Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I put | 'ana tichintaacnaa tiKint | أنا َ تـِخـِنت |
| We put | 'ihna tichinnaiicHnaa tiKinnaa | إحنا َ تـِخـِنّا |
| You(m) put | 'inta tichintiicnta tiKint | إنت َ تـِخـِنت |
| You(f) put | 'inti tichintiiicnti tiKinty | إنت ِ تـِخـِنتي |
| You(pl) put | 'intu tichintuiicntoo tiKintoo | إنتوا تـِخـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) put | huwa tichinhuwa tiKin | هـُو َ تـِخـِن |
| She/it(f) put | hiya tichnithiya tiKnit | هـِي َ تـِخنـِت |
| They put | humma tichnuhumma tiKnoo | هـُمّ َ تـِخنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might put | 'ana yimkin 'atchanaacnaa yimkin aactKan | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخـَن |
| We might put | 'ihna yimkin nitchaniicHnaa yimkin nitKan | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخـَن |
| You(m) might put | 'inta yimkin titchaniicnta yimkin titKan | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَن |
| You(f) might put | 'inti yimkin titchaniiicnti yimkin titKany | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَني |
| You(pl) might put | 'intu yimkin titchanuiicntoo yimkin titKanoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَنوا |
| He/it(m) might put | huwa yimkin yitchanhuwa yimkin yitKan | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَن |
| She/it(f) might put | hiya yimkin titchanhiya yimkin titKan | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَن |
| They might put | humma yimkin yitchanuhumma yimkin yitKanoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I put | 'ana batchanaacnaa batKan | أنا َ بـَتخـَن |
| We put | 'ihna binitchaniicHnaa binitKan | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخـَن |
| You(m) put | 'inta bititchaniicnta bititKan | إنت َ بـِتـِتخـَن |
| You(f) put | 'inti bititchaniiicnti bititKany | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخـَني |
| You(pl) put | 'intu bititchanuiicntoo bititKanoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخـَنوا |
| He/it(m) puts | huwa biyitchanhuwa biyitKan | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخـَن |
| She/it(f) puts | hiya bititchanhiya bititKan | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخـَن |
| They put | humma biyitchanuhumma biyitKanoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخـَنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will put | 'ana hatchanaacnaa hatKan | أنا َ هـَتخـَن |
| We will put | 'ihna hanitchaniicHnaa hanitKan | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخـَن |
| You(m) will put | 'inta hatitchaniicnta hatitKan | إنت َ هـَتـِتخـَن |
| You(f) will put | 'inti hatitchaniiicnti hatitKany | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخـَني |
| You(pl) will put | 'intu hatitchanuiicntoo hatitKanoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخـَنوا |
| He/it(m) will put | huwa hayitchanhuwa hayitKan | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخـَن |
| She/it(f) will put | hiya hatitchanhiya hatitKan | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخـَن |
| They will put | humma hayitchanuhumma hayitKanoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخـَنوا |
