Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stepped | 'ana doostaacnaa dwst | أنا َ دوست |
| We stepped | 'ihna doosnaiicHnaa dwsnaa | إحنا َ دوسنا |
| You(m) stepped | 'inta doostiicnta dwst | إنت َ دوست |
| You(f) stepped | 'inti doostiiicnti dwsty | إنت ِ دوستي |
| You(pl) stepped | 'intu doostuiicntoo dwstoo | إنتوا دوستوا |
| He/it(m) stepped | huwa daeshuwa daes | هـُو َ دا َس |
| She/it(f) stepped | hiya daesithiya daesit | هـِي َ دا َسـِت |
| They stepped | humma dasuhumma daesoo | هـُمّ َ دا َسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might step | 'ana yimkin 'adoosaacnaa yimkin aacdws | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدوس |
| We might step | 'ihna yimkin nidoosiicHnaa yimkin nidws | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدوس |
| You(m) might step | 'inta yimkin tidoosiicnta yimkin tidws | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدوس |
| You(f) might step | 'inti yimkin tidoosiiicnti yimkin tidwsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدوسي |
| You(pl) might step | 'intu yimkin tidoosuiicntoo yimkin tidwsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدوسوا |
| He/it(m) might step | huwa yimkin yidooshuwa yimkin yidws | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوس |
| She/it(f) might step | hiya yimkin tidooshiya yimkin tidws | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدوس |
| They might step | humma yimkin yidoosuhumma yimkin yidwsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I step | 'ana badoosaacnaa badws | أنا َ بـَدوس |
| We step | 'ihna bindoosiicHnaa bindws | إحنا َ بـِندوس |
| You(m) step | 'inta bitdoosiicnta bitdws | إنت َ بـِتدوس |
| You(f) step | 'inti bitdoosiiicnti bitdwsy | إنت ِ بـِتدوسي |
| You(pl) step | 'intu bitdoosuiicntoo bitdwsoo | إنتوا بـِتدوسوا |
| He/it(m) steps | huwa biyidooshuwa biyidws | هـُو َ بـِيـِدوس |
| She/it(f) steps | hiya bitdooshiya bitdws | هـِي َ بـِتدوس |
| They step | humma biyidoosuhumma biyidwsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدوسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will step | 'ana hadoosaacnaa hadws | أنا َ هـَدوس |
| We will step | 'ihna handoosiicHnaa handws | إحنا َ هـَندوس |
| You(m) will step | 'inta hatdoosiicnta hatdws | إنت َ هـَتدوس |
| You(f) will step | 'inti hatdoosiiicnti hatdwsy | إنت ِ هـَتدوسي |
| You(pl) will step | 'intu hatdoosuiicntoo hatdwsoo | إنتوا هـَتدوسوا |
| He/it(m) will step | huwa hayidooshuwa hayidws | هـُو َ هـَيـِدوس |
| She/it(f) will step | hiya hatdooshiya hatdws | هـِي َ هـَتدوس |
| They will step | humma hayidoosuhumma hayidwsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدوسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) step! | doosdws | دوس |
| You(f) step! | doosidwsy | دوسي |
| You(pl) step! | doosudwsoo | دوسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am stepping | 'ana daeyisaacnaa daeyis | أنا َ دا َيـِس |
| I(f) am stepping | 'ana daeyisaaacnaa daeyisaö | أنا َ دا َيـِسـَة |
| We are stepping | 'ihna daeyiseeniicHnaa daeyisyn | إحنا َ دا َيـِسين |
| You(m) are stepping | 'inta daeyisiicnta daeyis | إنت َ دا َيـِس |
| You(f) are stepping | 'inti daeyisaiicnti daeyisaö | إنت ِ دا َيـِسـَة |
| You(pl) are stepping | 'intu daeyiseeniicntoo daeyisyn | إنتوا دا َيـِسين |
| He/it(m) is stepping | huwa daeyishuwa daeyis | هـُو َ دا َيـِس |
| She/it(f) is stepping | hiya daeyisahiya daeyisaö | هـِي َ دا َيـِسـَة |
| They are stepping | humma daeyiseenhumma daeyisyn | هـُمّ َ دا َيـِسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdaeshuwa mitdaes | هـُو َ مـِتدا َس |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdaesahiya mitdaesaö | هـِي َ مـِتدا َسـَة |
| They are | humma mitdaseenhumma mitdaesyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتدا َسين |
