Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drafted | 'ana rasamtaacnaa rasamt | أنا َ ر َسـَمت |
| We drafted | 'ihna rasamnaiicHnaa rasamnaa | إحنا َ ر َسـَمنا |
| You(m) drafted | 'inta rasamtiicnta rasamt | إنت َ ر َسـَمت |
| You(f) drafted | 'inti rasamtiiicnti rasamty | إنت ِ ر َسـَمتي |
| You(pl) drafted | 'intu rasamtuiicntoo rasamtoo | إنتوا ر َسـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) drafted | huwa rasamhuwa rasam | هـُو َ ر َسـَم |
| She/it(f) drafted | hiya rasamithiya rasamit | هـِي َ ر َسـَمـِت |
| They drafted | humma rasamuhumma rasamoo | هـُمّ َ ر َسـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might draft | 'ana yimkin 'arsimaacnaa yimkin aacrsim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرسـِم |
| We might draft | 'ihna yimkin nirsimiicHnaa yimkin nirsim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرسـِم |
| You(m) might draft | 'inta yimkin tirsimiicnta yimkin tirsim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِم |
| You(f) might draft | 'inti yimkin tirsimiiicnti yimkin tirsimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِمي |
| You(pl) might draft | 'intu yimkin tirsimuiicntoo yimkin tirsimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِموا |
| He/it(m) might draft | huwa yimkin yirsimhuwa yimkin yirsim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرسـِم |
| She/it(f) might draft | hiya yimkin tirsimhiya yimkin tirsim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرسـِم |
| They might draft | humma yimkin yirsimuhumma yimkin yirsimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرسـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I draft | 'ana barsimaacnaa barsim | أنا َ بـَرسـِم |
| We draft | 'ihna binirsimiicHnaa binirsim | إحنا َ بـِنـِرسـِم |
| You(m) draft | 'inta bitirsimiicnta bitirsim | إنت َ بـِتـِرسـِم |
| You(f) draft | 'inti bitirsimiiicnti bitirsimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرسـِمي |
| You(pl) draft | 'intu bitirsimuiicntoo bitirsimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرسـِموا |
| He/it(m) drafts | huwa biyirsimhuwa biyirsim | هـُو َ بـِيـِرسـِم |
| She/it(f) drafts | hiya bitirsimhiya bitirsim | هـِي َ بـِتـِرسـِم |
| They draft | humma biyirsimuhumma biyirsimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرسـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will draft | 'ana harsimaacnaa harsim | أنا َ هـَرسـِم |
| We will draft | 'ihna hanirsimiicHnaa hanirsim | إحنا َ هـَنـِرسـِم |
| You(m) will draft | 'inta hatirsimiicnta hatirsim | إنت َ هـَتـِرسـِم |
| You(f) will draft | 'inti hatirsimiiicnti hatirsimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرسـِمي |
| You(pl) will draft | 'intu hatirsimuiicntoo hatirsimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرسـِموا |
| He/it(m) will draft | huwa hayirsimhuwa hayirsim | هـُو َ هـَيـِرسـِم |
| She/it(f) will draft | hiya hatirsimhiya hatirsim | هـِي َ هـَتـِرسـِم |
| They will draft | humma hayirsimuhumma hayirsimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرسـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) draft! | 'irsimiicrsim | إرسـِم |
| You(f) draft! | 'irsimiiicrsimy | إرسـِمي |
| You(pl) draft! | 'irsimuiicrsimoo | إرسـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is drafted | huwa marsoomhuwa marswm | هـُو َ مـَرسوم |
| She/it(f) is drafted | hiya marsoomahiya marswmaö | هـِي َ مـَرسومـَة |
| They are drafted | humma marsoomeenhumma marswmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَرسومين |
