Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ala'taacnaa qalaqt | أنا َ قـَلـَقت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ala'naiicHnaa qalaqnaa | إحنا َ قـَلـَقنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ala'tiicnta qalaqt | إنت َ قـَلـَقت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ala'tiiicnti qalaqty | إنت ِ قـَلـَقتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ala'tuiicntoo qalaqtoo | إنتوا قـَلـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ala'huwa qalaq | هـُو َ قـَلـَق |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ala'ithiya qalaqit | هـِي َ قـَلـَقـِت |
| They was | humma 'ala'uhumma qalaqoo | هـُمّ َ قـَلـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'a'la'aacnaa yimkin aacqlaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقلـَق |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ni'la'iicHnaa yimkin niqlaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقلـَق |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin ti'la'iicnta yimkin tiqlaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَق |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin ti'la'iiicnti yimkin tiqlaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَقي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin ti'la'uiicntoo yimkin tiqlaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yi'la'huwa yimkin yiqlaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقلـَق |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin ti'la'hiya yimkin tiqlaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَق |
| They might be | humma yimkin yi'la'uhumma yimkin yiqlaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقلـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana ba'la'aacnaa baqlaq | أنا َ بـَقلـَق |
| We be | 'ihna bini'la'iicHnaa biniqlaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِقلـَق |
| You(m) be | 'inta biti'la'iicnta bitiqlaq | إنت َ بـِتـِقلـَق |
| You(f) be | 'inti biti'la'iiicnti bitiqlaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقلـَقي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu biti'la'uiicntoo bitiqlaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyi'la'huwa biyiqlaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِقلـَق |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya biti'la'hiya bitiqlaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِقلـَق |
| They be | humma biyi'la'uhumma biyiqlaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقلـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana ha'la'aacnaa haqlaq | أنا َ هـَقلـَق |
| We will be | 'ihna hani'la'iicHnaa haniqlaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِقلـَق |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hati'la'iicnta hatiqlaq | إنت َ هـَتـِقلـَق |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hati'la'iiicnti hatiqlaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقلـَقي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hati'la'uiicntoo hatiqlaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayi'la'huwa hayiqlaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِقلـَق |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hati'la'hiya hatiqlaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِقلـَق |
| They will be | humma hayi'la'uhumma hayiqlaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقلـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'i'la'iicqlaq | إقلـَق |
| You(f) be! | 'i'la'iiicqlaqy | إقلـَقي |
| You(pl) be! | 'i'la'uiicqlaqoo | إقلـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana 'al'aenaacnaa qalqaen | أنا َ قـَلقا َن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana 'al'aenaaacnaa qalqaenaö | أنا َ قـَلقا َنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna 'al'aneeniicHnaa qalqaenyn | إحنا َ قـَلقا َنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta 'al'aeniicnta qalqaen | إنت َ قـَلقا َن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti 'al'aenaiicnti qalqaenaö | إنت ِ قـَلقا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu 'al'aneeniicntoo qalqaenyn | إنتوا قـَلقا َنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa 'al'aenhuwa qalqaen | هـُو َ قـَلقا َن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya 'al'aenahiya qalqaenaö | هـِي َ قـَلقا َنـَة |
| They are bing | humma 'al'aneenhumma qalqaenyn | هـُمّ َ قـَلقا َنين |
