Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drank | 'ana garaAtaacnaa garaAt | أنا َ جـَر َعت |
| We drank | 'ihna garaAnaiicHnaa garaAnaa | إحنا َ جـَر َعنا |
| You(m) drank | 'inta garaAtiicnta garaAt | إنت َ جـَر َعت |
| You(f) drank | 'inti garaAtiiicnti garaAty | إنت ِ جـَر َعتي |
| You(pl) drank | 'intu garaAtuiicntoo garaAtoo | إنتوا جـَر َعتوا |
| He/it(m) drank | huwa garaAhuwa garaA | هـُو َ جـَر َع |
| She/it(f) drank | hiya garaAithiya garaAit | هـِي َ جـَر َعـِت |
| They drank | humma garaAuhumma garaAoo | هـُمّ َ جـَر َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drink | 'ana yimkin 'agraAaacnaa yimkin aacgraA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجر َع |
| We might drink | 'ihna yimkin nigraAiicHnaa yimkin nigraA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجر َع |
| You(m) might drink | 'inta yimkin tigraAiicnta yimkin tigraA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجر َع |
| You(f) might drink | 'inti yimkin tigraAiiicnti yimkin tigraAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجر َعي |
| You(pl) might drink | 'intu yimkin tigraAuiicntoo yimkin tigraAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجر َعوا |
| He/it(m) might drink | huwa yimkin yigraAhuwa yimkin yigraA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجر َع |
| She/it(f) might drink | hiya yimkin tigraAhiya yimkin tigraA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجر َع |
| They might drink | humma yimkin yigraAuhumma yimkin yigraAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجر َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drink | 'ana bagraAaacnaa bagraA | أنا َ بـَجر َع |
| We drink | 'ihna binigraAiicHnaa binigraA | إحنا َ بـِنـِجر َع |
| You(m) drink | 'inta bitigraAiicnta bitigraA | إنت َ بـِتـِجر َع |
| You(f) drink | 'inti bitigraAiiicnti bitigraAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجر َعي |
| You(pl) drink | 'intu bitigraAuiicntoo bitigraAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجر َعوا |
| He/it(m) drinks | huwa biyigraAhuwa biyigraA | هـُو َ بـِيـِجر َع |
| She/it(f) drinks | hiya bitigraAhiya bitigraA | هـِي َ بـِتـِجر َع |
| They drink | humma biyigraAuhumma biyigraAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجر َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drink | 'ana hagraAaacnaa hagraA | أنا َ هـَجر َع |
| We will drink | 'ihna hanigraAiicHnaa hanigraA | إحنا َ هـَنـِجر َع |
| You(m) will drink | 'inta hatigraAiicnta hatigraA | إنت َ هـَتـِجر َع |
| You(f) will drink | 'inti hatigraAiiicnti hatigraAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجر َعي |
| You(pl) will drink | 'intu hatigraAuiicntoo hatigraAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجر َعوا |
| He/it(m) will drink | huwa hayigraAhuwa hayigraA | هـُو َ هـَيـِجر َع |
| She/it(f) will drink | hiya hatigraAhiya hatigraA | هـِي َ هـَتـِجر َع |
| They will drink | humma hayigraAuhumma hayigraAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجر َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drink! | 'igraAiicgraA | إجر َع |
| You(f) drink! | 'igraAiiicgraAy | إجر َعي |
| You(pl) drink! | 'igraAuiicgraAoo | إجر َعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am drinking | 'ana gaeriAaacnaa gaeriA | أنا َ جا َر ِع |
| I(f) am drinking | 'ana gaeriAaaacnaa gaeriAaö | أنا َ جا َر ِعـَة |
| We are drinking | 'ihna gaeriAeeniicHnaa gaeriAyn | إحنا َ جا َر ِعين |
| You(m) are drinking | 'inta gaeriAiicnta gaeriA | إنت َ جا َر ِع |
| You(f) are drinking | 'inti gaeriAaiicnti gaeriAaö | إنت ِ جا َر ِعـَة |
| You(pl) are drinking | 'intu gaeriAeeniicntoo gaeriAyn | إنتوا جا َر ِعين |
| He/it(m) is drinking | huwa gaeriAhuwa gaeriA | هـُو َ جا َر ِع |
| She/it(f) is drinking | hiya gaeriAahiya gaeriAaö | هـِي َ جا َر ِعـَة |
| They are drinking | humma gaeriAeenhumma gaeriAyn | هـُمّ َ جا َر ِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is drunk | huwa magrooAhuwa magrwA | هـُو َ مـَجروع |
| She/it(f) is drunk | hiya magrooAahiya magrwAaö | هـِي َ مـَجروعـَة |
| They are drunk | humma magrooAeenhumma magrwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجروعين |
