Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I acted | 'ana maththiltaacnaa maththilt | أنا َ مـَثّـِلت |
| We acted | 'ihna maththilnaiicHnaa maththilnaa | إحنا َ مـَثّـِلنا |
| You(m) acted | 'inta maththiltiicnta maththilt | إنت َ مـَثّـِلت |
| You(f) acted | 'inti maththiltiiicnti maththilty | إنت ِ مـَثّـِلتي |
| You(pl) acted | 'intu maththiltuiicntoo maththiltoo | إنتوا مـَثّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) acted | huwa maththilhuwa maththil | هـُو َ مـَثّـِل |
| She/it(f) acted | hiya maththilithiya maththilit | هـِي َ مـَثّـِلـِت |
| They acted | humma maththiluhumma maththiloo | هـُمّ َ مـَثّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might act | 'ana yimkin 'amaththilaacnaa yimkin aacmaththil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـَثّـِل |
| We might act | 'ihna yimkin nimaththiliicHnaa yimkin nimaththil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـَثّـِل |
| You(m) might act | 'inta yimkin timaththiliicnta yimkin timaththil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِل |
| You(f) might act | 'inti yimkin timaththiliiicnti yimkin timaththily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِلي |
| You(pl) might act | 'intu yimkin timaththiluiicntoo yimkin timaththiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might act | huwa yimkin yimaththilhuwa yimkin yimaththil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَثّـِل |
| She/it(f) might act | hiya yimkin timaththilhiya yimkin timaththil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَثّـِل |
| They might act | humma yimkin yimaththiluhumma yimkin yimaththiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَثّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I act | 'ana bamaththilaacnaa bamaththil | أنا َ بـَمـَثّـِل |
| We act | 'ihna binmaththiliicHnaa binmaththil | إحنا َ بـِنمـَثّـِل |
| You(m) act | 'inta bitmaththiliicnta bitmaththil | إنت َ بـِتمـَثّـِل |
| You(f) act | 'inti bitmaththiliiicnti bitmaththily | إنت ِ بـِتمـَثّـِلي |
| You(pl) act | 'intu bitmaththiluiicntoo bitmaththiloo | إنتوا بـِتمـَثّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) acts | huwa biyimaththilhuwa biyimaththil | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـَثّـِل |
| She/it(f) acts | hiya bitmaththilhiya bitmaththil | هـِي َ بـِتمـَثّـِل |
| They act | humma biyimaththiluhumma biyimaththiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـَثّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will act | 'ana hamaththilaacnaa hamaththil | أنا َ هـَمـَثّـِل |
| We will act | 'ihna hanmaththiliicHnaa hanmaththil | إحنا َ هـَنمـَثّـِل |
| You(m) will act | 'inta hatmaththiliicnta hatmaththil | إنت َ هـَتمـَثّـِل |
| You(f) will act | 'inti hatmaththiliiicnti hatmaththily | إنت ِ هـَتمـَثّـِلي |
| You(pl) will act | 'intu hatmaththiluiicntoo hatmaththiloo | إنتوا هـَتمـَثّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will act | huwa hayimaththilhuwa hayimaththil | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـَثّـِل |
| She/it(f) will act | hiya hatmaththilhiya hatmaththil | هـِي َ هـَتمـَثّـِل |
| They will act | humma hayimaththiluhumma hayimaththiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـَثّـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) act! | maththilmaththil | مـَثّـِل |
| You(f) act! | maththilimaththily | مـَثّـِلي |
| You(pl) act! | maththilumaththiloo | مـَثّـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is acted | huwa mumaththilhuwa mumaththil | هـُو َ مـُمـَثّـِل |
| She/it(f) is acted | hiya mumaththilahiya mumaththilaö | هـِي َ مـُمـَثّـِلـَة |
| They are acted | humma mumaththileenhumma mumaththilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُمـَثّـِلين |
