـَع |
| You(m) will tear | 'inta hati'attaAiicnta hatiqaTTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) will tear | 'inti hati'attaAiiicnti hatiqaTTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) will tear | 'intu hati'attaAuiicntoo hatiqaTTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will tear | huwa hayi'attaAhuwa hayiqaTTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) will tear | hiya hati'attaAhiya hatiqaTTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِقـَطّـَع |
| They will tear | humma hayi'attaAuhumma hayiqaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَطّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tear! | 'i'taAiicqTaA | إقطـَع |
| You(f) tear! | 'i'taAiiicqTaAy | إقطـَعي |
| You(pl) tear! | i'taAuiqTaAoo | ِقطـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is torn | huwa mu'attaAhuwa muqaTTaA | هـُو َ مـُقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) is torn | hiya mu'attaAahiya muqaTTaAaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَطّـَعـَة |
| They are torn | humma mu'attaAeenhumma muqaTTaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَطّـَعين |
