Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana sichintaacnaa siKint | أنا َ سـِخـِنت |
| We became | 'ihna sichinnaiicHnaa siKinnaa | إحنا َ سـِخـِنّا |
| You(m) became | 'inta sichintiicnta siKint | إنت َ سـِخـِنت |
| You(f) became | 'inti sichintiiicnti siKinty | إنت ِ سـِخـِنتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu sichintuiicntoo siKintoo | إنتوا سـِخـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa sichinhuwa siKin | هـُو َ سـِخـِن |
| She/it(f) became | hiya sichnithiya siKnit | هـِي َ سـِخنـِت |
| They became | humma sichnuhumma siKnoo | هـُمّ َ سـِخنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'aschanaacnaa yimkin aacsKan | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسخـَن |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nischaniicHnaa yimkin nisKan | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسخـَن |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tischaniicnta yimkin tisKan | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسخـَن |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tischaniiicnti yimkin tisKany | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسخـَني |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tischanuiicntoo yimkin tisKanoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسخـَنوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yischanhuwa yimkin yisKan | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسخـَن |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tischanhiya yimkin tisKan | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسخـَن |
| They might become | humma yimkin yischanuhumma yimkin yisKanoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسخـَنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana baschanaacnaa basKan | أنا َ بـَسخـَن |
| We become | 'ihna binischaniicHnaa binisKan | إحنا َ بـِنـِسخـَن |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitischaniicnta bitisKan | إنت َ بـِتـِسخـَن |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitischaniiicnti bitisKany | إنت ِ بـِتـِسخـَني |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitischanuiicntoo bitisKanoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسخـَنوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyischanhuwa biyisKan | هـُو َ بـِيـِسخـَن |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitischanhiya bitisKan | هـِي َ بـِتـِسخـَن |
| They become | humma biyischanuhumma biyisKanoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسخـَنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana haschanaacnaa hasKan | أنا َ هـَسخـَن |
| We will become | 'ihna hanischaniicHnaa hanisKan | إحنا َ هـَنـِسخـَن |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatischaniicnta hatisKan | إنت َ هـَتـِسخـَن |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatischaniiicnti hatisKany | إنت ِ هـَتـِسخـَني |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatischanuiicntoo hatisKanoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسخـَنوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayischanhuwa hayisKan | هـُو َ هـَيـِسخـَن |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatischanhiya hatisKan | هـِي َ هـَتـِسخـَن |
| They will become | humma hayischanuhumma hayisKanoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسخـَنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) become! | 'ischiniicsKin | إسخـِن |
| You(f) become! | 'ischiniiicsKiny | إسخـِني |
| You(pl) become! | 'ischinuiicsKinoo | إسخـِنوا |
