Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana gahhashtaacnaa gaHHasht | أنا َ جـَحّـَشت |
| We was | 'ihna gahhashnaiicHnaa gaHHashnaa | إحنا َ جـَحّـَشنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta gahhashtiicnta gaHHasht | إنت َ جـَحّـَشت |
| You(f) was | 'inti gahhashtiiicnti gaHHashty | إنت ِ جـَحّـَشتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu gahhashtuiicntoo gaHHashtoo | إنتوا جـَحّـَشتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa gahhashhuwa gaHHash | هـُو َ جـَحّـَش |
| She/it(f) was | hiya gahhashithiya gaHHashit | هـِي َ جـَحّـَشـِت |
| They was | humma gahhashuhumma gaHHashoo | هـُمّ َ جـَحّـَشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'agahhashaacnaa yimkin aacgaHHash | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَحّـَش |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nigahhashiicHnaa yimkin nigaHHash | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَحّـَش |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tigahhashiicnta yimkin tigaHHash | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَحّـَش |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tigahhashiiicnti yimkin tigaHHashy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَحّـَشي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tigahhashuiicntoo yimkin tigaHHashoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَحّـَشوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yigahhashhuwa yimkin yigaHHash | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَحّـَش |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tigahhashhiya yimkin tigaHHash | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَحّـَش |
| They might be | humma yimkin yigahhashuhumma yimkin yigaHHashoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَحّـَشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bagahhashaacnaa bagaHHash | أنا َ بـَجـَحّـَش |
| We be | 'ihna binigahhashiicHnaa binigaHHash | إحنا َ بـِنـِجـَحّـَش |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitigahhashiicnta bitigaHHash | إنت َ بـِتـِجـَحّـَش |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitigahhashiiicnti bitigaHHashy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجـَحّـَشي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitigahhashuiicntoo bitigaHHashoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجـَحّـَشوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyigahhashhuwa biyigaHHash | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَحّـَش |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitigahhashhiya bitigaHHash | هـِي َ بـِتـِجـَحّـَش |
| They be | humma biyigahhashuhumma biyigaHHashoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَحّـَشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hagahhashaacnaa hagaHHash | أنا َ هـَجـَحّـَش |
| We will be | 'ihna hanigahhashiicHnaa hanigaHHash | إحنا َ هـَنـِجـَحّـَش |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatigahhashiicnta hatigaHHash | إنت َ هـَتـِجـَحّـَش |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatigahhashiiicnti hatigaHHashy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجـَحّـَشي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatigahhashuiicntoo hatigaHHashoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجـَحّـَشوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayigahhashhuwa hayigaHHash | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَحّـَش |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatigahhashhiya hatigaHHash | هـِي َ هـَتـِجـَحّـَش |
| They will be | humma hayigahhashuhumma hayigaHHashoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَحّـَشوا |
