Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I daydreamed | 'ana sarahtaacnaa saraHt | أنا َ سـَر َحت |
| We daydreamed | 'ihna sarahnaiicHnaa saraHnaa | إحنا َ سـَر َحنا |
| You(m) daydreamed | 'inta sarahtiicnta saraHt | إنت َ سـَر َحت |
| You(f) daydreamed | 'inti sarahtiiicnti saraHty | إنت ِ سـَر َحتي |
| You(pl) daydreamed | 'intu sarahtuiicntoo saraHtoo | إنتوا سـَر َحتوا |
| He/it(m) daydreamed | huwa sarahhuwa saraH | هـُو َ سـَر َح |
| She/it(f) daydreamed | hiya sarahithiya saraHit | هـِي َ سـَر َحـِت |
| They daydreamed | humma sarahuhumma saraHoo | هـُمّ َ سـَر َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might daydream | 'ana yimkin 'asrahaacnaa yimkin aacsraH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسر َح |
| We might daydream | 'ihna yimkin nisrahiicHnaa yimkin nisraH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسر َح |
| You(m) might daydream | 'inta yimkin tisrahiicnta yimkin tisraH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسر َح |
| You(f) might daydream | 'inti yimkin tisrahiiicnti yimkin tisraHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسر َحي |
| You(pl) might daydream | 'intu yimkin tisrahuiicntoo yimkin tisraHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسر َحوا |
| He/it(m) might daydream | huwa yimkin yisrahhuwa yimkin yisraH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسر َح |
| She/it(f) might daydream | hiya yimkin tisrahhiya yimkin tisraH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسر َح |
| They might daydream | humma yimkin yisrahuhumma yimkin yisraHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسر َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I daydream | 'ana basrahaacnaa basraH | أنا َ بـَسر َح |
| We daydream | 'ihna binisrahiicHnaa binisraH | إحنا َ بـِنـِسر َح |
| You(m) daydream | 'inta bitisrahiicnta bitisraH | إنت َ بـِتـِسر َح |
| You(f) daydream | 'inti bitisrahiiicnti bitisraHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسر َحي |
| You(pl) daydream | 'intu bitisrahuiicntoo bitisraHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسر َحوا |
| He/it(m) daydreams | huwa biyisrahhuwa biyisraH | هـُو َ بـِيـِسر َح |
| She/it(f) daydreams | hiya bitisrahhiya bitisraH | هـِي َ بـِتـِسر َح |
| They daydream | humma biyisrahuhumma biyisraHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسر َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will daydream | 'ana hasrahaacnaa hasraH | أنا َ هـَسر َح |
| We will daydream | 'ihna hanisrahiicHnaa hanisraH | إحنا َ هـَنـِسر َح |
| You(m) will daydream | 'inta hatisrahiicnta hatisraH | إنت َ هـَتـِسر َح |
| You(f) will daydream | 'inti hatisrahiiicnti hatisraHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسر َحي |
| You(pl) will daydream | 'intu hatisrahuiicntoo hatisraHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسر َحوا |
| He/it(m) will daydream | huwa hayisrahhuwa hayisraH | هـُو َ هـَيـِسر َح |
| She/it(f) will daydream | hiya hatisrahhiya hatisraH | هـِي َ هـَتـِسر َح |
| They will daydream | humma hayisrahuhumma hayisraHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسر َحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am daydreaming | 'ana sarhaenaacnaa sarHaen | أنا َ سـَرحا َن |
| I(f) am daydreaming | 'ana sarhaenaaacnaa sarHaenaö | أنا َ سـَرحا َنـَة |
| We are daydreaming | 'ihna sarhaneeniicHnaa sarHaenyn | إحنا َ سـَرحا َنين |
| You(m) are daydreaming | 'inta sarhaeniicnta sarHaen | إنت َ سـَرحا َن |
| You(f) are daydreaming | 'inti sarhaenaiicnti sarHaenaö | إنت ِ سـَرحا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are daydreaming | 'intu sarhaneeniicntoo sarHaenyn | إنتوا سـَرحا َنين |
| He/it(m) is daydreaming | huwa sarhaenhuwa sarHaen | هـُو َ سـَرحا َن |
| She/it(f) is daydreaming | hiya sarhaenahiya sarHaenaö | هـِي َ سـَرحا َنـَة |
| They are daydreaming | humma sarhaneenhumma sarHaenyn | هـُمّ َ سـَرحا َنين |
