Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I prompted | 'ana shaggaAtaacnaa shaggaAt | أنا َ شـَجّـَعت |
| We prompted | 'ihna shaggaAnaiicHnaa shaggaAnaa | إحنا َ شـَجّـَعنا |
| You(m) prompted | 'inta shaggaAtiicnta shaggaAt | إنت َ شـَجّـَعت |
| You(f) prompted | 'inti shaggaAtiiicnti shaggaAty | إنت ِ شـَجّـَعتي |
| You(pl) prompted | 'intu shaggaAtuiicntoo shaggaAtoo | إنتوا شـَجّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) prompted | huwa shaggaAhuwa shaggaA | هـُو َ شـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) prompted | hiya shaggaAithiya shaggaAit | هـِي َ شـَجّـَعـِت |
| They prompted | humma shaggaAuhumma shaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ شـَجّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prompt | 'ana yimkin 'ashaggaAaacnaa yimkin aacshaggaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَجّـَع |
| We might prompt | 'ihna yimkin nishaggaAiicHnaa yimkin nishaggaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَجّـَع |
| You(m) might prompt | 'inta yimkin tishaggaAiicnta yimkin tishaggaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) might prompt | 'inti yimkin tishaggaAiiicnti yimkin tishaggaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) might prompt | 'intu yimkin tishaggaAuiicntoo yimkin tishaggaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might prompt | huwa yimkin yishaggaAhuwa yimkin yishaggaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) might prompt | hiya yimkin tishaggaAhiya yimkin tishaggaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَجّـَع |
| They might prompt | humma yimkin yishaggaAuhumma yimkin yishaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَجّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prompt | 'ana bashaggaAaacnaa bashaggaA | أنا َ بـَشـَجّـَع |
| We prompt | 'ihna binishaggaAiicHnaa binishaggaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَجّـَع |
| You(m) prompt | 'inta bitishaggaAiicnta bitishaggaA | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) prompt | 'inti bitishaggaAiiicnti bitishaggaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) prompt | 'intu bitishaggaAuiicntoo bitishaggaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) prompts | huwa biyishaggaAhuwa biyishaggaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) prompts | hiya bitishaggaAhiya bitishaggaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَجّـَع |
| They prompt | humma biyishaggaAuhumma biyishaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَجّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prompt | 'ana hashaggaAaacnaa hashaggaA | أنا َ هـَشـَجّـَع |
| We will prompt | 'ihna hanishaggaAiicHnaa hanishaggaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَجّـَع |
| You(m) will prompt | 'inta hatishaggaAiicnta hatishaggaA | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) will prompt | 'inti hatishaggaAiiicnti hatishaggaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) will prompt | 'intu hatishaggaAuiicntoo hatishaggaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will prompt | huwa hayishaggaAhuwa hayishaggaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) will prompt | hiya hatishaggaAhiya hatishaggaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَجّـَع |
| They will prompt | humma hayishaggaAuhumma hayishaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَجّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prompt! | 'ishgaAiicshgaA | إشجـَع |
| You(f) prompt! | 'ishgaAiiicshgaAy | إشجـَعي |
| You(pl) prompt! | ishgaAuishgaAoo | ِشجـَعوا |