Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I served | 'ana 'addimtaacnaa qaddimt | أنا َ قـَدّ ِمت |
| We served | 'ihna 'addimnaiicHnaa qaddimnaa | إحنا َ قـَدّ ِمنا |
| You(m) served | 'inta 'addimtiicnta qaddimt | إنت َ قـَدّ ِمت |
| You(f) served | 'inti 'addimtiiicnti qaddimty | إنت ِ قـَدّ ِمتي |
| You(pl) served | 'intu 'addimtuiicntoo qaddimtoo | إنتوا قـَدّ ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) served | huwa 'addimhuwa qaddim | هـُو َ قـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) served | hiya 'addimithiya qaddimit | هـِي َ قـَدّ ِمـِت |
| They served | humma 'addimuhumma qaddimoo | هـُمّ َ قـَدّ ِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might serve | 'ana yimkin 'a'addimaacnaa yimkin aacqaddim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَدّ ِم |
| We might serve | 'ihna yimkin ni'addimiicHnaa yimkin niqaddim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) might serve | 'inta yimkin ti'addimiicnta yimkin tiqaddim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) might serve | 'inti yimkin ti'addimiiicnti yimkin tiqaddimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) might serve | 'intu yimkin ti'addimuiicntoo yimkin tiqaddimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) might serve | huwa yimkin yi'addimhuwa yimkin yiqaddim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) might serve | hiya yimkin ti'addimhiya yimkin tiqaddim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِم |
| They might serve | humma yimkin yi'addimuhumma yimkin yiqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَدّ ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I serve | 'ana ba'addimaacnaa baqaddim | أنا َ بـَقـَدّ ِم |
| We serve | 'ihna bin'addimiicHnaa binqaddim | إحنا َ بـِنقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) serve | 'inta bit'addimiicnta bitqaddim | إنت َ بـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) serve | 'inti bit'addimiiicnti bitqaddimy | إنت ِ بـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) serve | 'intu bit'addimuiicntoo bitqaddimoo | إنتوا بـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) serves | huwa biyi'addimhuwa biyiqaddim | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) serves | hiya bit'addimhiya bitqaddim | هـِي َ بـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They serve | humma biyi'addimuhumma biyiqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَدّ ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will serve | 'ana ha'addimaacnaa haqaddim | أنا َ هـَقـَدّ ِم |
| We will serve | 'ihna han'addimiicHnaa hanqaddim | إحنا َ هـَنقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) will serve | 'inta hat'addimiicnta hatqaddim | إنت َ هـَتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) will serve | 'inti hat'addimiiicnti hatqaddimy | إنت ِ هـَتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) will serve | 'intu hat'addimuiicntoo hatqaddimoo | إنتوا هـَتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) will serve | huwa hayi'addimhuwa hayiqaddim | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) will serve | hiya hat'addimhiya hatqaddim | هـِي َ هـَتقـَدّ ِم |
| They will serve | humma hayi'addimuhumma hayiqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَدّ ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) serve! | 'addimqaddim | قـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) serve! | 'addimiqaddimy | قـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) serve! | 'addimuqaddimoo | قـَدّ ِموا |
