Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I followed | 'ana taaridtaacnaa Taaridt | أنا َ طا َر ِدت |
| We followed | 'ihna taaridnaiicHnaa Taaridnaa | إحنا َ طا َر ِدنا |
| You(m) followed | 'inta taaridtiicnta Taaridt | إنت َ طا َر ِدت |
| You(f) followed | 'inti taaridtiiicnti Taaridty | إنت ِ طا َر ِدتي |
| You(pl) followed | 'intu taaridtuiicntoo Taaridtoo | إنتوا طا َر ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) followed | huwa taaridhuwa Taarid | هـُو َ طا َر ِد |
| She/it(f) followed | hiya tardithiya Taardit | هـِي َ طا َرد ِت |
| They followed | humma taariduhumma Taaridoo | هـُمّ َ طا َر ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might follow | 'ana yimkin 'ataaridaacnaa yimkin aacTaarid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطا َر ِد |
| We might follow | 'ihna yimkin nitaaridiicHnaa yimkin niTaarid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطا َر ِد |
| You(m) might follow | 'inta yimkin titaaridiicnta yimkin tiTaarid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطا َر ِد |
| You(f) might follow | 'inti yimkin titardiiicnti yimkin tiTaardy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطا َردي |
| You(pl) might follow | 'intu yimkin titarduiicntoo yimkin tiTaardoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطا َردوا |
| He/it(m) might follow | huwa yimkin yitaaridhuwa yimkin yiTaarid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطا َر ِد |
| She/it(f) might follow | hiya yimkin titaaridhiya yimkin tiTaarid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطا َر ِد |
| They might follow | humma yimkin yitarduhumma yimkin yiTaardoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطا َردوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will follow | 'ana hataaridaacnaa haTaarid | أنا َ هـَطا َر ِد |
| We will follow | 'ihna hantaaridiicHnaa hanTaarid | إحنا َ هـَنطا َر ِد |
| You(m) will follow | 'inta hattaaridiicnta hatTaarid | إنت َ هـَتطا َر ِد |
| You(f) will follow | 'inti hattardiiicnti hatTaardy | إنت ِ هـَتطا َردي |
| You(pl) will follow | 'intu hattarduiicntoo hatTaardoo | إنتوا هـَتطا َردوا |
| He/it(m) will follow | huwa hayitaaridhuwa hayiTaarid | هـُو َ هـَيـِطا َر ِد |
| She/it(f) will follow | hiya hattaaridhiya hatTaarid | هـِي َ هـَتطا َر ِد |
| They will follow | humma hayitarduhumma hayiTaardoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطا َردوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) follow! | taaridTaarid | طا َر ِد |
| You(f) follow! | tardiTaardy | طا َردي |
| You(pl) follow! | tarduTaardoo | طا َردوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is followed | huwa mutaaridhuwa muTaarid | هـُو َ مـُطا َر ِد |
| She/it(f) is followed | hiya mutaaridahiya muTaaridaö | هـِي َ مـُطا َر ِد َة |
| They are followed | humma mutaarideenhumma muTaaridyn | هـُمّ َ مـُطا َر ِدين |
