Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I prepared | 'ana 'istaAadtaacnaa iicstaAadt | أنا َ إستـَعـَدت |
| We prepared | 'ihna 'istaAadnaiicHnaa iicstaAadnaa | إحنا َ إستـَعـَدنا |
| You(m) prepared | 'inta 'istaAadtiicnta iicstaAadt | إنت َ إستـَعـَدت |
| You(f) prepared | 'inti 'istaAadtiiicnti iicstaAadty | إنت ِ إستـَعـَدتي |
| You(pl) prepared | 'intu 'istaAadtuiicntoo iicstaAadtoo | إنتوا إستـَعـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) prepared | huwa 'istaAadhuwa iicstaAad | هـُو َ إستـَعـَد |
| She/it(f) prepared | hiya 'istaAadithiya iicstaAadit | هـِي َ إستـَعـَد ِت |
| They prepared | humma 'istaAaduhumma iicstaAadoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَعـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prepare | 'ana yimkin 'astaAidaacnaa yimkin aacstaAid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَعـِد |
| We might prepare | 'ihna yimkin nastaAidiicHnaa yimkin nastaAid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَستـَعـِد |
| You(m) might prepare | 'inta yimkin tastaAidiicnta yimkin tastaAid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَعـِد |
| You(f) might prepare | 'inti yimkin tastaAidiiicnti yimkin tastaAidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَعـِدي |
| You(pl) might prepare | 'intu yimkin tastaAiduiicntoo yimkin tastaAidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَستـَعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might prepare | huwa yimkin yastaAidhuwa yimkin yastaAid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَستـَعـِد |
| She/it(f) might prepare | hiya yimkin tastaAidhiya yimkin tastaAid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَعـِد |
| They might prepare | humma yimkin yastaAduhumma yimkin yastaAdoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَستـَعدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prepare | 'ana bastaAidaacnaa bastaAid | أنا َ بـَستـَعـِد |
| We prepare | 'ihna binastaAidiicHnaa binastaAid | إحنا َ بـِنـَستـَعـِد |
| You(m) prepare | 'inta bitastaAidiicnta bitastaAid | إنت َ بـِتـَستـَعـِد |
| You(f) prepare | 'inti bitastaAidiiicnti bitastaAidy | إنت ِ بـِتـَستـَعـِدي |
| You(pl) prepare | 'intu bitastaAiduiicntoo bitastaAidoo | إنتوا بـِتـَستـَعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) prepares | huwa biyastaAidhuwa biyastaAid | هـُو َ بـِيـَستـَعـِد |
| She/it(f) prepares | hiya bitastaAidhiya bitastaAid | هـِي َ بـِتـَستـَعـِد |
| They prepare | humma biyastaAduhumma biyastaAdoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَستـَعدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prepare | 'ana hastaAidaacnaa hastaAid | أنا َ هـَستـَعـِد |
| We will prepare | 'ihna hanastaAidiicHnaa hanastaAid | إحنا َ هـَنـَستـَعـِد |
| You(m) will prepare | 'inta hatastaAidiicnta hatastaAid | إنت َ هـَتـَستـَعـِد |
| You(f) will prepare | 'inti hatastaAidiiicnti hatastaAidy | إنت ِ هـَتـَستـَعـِدي |
| You(pl) will prepare | 'intu hatastaAiduiicntoo hatastaAidoo | إنتوا هـَتـَستـَعـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will prepare | huwa hayastaAidhuwa hayastaAid | هـُو َ هـَيـَستـَعـِد |
| She/it(f) will prepare | hiya hatastaAidhiya hatastaAid | هـِي َ هـَتـَستـَعـِد |
| They will prepare | humma hayastaAduhumma hayastaAdoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَستـَعدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prepare! | 'istaAidiicstaAid | إستـَعـِد |
| You(f) prepare! | 'istaAidiiicstaAidy | إستـَعـِدي |
| You(pl) prepare! | 'istaAiduiicstaAidoo | إستـَعـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is prepared | huwa mustaAidhuwa mustaAid | هـُو َ مـُستـَعـِد |
| She/it(f) is prepared | hiya mustaAidahiya mustaAidaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَعـِد َة |
| They are prepared | humma mustaAideenhumma mustaAidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَعـِدين |
