Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I advanced | 'ana 'it'addimtaacnaa iictqaddimt | أنا َ إتقـَدّ ِمت |
| We advanced | 'ihna 'it'addimnaiicHnaa iictqaddimnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَدّ ِمنا |
| You(m) advanced | 'inta 'it'addimtiicnta iictqaddimt | إنت َ إتقـَدّ ِمت |
| You(f) advanced | 'inti 'it'addimtiiicnti iictqaddimty | إنت ِ إتقـَدّ ِمتي |
| You(pl) advanced | 'intu 'it'addimtuiicntoo iictqaddimtoo | إنتوا إتقـَدّ ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) advanced | huwa 'it'addimhuwa iictqaddim | هـُو َ إتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) advanced | hiya 'it'addimithiya iictqaddimit | هـِي َ إتقـَدّ ِمـِت |
| They advanced | humma 'it'addimuhumma iictqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَدّ ِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might advance | 'ana yimkin 'at'addimaacnaa yimkin aactqaddim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـَدّ ِم |
| We might advance | 'ihna yimkin nit'addimiicHnaa yimkin nitqaddim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) might advance | 'inta yimkin tit'addimiicnta yimkin titqaddim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) might advance | 'inti yimkin tit'addimiiicnti yimkin titqaddimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) might advance | 'intu yimkin tit'addimuiicntoo yimkin titqaddimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) might advance | huwa yimkin yit'addimhuwa yimkin yitqaddim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) might advance | hiya yimkin tit'addimhiya yimkin titqaddim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They might advance | humma yimkin yit'addimuhumma yimkin yitqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I advance | 'ana bat'addimaacnaa batqaddim | أنا َ بـَتقـَدّ ِم |
| We advance | 'ihna binit'addimiicHnaa binitqaddim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) advance | 'inta bitit'addimiicnta bititqaddim | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) advance | 'inti bitit'addimiiicnti bititqaddimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) advance | 'intu bitit'addimuiicntoo bititqaddimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) advances | huwa biyit'addimhuwa biyitqaddim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) advances | hiya bitit'addimhiya bititqaddim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They advance | humma biyit'addimuhumma biyitqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will advance | 'ana hat'addimaacnaa hatqaddim | أنا َ هـَتقـَدّ ِم |
| We will advance | 'ihna hanit'addimiicHnaa hanitqaddim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(m) will advance | 'inta hatit'addimiicnta hatitqaddim | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) will advance | 'inti hatit'addimiiicnti hatitqaddimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) will advance | 'intu hatit'addimuiicntoo hatitqaddimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) will advance | huwa hayit'addimhuwa hayitqaddim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) will advance | hiya hatit'addimhiya hatitqaddim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـَدّ ِم |
| They will advance | humma hayit'addimuhumma hayitqaddimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـَدّ ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) advance! | 'it'addimiictqaddim | إتقـَدّ ِم |
| You(f) advance! | 'it'addimiiictqaddimy | إتقـَدّ ِمي |
| You(pl) advance! | 'it'addimuiictqaddimoo | إتقـَدّ ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is advanced | huwa muta'addimhuwa mutaqaddim | هـُو َ مـُتـَقـَدّ ِم |
| She/it(f) is advanced | hiya muta'addimahiya mutaqaddimaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَقـَدّ ِمـَة |
| They are advanced | humma muta'addimeenhumma mutaqaddimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَقـَدّ ِمين |
