Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sang | 'ana ghanneetaacnaa Gannyt | أنا َ غـَنّيت |
| We sang | 'ihna ghanneenaiicHnaa Gannynaa | إحنا َ غـَنّينا |
| You(m) sang | 'inta ghanneetiicnta Gannyt | إنت َ غـَنّيت |
| You(f) sang | 'inti ghanneetiiicnti Gannyty | إنت ِ غـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) sang | 'intu ghanneetuiicntoo Gannytoo | إنتوا غـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) sang | huwa ghannahuwa GannY | هـُو َ غـَنّى |
| She/it(f) sang | hiya ghannithiya Gannit | هـِي َ غـَنّـِت |
| They sang | humma ghannuhumma Gannoo | هـُمّ َ غـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sing | 'ana yimkin 'aghanniaacnaa yimkin aacGanny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغـَنّي |
| We might sing | 'ihna yimkin nighanniiicHnaa yimkin niGanny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغـَنّي |
| You(m) might sing | 'inta yimkin tighanniiicnta yimkin tiGanny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّي |
| You(f) might sing | 'inti yimkin tighanniiicnti yimkin tiGanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّي |
| You(pl) might sing | 'intu yimkin tighannuiicntoo yimkin tiGannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) might sing | huwa yimkin yighannihuwa yimkin yiGanny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَنّي |
| She/it(f) might sing | hiya yimkin tighannihiya yimkin tiGanny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَنّي |
| They might sing | humma yimkin yighannuhumma yimkin yiGannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sing | 'ana baghanniaacnaa baGanny | أنا َ بـَغـَنّي |
| We sing | 'ihna binghanniiicHnaa binGanny | إحنا َ بـِنغـَنّي |
| You(m) sing | 'inta bitghanniiicnta bitGanny | إنت َ بـِتغـَنّي |
| You(f) sing | 'inti bitghanniiicnti bitGanny | إنت ِ بـِتغـَنّي |
| You(pl) sing | 'intu bitghannuiicntoo bitGannoo | إنتوا بـِتغـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) sings | huwa biyighannihuwa biyiGanny | هـُو َ بـِيـِغـَنّي |
| She/it(f) sings | hiya bitghannihiya bitGanny | هـِي َ بـِتغـَنّي |
| They sing | humma biyighannuhumma biyiGannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغـَنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sing | 'ana haghanniaacnaa haGanny | أنا َ هـَغـَنّي |
| We will sing | 'ihna hanghanniiicHnaa hanGanny | إحنا َ هـَنغـَنّي |
| You(m) will sing | 'inta hatghanniiicnta hatGanny | إنت َ هـَتغـَنّي |
| You(f) will sing | 'inti hatghanniiicnti hatGanny | إنت ِ هـَتغـَنّي |
| You(pl) will sing | 'intu hatghannuiicntoo hatGannoo | إنتوا هـَتغـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) will sing | huwa hayighannihuwa hayiGanny | هـُو َ هـَيـِغـَنّي |
| She/it(f) will sing | hiya hatghannihiya hatGanny | هـِي َ هـَتغـَنّي |
| They will sing | humma hayighannuhumma hayiGannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغـَنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sing! | ghanniGanny | غـَنّي |
| You(f) sing! | ghanniGanny | غـَنّي |
| You(pl) sing! | ghannuGannoo | غـَنّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sung | huwa maghannihuwa maGanny | هـُو َ مـَغـَنّي |
| She/it(f) is sung | hiya maghannyahiya maGannyaö | هـِي َ مـَغـَنّيـَة |
| They are sung | humma maghannyeenhumma maGannyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغـَنّيين |
