Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I participated | 'ana 'ishtaraktaacnaa iicshtarakt | أنا َ إشتـَر َكت |
| We participated | 'ihna 'ishtaraknaiicHnaa iicshtaraknaa | إحنا َ إشتـَر َكنا |
| You(m) participated | 'inta 'ishtaraktiicnta iicshtarakt | إنت َ إشتـَر َكت |
| You(f) participated | 'inti 'ishtaraktiiicnti iicshtarakty | إنت ِ إشتـَر َكتي |
| You(pl) participated | 'intu 'ishtaraktuiicntoo iicshtaraktoo | إنتوا إشتـَر َكتوا |
| He/it(m) participated | huwa 'ishtarakhuwa iicshtarak | هـُو َ إشتـَر َك |
| She/it(f) participated | hiya 'ishtarakithiya iicshtarakit | هـِي َ إشتـَر َكـِت |
| They participated | humma 'ishtarakuhumma iicshtarakoo | هـُمّ َ إشتـَر َكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might participate | 'ana yimkin 'ashtirikaacnaa yimkin aacshtirik | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشتـِر ِك |
| We might participate | 'ihna yimkin nishtirikiicHnaa yimkin nishtirik | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشتـِر ِك |
| You(m) might participate | 'inta yimkin tishtirikiicnta yimkin tishtirik | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِر ِك |
| You(f) might participate | 'inti yimkin tishtirkiiicnti yimkin tishtirky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِركي |
| You(pl) might participate | 'intu yimkin tishtirkuiicntoo yimkin tishtirkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِركوا |
| He/it(m) might participate | huwa yimkin yishtirikhuwa yimkin yishtirik | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشتـِر ِك |
| She/it(f) might participate | hiya yimkin tishtirikhiya yimkin tishtirik | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِر ِك |
| They might participate | humma yimkin yishtirkuhumma yimkin yishtirkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشتـِركوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I participate | 'ana bashtirikaacnaa bashtirik | أنا َ بـَشتـِر ِك |
| We participate | 'ihna binishtirikiicHnaa binishtirik | إحنا َ بـِنـِشتـِر ِك |
| You(m) participate | 'inta bitishtirikiicnta bitishtirik | إنت َ بـِتـِشتـِر ِك |
| You(f) participate | 'inti bitishtirkiiicnti bitishtirky | إنت ِ بـِتـِشتـِركي |
| You(pl) participate | 'intu bitishtirkuiicntoo bitishtirkoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشتـِركوا |
| He/it(m) participates | huwa biyishtirikhuwa biyishtirik | هـُو َ بـِيـِشتـِر ِك |
| She/it(f) participates | hiya bitishtirikhiya bitishtirik | هـِي َ بـِتـِشتـِر ِك |
| They participate | humma biyishtirkuhumma biyishtirkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشتـِركوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will participate | 'ana hashtirikaacnaa hashtirik | أنا َ هـَشتـِر ِك |
| We will participate | 'ihna hanishtirikiicHnaa hanishtirik | إحنا َ هـَنـِشتـِر ِك |
| You(m) will participate | 'inta hatishtirikiicnta hatishtirik | إنت َ هـَتـِشتـِر ِك |
| You(f) will participate | 'inti hatishtirkiiicnti hatishtirky | إنت ِ هـَتـِشتـِركي |
| You(pl) will participate | 'intu hatishtirkuiicntoo hatishtirkoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشتـِركوا |
| He/it(m) will participate | huwa hayishtirikhuwa hayishtirik | هـُو َ هـَيـِشتـِر ِك |
| She/it(f) will participate | hiya hatishtirikhiya hatishtirik | هـِي َ هـَتـِشتـِر ِك |
| They will participate | humma hayishtirkuhumma hayishtirkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشتـِركوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) participate! | 'ishtirikiicshtirik | إشتـِر ِك |
| You(f) participate! | 'ishtirikiiicshtiriky | إشتـِر ِكي |
| You(pl) participate! | 'ishtirikuiicshtirikoo | إشتـِر ِكوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is participated | huwa mushtarikhuwa mushtarik | هـُو َ مـُشتـَر ِك |
| She/it(f) is participated | hiya mushtarikahiya mushtarikaö | هـِي َ مـُشتـَر ِكـَة |
| They are participated | humma mushtarikeenhumma mushtarikyn | هـُمّ َ مـُشتـَر ِكين |
