Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ithashartaacnaa iictHashart | أنا َ إتحـَشـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ithasharnaiicHnaa iictHasharnaa | إحنا َ إتحـَشـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ithashartiicnta iictHashart | إنت َ إتحـَشـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ithashartiiicnti iictHasharty | إنت ِ إتحـَشـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ithashartuiicntoo iictHashartoo | إنتوا إتحـَشـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ithasharhuwa iictHashar | هـُو َ إتحـَشـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ithasharithiya iictHasharit | هـِي َ إتحـَشـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'ithasharuhumma iictHasharoo | هـُمّ َ إتحـَشـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athishiraacnaa yimkin aactHishir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتحـِشـِر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithishiriicHnaa yimkin nitHishir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتحـِشـِر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithishiriicnta yimkin titHishir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِشـِر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithishriiicnti yimkin titHishry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِشري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithishruiicntoo yimkin titHishroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِشروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithishirhuwa yimkin yitHishir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحـِشـِر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithishirhiya yimkin titHishir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِشـِر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithishruhumma yimkin yitHishroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحـِشروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathishiraacnaa batHishir | أنا َ بـَتحـِشـِر |
| We be | 'ihna binithishiriicHnaa binitHishir | إحنا َ بـِنـِتحـِشـِر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithishiriicnta bititHishir | إنت َ بـِتـِتحـِشـِر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithishriiicnti bititHishry | إنت ِ بـِتـِتحـِشري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithishruiicntoo bititHishroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتحـِشروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithishirhuwa biyitHishir | هـُو َ بـِيـِتحـِشـِر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithishirhiya bititHishir | هـِي َ بـِتـِتحـِشـِر |
| They be | humma biyithishruhumma biyitHishroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتحـِشروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathishiraacnaa hatHishir | أنا َ هـَتحـِشـِر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithishiriicHnaa hanitHishir | إحنا َ هـَنـِتحـِشـِر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithishiriicnta hatitHishir | إنت َ هـَتـِتحـِشـِر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithishriiicnti hatitHishry | إنت ِ هـَتـِتحـِشري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithishruiicntoo hatitHishroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتحـِشروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithishirhuwa hayitHishir | هـُو َ هـَيـِتحـِشـِر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithishirhiya hatitHishir | هـِي َ هـَتـِتحـِشـِر |
| They will be | humma hayithishruhumma hayitHishroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتحـِشروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithishiriictHishir | إتحـِشـِر |
| You(f) be! | 'ithishiriiictHishiry | إتحـِشـِري |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithishiruiictHishiroo | إتحـِشـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mithasharhuwa mitHashar | هـُو َ مـِتحـَشـَر |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mithasharahiya mitHasharaö | هـِي َ مـِتحـَشـَر َة |
| They are been | humma mithashareenhumma mitHasharyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتحـَشـَرين |
