Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I followed | 'ana lihi'taacnaa liHiqt | أنا َ لـِحـِقت |
| We followed | 'ihna lihi'naiicHnaa liHiqnaa | إحنا َ لـِحـِقنا |
| You(m) followed | 'inta lihi'tiicnta liHiqt | إنت َ لـِحـِقت |
| You(f) followed | 'inti lihi'tiiicnti liHiqty | إنت ِ لـِحـِقتي |
| You(pl) followed | 'intu lihi'tuiicntoo liHiqtoo | إنتوا لـِحـِقتوا |
| He/it(m) followed | huwa lihi'huwa liHiq | هـُو َ لـِحـِق |
| She/it(f) followed | hiya lih'ithiya liHqit | هـِي َ لـِحقـِت |
| They followed | humma lih'uhumma liHqoo | هـُمّ َ لـِحقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might follow | 'ana yimkin 'alha'aacnaa yimkin aaclHaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألحـَق |
| We might follow | 'ihna yimkin nilha'iicHnaa yimkin nilHaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلحـَق |
| You(m) might follow | 'inta yimkin tilha'iicnta yimkin tilHaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَق |
| You(f) might follow | 'inti yimkin tilha'iiicnti yimkin tilHaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَقي |
| You(pl) might follow | 'intu yimkin tilha'uiicntoo yimkin tilHaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might follow | huwa yimkin yilha'huwa yimkin yilHaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـَق |
| She/it(f) might follow | hiya yimkin tilha'hiya yimkin tilHaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَق |
| They might follow | humma yimkin yilha'uhumma yimkin yilHaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I follow | 'ana balha'aacnaa balHaq | أنا َ بـَلحـَق |
| We follow | 'ihna binilha'iicHnaa binilHaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِلحـَق |
| You(m) follow | 'inta bitilha'iicnta bitilHaq | إنت َ بـِتـِلحـَق |
| You(f) follow | 'inti bitilha'iiicnti bitilHaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلحـَقي |
| You(pl) follow | 'intu bitilha'uiicntoo bitilHaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) follows | huwa biyilha'huwa biyilHaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِلحـَق |
| She/it(f) follows | hiya bitilha'hiya bitilHaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِلحـَق |
| They follow | humma biyilha'uhumma biyilHaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلحـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will follow | 'ana halha'aacnaa halHaq | أنا َ هـَلحـَق |
| We will follow | 'ihna hanilha'iicHnaa hanilHaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِلحـَق |
| You(m) will follow | 'inta hatilha'iicnta hatilHaq | إنت َ هـَتـِلحـَق |
| You(f) will follow | 'inti hatilha'iiicnti hatilHaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلحـَقي |
| You(pl) will follow | 'intu hatilha'uiicntoo hatilHaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will follow | huwa hayilha'huwa hayilHaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِلحـَق |
| She/it(f) will follow | hiya hatilha'hiya hatilHaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِلحـَق |
| They will follow | humma hayilha'uhumma hayilHaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلحـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) follow! | 'ilhi'iiclHiq | إلحـِق |
| You(f) follow! | 'ilhi'iiiclHiqy | إلحـِقي |
| You(pl) follow! | 'ilhi'uiiclHiqoo | إلحـِقوا |
