Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smoked | 'ana dachchantaacnaa daKKant | أنا َ د َخّـَنت |
| We smoked | 'ihna dachchannaiicHnaa daKKannaa | إحنا َ د َخّـَنّا |
| You(m) smoked | 'inta dachchantiicnta daKKant | إنت َ د َخّـَنت |
| You(f) smoked | 'inti dachchantiiicnti daKKanty | إنت ِ د َخّـَنتي |
| You(pl) smoked | 'intu dachchantuiicntoo daKKantoo | إنتوا د َخّـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) smoked | huwa dachchanhuwa daKKan | هـُو َ د َخّـَن |
| She/it(f) smoked | hiya dachchanithiya daKKanit | هـِي َ د َخّـَنـِت |
| They smoked | humma dachchanuhumma daKKanoo | هـُمّ َ د َخّـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smoke | 'ana yimkin 'adachchanaacnaa yimkin aacdaKKan | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َخّـَن |
| We might smoke | 'ihna yimkin nidachchaniicHnaa yimkin nidaKKan | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َخّـَن |
| You(m) might smoke | 'inta yimkin tidachchaniicnta yimkin tidaKKan | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َخّـَن |
| You(f) might smoke | 'inti yimkin tidachchaniiicnti yimkin tidaKKany | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َخّـَني |
| You(pl) might smoke | 'intu yimkin tidachchanuiicntoo yimkin tidaKKanoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َخّـَنوا |
| He/it(m) might smoke | huwa yimkin yidachchanhuwa yimkin yidaKKan | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َخّـَن |
| She/it(f) might smoke | hiya yimkin tidachchanhiya yimkin tidaKKan | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َخّـَن |
| They might smoke | humma yimkin yidachchanuhumma yimkin yidaKKanoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َخّـَنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smoke | 'ana badachchanaacnaa badaKKan | أنا َ بـَد َخّـَن |
| We smoke | 'ihna binidachchaniicHnaa binidaKKan | إحنا َ بـِنـِد َخّـَن |
| You(m) smoke | 'inta bitidachchaniicnta bitidaKKan | إنت َ بـِتـِد َخّـَن |
| You(f) smoke | 'inti bitidachchaniiicnti bitidaKKany | إنت ِ بـِتـِد َخّـَني |
| You(pl) smoke | 'intu bitidachchanuiicntoo bitidaKKanoo | إنتوا بـِتـِد َخّـَنوا |
| He/it(m) smokes | huwa biyidachchanhuwa biyidaKKan | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َخّـَن |
| She/it(f) smokes | hiya bitidachchanhiya bitidaKKan | هـِي َ بـِتـِد َخّـَن |
| They smoke | humma biyidachchanuhumma biyidaKKanoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َخّـَنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smoke | 'ana hadachchanaacnaa hadaKKan | أنا َ هـَد َخّـَن |
| We will smoke | 'ihna hanidachchaniicHnaa hanidaKKan | إحنا َ هـَنـِد َخّـَن |
| You(m) will smoke | 'inta hatidachchaniicnta hatidaKKan | إنت َ هـَتـِد َخّـَن |
| You(f) will smoke | 'inti hatidachchaniiicnti hatidaKKany | إنت ِ هـَتـِد َخّـَني |
| You(pl) will smoke | 'intu hatidachchanuiicntoo hatidaKKanoo | إنتوا هـَتـِد َخّـَنوا |
| He/it(m) will smoke | huwa hayidachchanhuwa hayidaKKan | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َخّـَن |
| She/it(f) will smoke | hiya hatidachchanhiya hatidaKKan | هـِي َ هـَتـِد َخّـَن |
| They will smoke | humma hayidachchanuhumma hayidaKKanoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َخّـَنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smoke! | 'idchaniicdKan | إدخـَن |
| You(f) smoke! | 'idchaniiicdKany | إدخـَني |
| You(pl) smoke! | idchanuidKanoo | ِدخـَنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is smoked | huwa mudachchanhuwa mudaKKan | هـُو َ مـُد َخّـَن |
| She/it(f) is smoked | hiya mudachchanahiya mudaKKanaö | هـِي َ مـُد َخّـَنـَة |
| They are smoked | humma mudachchaneenhumma mudaKKanyn | هـُمّ َ مـُد َخّـَنين |