Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I found | 'ana li'eetaacnaa liqyt | أنا َ لـِقيت |
| We found | 'ihna li'eenaiicHnaa liqynaa | إحنا َ لـِقينا |
| You(m) found | 'inta li'eetiicnta liqyt | إنت َ لـِقيت |
| You(f) found | 'inti li'eetiiicnti liqyty | إنت ِ لـِقيتي |
| You(pl) found | 'intu li'eetuiicntoo liqytoo | إنتوا لـِقيتوا |
| He/it(m) found | huwa li'ihuwa liqy | هـُو َ لـِقي |
| She/it(f) found | hiya li'yithiya liqyit | هـِي َ لـِقيـِت |
| They found | humma li'yuhumma liqyoo | هـُمّ َ لـِقيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might find | 'ana yimkin 'al'aaacnaa yimkin aaclqY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألقى |
| We might find | 'ihna yimkin nil'aiicHnaa yimkin nilqY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلقى |
| You(m) might find | 'inta yimkin til'aiicnta yimkin tilqY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلقى |
| You(f) might find | 'inti yimkin til'iiicnti yimkin tilqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلقي |
| You(pl) might find | 'intu yimkin til'uiicntoo yimkin tilqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلقوا |
| He/it(m) might find | huwa yimkin yil'ahuwa yimkin yilqY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلقى |
| She/it(f) might find | hiya yimkin til'ahiya yimkin tilqY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلقى |
| They might find | humma yimkin yil'uhumma yimkin yilqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I find | 'ana bal'aaacnaa balqY | أنا َ بـَلقى |
| We find | 'ihna binil'aiicHnaa binilqY | إحنا َ بـِنـِلقى |
| You(m) find | 'inta bitil'aiicnta bitilqY | إنت َ بـِتـِلقى |
| You(f) find | 'inti bitil'iiicnti bitilqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلقي |
| You(pl) find | 'intu bitil'uiicntoo bitilqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلقوا |
| He/it(m) finds | huwa biyil'ahuwa biyilqY | هـُو َ بـِيـِلقى |
| She/it(f) finds | hiya bitil'ahiya bitilqY | هـِي َ بـِتـِلقى |
| They find | humma biyil'uhumma biyilqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will find | 'ana hal'aaacnaa halqY | أنا َ هـَلقى |
| We will find | 'ihna hanil'aiicHnaa hanilqY | إحنا َ هـَنـِلقى |
| You(m) will find | 'inta hatil'aiicnta hatilqY | إنت َ هـَتـِلقى |
| You(f) will find | 'inti hatil'iiicnti hatilqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلقي |
| You(pl) will find | 'intu hatil'uiicntoo hatilqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلقوا |
| He/it(m) will find | huwa hayil'ahuwa hayilqY | هـُو َ هـَيـِلقى |
| She/it(f) will find | hiya hatil'ahiya hatilqY | هـِي َ هـَتـِلقى |
| They will find | humma hayil'uhumma hayilqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) find! | 'il'aiiclqY | إلقى |
| You(f) find! | 'il'iiiclqy | إلقي |
| You(pl) find! | 'il'uiiclqoo | إلقوا |
