Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pounded | 'ana sahaqtaacnaa saHaQt | أنا َ سـَحـَقت |
| We pounded | 'ihna sahaqnaiicHnaa saHaQnaa | إحنا َ سـَحـَقنا |
| You(m) pounded | 'inta sahaqtiicnta saHaQt | إنت َ سـَحـَقت |
| You(f) pounded | 'inti sahaqtiiicnti saHaQty | إنت ِ سـَحـَقتي |
| You(pl) pounded | 'intu sahaqtuiicntoo saHaQtoo | إنتوا سـَحـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) pounded | huwa sahaqhuwa saHaQ | هـُو َ سـَحـَق |
| She/it(f) pounded | hiya sahaqithiya saHaQit | هـِي َ سـَحـَقـِت |
| They pounded | humma sahaquhumma saHaQoo | هـُمّ َ سـَحـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pound | 'ana yimkin 'ashaqaacnaa yimkin aacsHaQ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسحـَق |
| We might pound | 'ihna yimkin nishaqiicHnaa yimkin nisHaQ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسحـَق |
| You(m) might pound | 'inta yimkin tishaqiicnta yimkin tisHaQ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَق |
| You(f) might pound | 'inti yimkin tishaqiiicnti yimkin tisHaQy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَقي |
| You(pl) might pound | 'intu yimkin tishaquiicntoo yimkin tisHaQoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might pound | huwa yimkin yishaqhuwa yimkin yisHaQ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَق |
| She/it(f) might pound | hiya yimkin tishaqhiya yimkin tisHaQ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَق |
| They might pound | humma yimkin yishaquhumma yimkin yisHaQoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pound | 'ana bashaqaacnaa basHaQ | أنا َ بـَسحـَق |
| We pound | 'ihna binishaqiicHnaa binisHaQ | إحنا َ بـِنـِسحـَق |
| You(m) pound | 'inta bitishaqiicnta bitisHaQ | إنت َ بـِتـِسحـَق |
| You(f) pound | 'inti bitishaqiiicnti bitisHaQy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسحـَقي |
| You(pl) pound | 'intu bitishaquiicntoo bitisHaQoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) pounds | huwa biyishaqhuwa biyisHaQ | هـُو َ بـِيـِسحـَق |
| She/it(f) pounds | hiya bitishaqhiya bitisHaQ | هـِي َ بـِتـِسحـَق |
| They pound | humma biyishaquhumma biyisHaQoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسحـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pound | 'ana hashaqaacnaa hasHaQ | أنا َ هـَسحـَق |
| We will pound | 'ihna hanishaqiicHnaa hanisHaQ | إحنا َ هـَنـِسحـَق |
| You(m) will pound | 'inta hatishaqiicnta hatisHaQ | إنت َ هـَتـِسحـَق |
| You(f) will pound | 'inti hatishaqiiicnti hatisHaQy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسحـَقي |
| You(pl) will pound | 'intu hatishaquiicntoo hatisHaQoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will pound | huwa hayishaqhuwa hayisHaQ | هـُو َ هـَيـِسحـَق |
| She/it(f) will pound | hiya hatishaqhiya hatisHaQ | هـِي َ هـَتـِسحـَق |
| They will pound | humma hayishaquhumma hayisHaQoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسحـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pound! | 'ishaqiicsHaQ | إسحـَق |
| You(f) pound! | 'ishaqiiicsHaQy | إسحـَقي |
| You(pl) pound! | 'ishaquiicsHaQoo | إسحـَقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pounded | huwa mashooqhuwa masHwQ | هـُو َ مـَسحوق |
| She/it(f) is pounded | hiya mashooqahiya masHwQaö | هـِي َ مـَسحوقـَة |
| They are pounded | humma mashooqeenhumma masHwQyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسحوقين |
