Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rioted | 'ana shaeghibtaacnaa shaeGibt | أنا َ شا َغـِبت |
| We rioted | 'ihna shaeghibnaiicHnaa shaeGibnaa | إحنا َ شا َغـِبنا |
| You(m) rioted | 'inta shaeghibtiicnta shaeGibt | إنت َ شا َغـِبت |
| You(f) rioted | 'inti shaeghibtiiicnti shaeGibty | إنت ِ شا َغـِبتي |
| You(pl) rioted | 'intu shaeghibtuiicntoo shaeGibtoo | إنتوا شا َغـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) rioted | huwa shaeghibhuwa shaeGib | هـُو َ شا َغـِب |
| She/it(f) rioted | hiya shaghbithiya shaeGbit | هـِي َ شا َغبـِت |
| They rioted | humma shaeghibuhumma shaeGiboo | هـُمّ َ شا َغـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might riot | 'ana yimkin 'ashaeghibaacnaa yimkin aacshaeGib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشا َغـِب |
| We might riot | 'ihna yimkin nishaeghibiicHnaa yimkin nishaeGib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشا َغـِب |
| You(m) might riot | 'inta yimkin tishaeghibiicnta yimkin tishaeGib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشا َغـِب |
| You(f) might riot | 'inti yimkin tishaghbiiicnti yimkin tishaeGby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشا َغبي |
| You(pl) might riot | 'intu yimkin tishaghbuiicntoo yimkin tishaeGboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشا َغبوا |
| He/it(m) might riot | huwa yimkin yishaeghibhuwa yimkin yishaeGib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشا َغـِب |
| She/it(f) might riot | hiya yimkin tishaeghibhiya yimkin tishaeGib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشا َغـِب |
| They might riot | humma yimkin yishaghbuhumma yimkin yishaeGboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشا َغبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I riot | 'ana bashaeghibaacnaa bashaeGib | أنا َ بـَشا َغـِب |
| We riot | 'ihna binshaeghibiicHnaa binshaeGib | إحنا َ بـِنشا َغـِب |
| You(m) riot | 'inta bitshaeghibiicnta bitshaeGib | إنت َ بـِتشا َغـِب |
| You(f) riot | 'inti bitshaghbiiicnti bitshaeGby | إنت ِ بـِتشا َغبي |
| You(pl) riot | 'intu bitshaghbuiicntoo bitshaeGboo | إنتوا بـِتشا َغبوا |
| He/it(m) riots | huwa biyishaeghibhuwa biyishaeGib | هـُو َ بـِيـِشا َغـِب |
| She/it(f) riots | hiya bitshaeghibhiya bitshaeGib | هـِي َ بـِتشا َغـِب |
| They riot | humma biyshaghbuhumma biyshaeGboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيشا َغبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will riot | 'ana hashaeghibaacnaa hashaeGib | أنا َ هـَشا َغـِب |
| We will riot | 'ihna hanshaeghibiicHnaa hanshaeGib | إحنا َ هـَنشا َغـِب |
| You(m) will riot | 'inta hatshaeghibiicnta hatshaeGib | إنت َ هـَتشا َغـِب |
| You(f) will riot | 'inti hatshaghbiiicnti hatshaeGby | إنت ِ هـَتشا َغبي |
| You(pl) will riot | 'intu hatshaghbuiicntoo hatshaeGboo | إنتوا هـَتشا َغبوا |
| He/it(m) will riot | huwa hayishaeghibhuwa hayishaeGib | هـُو َ هـَيـِشا َغـِب |
| She/it(f) will riot | hiya hatshaeghibhiya hatshaeGib | هـِي َ هـَتشا َغـِب |
| They will riot | humma hayishaghbuhumma hayishaeGboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشا َغبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) riot! | shaeghibshaeGib | شا َغـِب |
| You(f) riot! | shaghbishaeGby | شا َغبي |
| You(pl) riot! | shaghbushaeGboo | شا َغبوا |
