Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ate | 'ana kaltaacnaa kalt | أنا َ كـَلت |
| We ate | 'ihna kalnaiicHnaa kalnaa | إحنا َ كـَلنا |
| You(m) ate | 'inta kaltiicnta kalt | إنت َ كـَلت |
| You(f) ate | 'inti kaltiiicnti kalty | إنت ِ كـَلتي |
| You(pl) ate | 'intu kaltuiicntoo kaltoo | إنتوا كـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) ate | huwa kalhuwa kal | هـُو َ كـَل |
| She/it(f) ate | hiya kalithiya kalit | هـِي َ كـَلـِت |
| They ate | humma kaluhumma kaaloo | هـُمّ َ كا َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might eat | 'ana yimkin 'akulaacnaa yimkin aackul | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـُل |
| We might eat | 'ihna yimkin naakuliicHnaa yimkin naakul | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نا َكـُل |
| You(m) might eat | 'inta yimkin taakuliicnta yimkin taakul | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تا َكـُل |
| You(f) might eat | 'inti yimkin takliiicnti yimkin takly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَكلي |
| You(pl) might eat | 'intu yimkin kaluiicntoo yimkin kaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن كـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might eat | huwa yimkin yaakulhuwa yimkin yaakul | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يا َكـُل |
| She/it(f) might eat | hiya yimkin taakulhiya yimkin taakul | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تا َكـُل |
| They might eat | humma yimkin yakluhhumma yimkin yakluh | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَكلـُه |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I eat | 'ana bakulaacnaa bakul | أنا َ بـَكـُل |
| We eat | 'ihna binaakuliicHnaa binaakul | إحنا َ بـِنا َكـُل |
| You(m) eat | 'inta bitaakuliicnta bitaakul | إنت َ بـِتا َكـُل |
| You(f) eat | 'inti bitakliiicnti bitakly | إنت ِ بـِتـَكلي |
| You(pl) eat | 'intu bikaluiicntoo bikaloo | إنتوا بـِكـَلوا |
| He/it(m) eats | huwa biyaakulhuwa biyaakul | هـُو َ بـِيا َكـُل |
| She/it(f) eats | hiya bitaakulhiya bitaakul | هـِي َ بـِتا َكـُل |
| They eat | humma biyakluhhumma biyakluh | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَكلـُه |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will eat | 'ana hakulaacnaa hakul | أنا َ هـَكـُل |
| We will eat | 'ihna hanaakuliicHnaa hanaakul | إحنا َ هـَنا َكـُل |
| You(m) will eat | 'inta hataakuliicnta hataakul | إنت َ هـَتا َكـُل |
| You(f) will eat | 'inti hatakliiicnti hatakly | إنت ِ هـَتـَكلي |
| You(pl) will eat | 'intu hakaluiicntoo hakaloo | إنتوا هـَكـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will eat | huwa hayaakulhuwa hayaakul | هـُو َ هـَيا َكـُل |
| She/it(f) will eat | hiya hataakulhiya hataakul | هـِي َ هـَتا َكـُل |
| They will eat | humma hayakluhhumma hayakluh | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَكلـُه |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) eat! | kullkull | كـُلّ |
| You(f) eat! | kullikully | كـُلّي |
| You(pl) eat! | kullukulloo | كـُلّوا |
