Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I testified | 'ana shihidtaacnaa shihidt | أنا َ شـِهـِدت |
| We testified | 'ihna shihidnaiicHnaa shihidnaa | إحنا َ شـِهـِدنا |
| You(m) testified | 'inta shihidtiicnta shihidt | إنت َ شـِهـِدت |
| You(f) testified | 'inti shihidtiiicnti shihidty | إنت ِ شـِهـِدتي |
| You(pl) testified | 'intu shihidtuiicntoo shihidtoo | إنتوا شـِهـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) testified | huwa shihidhuwa shihid | هـُو َ شـِهـِد |
| She/it(f) testified | hiya shihdithiya shihdit | هـِي َ شـِهد ِت |
| They testified | humma shihduhumma shihdoo | هـُمّ َ شـِهدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might testify | 'ana yimkin 'ashhadaacnaa yimkin aacshhad | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشهـَد |
| We might testify | 'ihna yimkin nishhadiicHnaa yimkin nishhad | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشهـَد |
| You(m) might testify | 'inta yimkin tishhadiicnta yimkin tishhad | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَد |
| You(f) might testify | 'inti yimkin tishhadiiicnti yimkin tishhady | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَدي |
| You(pl) might testify | 'intu yimkin tishhaduiicntoo yimkin tishhadoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَدوا |
| He/it(m) might testify | huwa yimkin yishhadhuwa yimkin yishhad | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشهـَد |
| She/it(f) might testify | hiya yimkin tishhadhiya yimkin tishhad | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشهـَد |
| They might testify | humma yimkin yishhaduhumma yimkin yishhadoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشهـَدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I testify | 'ana bashhadaacnaa bashhad | أنا َ بـَشهـَد |
| We testify | 'ihna binishhadiicHnaa binishhad | إحنا َ بـِنـِشهـَد |
| You(m) testify | 'inta bitishhadiicnta bitishhad | إنت َ بـِتـِشهـَد |
| You(f) testify | 'inti bitishhadiiicnti bitishhady | إنت ِ بـِتـِشهـَدي |
| You(pl) testify | 'intu bitishhaduiicntoo bitishhadoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشهـَدوا |
| He/it(m) testifys | huwa biyishhadhuwa biyishhad | هـُو َ بـِيـِشهـَد |
| She/it(f) testifys | hiya bitishhadhiya bitishhad | هـِي َ بـِتـِشهـَد |
| They testify | humma biyishhaduhumma biyishhadoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشهـَدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will testify | 'ana hashhadaacnaa hashhad | أنا َ هـَشهـَد |
| We will testify | 'ihna hanishhadiicHnaa hanishhad | إحنا َ هـَنـِشهـَد |
| You(m) will testify | 'inta hatishhadiicnta hatishhad | إنت َ هـَتـِشهـَد |
| You(f) will testify | 'inti hatishhadiiicnti hatishhady | إنت ِ هـَتـِشهـَدي |
| You(pl) will testify | 'intu hatishhaduiicntoo hatishhadoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشهـَدوا |
| He/it(m) will testify | huwa hayishhadhuwa hayishhad | هـُو َ هـَيـِشهـَد |
| She/it(f) will testify | hiya hatishhadhiya hatishhad | هـِي َ هـَتـِشهـَد |
| They will testify | humma hayishhaduhumma hayishhadoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشهـَدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) testify! | 'ishhidiicshhid | إشهـِد |
| You(f) testify! | 'ishhidiiicshhidy | إشهـِدي |
| You(pl) testify! | 'ishhiduiicshhidoo | إشهـِدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am testifying | 'ana shaehidaacnaa shaehid | أنا َ شا َهـِد |
| I(f) am testifying | 'ana shaehidaaacnaa shaehidaö | أنا َ شا َهـِد َة |
| We are testifying | 'ihna shaehideeniicHnaa shaehidyn | إحنا َ شا َهـِدين |
| You(m) are testifying | 'inta shaehidiicnta shaehid | إنت َ شا َهـِد |
| You(f) are testifying | 'inti shaehidaiicnti shaehidaö | إنت ِ شا َهـِد َة |
| You(pl) are testifying | 'intu shaehideeniicntoo shaehidyn | إنتوا شا َهـِدين |
| He/it(m) is testifying | huwa shaehidhuwa shaehid | هـُو َ شا َهـِد |
| She/it(f) is testifying | hiya shaehidahiya shaehidaö | هـِي َ شا َهـِد َة |
| They are testifying | humma shaehideenhumma shaehidyn | هـُمّ َ شا َهـِدين |
