Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drew | 'ana sahabtaacnaa saHabt | أنا َ سـَحـَبت |
| We drew | 'ihna sahabnaiicHnaa saHabnaa | إحنا َ سـَحـَبنا |
| You(m) drew | 'inta sahabtiicnta saHabt | إنت َ سـَحـَبت |
| You(f) drew | 'inti sahabtiiicnti saHabty | إنت ِ سـَحـَبتي |
| You(pl) drew | 'intu sahabtuiicntoo saHabtoo | إنتوا سـَحـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) drew | huwa sahabhuwa saHab | هـُو َ سـَحـَب |
| She/it(f) drew | hiya sahabithiya saHabit | هـِي َ سـَحـَبـِت |
| They drew | humma sahabuhumma saHaboo | هـُمّ َ سـَحـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might draw | 'ana yimkin 'ashabaacnaa yimkin aacsHab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسحـَب |
| We might draw | 'ihna yimkin nishabiicHnaa yimkin nisHab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسحـَب |
| You(m) might draw | 'inta yimkin tishabiicnta yimkin tisHab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَب |
| You(f) might draw | 'inti yimkin tishabiiicnti yimkin tisHaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَبي |
| You(pl) might draw | 'intu yimkin tishabuiicntoo yimkin tisHaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might draw | huwa yimkin yishabhuwa yimkin yisHab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَب |
| She/it(f) might draw | hiya yimkin tishabhiya yimkin tisHab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَب |
| They might draw | humma yimkin yishabuhumma yimkin yisHaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I draw | 'ana bashabaacnaa basHab | أنا َ بـَسحـَب |
| We draw | 'ihna binishabiicHnaa binisHab | إحنا َ بـِنـِسحـَب |
| You(m) draw | 'inta bitishabiicnta bitisHab | إنت َ بـِتـِسحـَب |
| You(f) draw | 'inti bitishabiiicnti bitisHaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِسحـَبي |
| You(pl) draw | 'intu bitishabuiicntoo bitisHaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِسحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) draws | huwa biyishabhuwa biyisHab | هـُو َ بـِيـِسحـَب |
| She/it(f) draws | hiya bitishabhiya bitisHab | هـِي َ بـِتـِسحـَب |
| They draw | humma biyishabuhumma biyisHaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسحـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will draw | 'ana hashabaacnaa hasHab | أنا َ هـَسحـَب |
| We will draw | 'ihna hanishabiicHnaa hanisHab | إحنا َ هـَنـِسحـَب |
| You(m) will draw | 'inta hatishabiicnta hatisHab | إنت َ هـَتـِسحـَب |
| You(f) will draw | 'inti hatishabiiicnti hatisHaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِسحـَبي |
| You(pl) will draw | 'intu hatishabuiicntoo hatisHaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِسحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will draw | huwa hayishabhuwa hayisHab | هـُو َ هـَيـِسحـَب |
| She/it(f) will draw | hiya hatishabhiya hatisHab | هـِي َ هـَتـِسحـَب |
| They will draw | humma hayishabuhumma hayisHaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسحـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) draw! | 'ishabiicsHab | إسحـَب |
| You(f) draw! | 'ishabiiicsHaby | إسحـَبي |
| You(pl) draw! | 'ishabuiicsHaboo | إسحـَبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is drawn | huwa mashoobhuwa masHwb | هـُو َ مـَسحوب |
| She/it(f) is drawn | hiya mashoobahiya masHwbaö | هـِي َ مـَسحوبـَة |
| They are drawn | humma mashoobeenhumma masHwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسحوبين |
