Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stole | 'ana sara'taacnaa saraqt | أنا َ سـَر َقت |
| We stole | 'ihna sara'naiicHnaa saraqnaa | إحنا َ سـَر َقنا |
| You(m) stole | 'inta sara'tiicnta saraqt | إنت َ سـَر َقت |
| You(f) stole | 'inti sara'tiiicnti saraqty | إنت ِ سـَر َقتي |
| You(pl) stole | 'intu sara'tuiicntoo saraqtoo | إنتوا سـَر َقتوا |
| He/it(m) stole | huwa sara'huwa saraq | هـُو َ سـَر َق |
| She/it(f) stole | hiya sara'ithiya saraqit | هـِي َ سـَر َقـِت |
| They stole | humma sara'uhumma saraqoo | هـُمّ َ سـَر َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might steal | 'ana yimkin 'asra'aacnaa yimkin aacsraq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسر َق |
| We might steal | 'ihna yimkin nisra'iicHnaa yimkin nisraq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسر َق |
| You(m) might steal | 'inta yimkin tisra'iicnta yimkin tisraq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسر َق |
| You(f) might steal | 'inti yimkin tisra'iiicnti yimkin tisraqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسر َقي |
| You(pl) might steal | 'intu yimkin tisra'uiicntoo yimkin tisraqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسر َقوا |
| He/it(m) might steal | huwa yimkin yisra'huwa yimkin yisraq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسر َق |
| She/it(f) might steal | hiya yimkin tisra'hiya yimkin tisraq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسر َق |
| They might steal | humma yimkin yisra'uhumma yimkin yisraqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسر َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I steal | 'ana basra'aacnaa basraq | أنا َ بـَسر َق |
| We steal | 'ihna binisra'iicHnaa binisraq | إحنا َ بـِنـِسر َق |
| You(m) steal | 'inta bitisra'iicnta bitisraq | إنت َ بـِتـِسر َق |
| You(f) steal | 'inti bitisra'iiicnti bitisraqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسر َقي |
| You(pl) steal | 'intu bitisra'uiicntoo bitisraqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسر َقوا |
| He/it(m) steals | huwa biyisra'huwa biyisraq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسر َق |
| She/it(f) steals | hiya bitisra'hiya bitisraq | هـِي َ بـِتـِسر َق |
| They steal | humma biyisra'uhumma biyisraqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسر َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will steal | 'ana hasra'aacnaa hasraq | أنا َ هـَسر َق |
| We will steal | 'ihna hanisra'iicHnaa hanisraq | إحنا َ هـَنـِسر َق |
| You(m) will steal | 'inta hatisra'iicnta hatisraq | إنت َ هـَتـِسر َق |
| You(f) will steal | 'inti hatisra'iiicnti hatisraqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسر َقي |
| You(pl) will steal | 'intu hatisra'uiicntoo hatisraqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسر َقوا |
| He/it(m) will steal | huwa hayisra'huwa hayisraq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسر َق |
| She/it(f) will steal | hiya hatisra'hiya hatisraq | هـِي َ هـَتـِسر َق |
| They will steal | humma hayisra'uhumma hayisraqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسر َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) steal! | 'isra'iicsraq | إسر َق |
| You(f) steal! | 'isra'iiicsraqy | إسر َقي |
| You(pl) steal! | 'isra'uiicsraqoo | إسر َقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is stolen | huwa masroo'huwa masrwq | هـُو َ مـَسروق |
| She/it(f) is stolen | hiya masroo'ahiya masrwqaö | هـِي َ مـَسروقـَة |
| They are stolen | humma masroo'eenhumma masrwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسروقين |
