Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spent | 'ana qadeetaacnaa QaDyt | أنا َ قـَضيت |
| We spent | 'ihna qadeenaiicHnaa QaDynaa | إحنا َ قـَضينا |
| You(m) spent | 'inta qadeetiicnta QaDyt | إنت َ قـَضيت |
| You(f) spent | 'inti qadeetiiicnti QaDyty | إنت ِ قـَضيتي |
| You(pl) spent | 'intu qadeetuiicntoo QaDytoo | إنتوا قـَضيتوا |
| He/it(m) spent | huwa qadahuwa QaDY | هـُو َ قـَضى |
| She/it(f) spent | hiya qadyithiya QaDyit | هـِي َ قـَضيـِت |
| They spent | humma qaduhumma QaDoo | هـُمّ َ قـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spend | 'ana yimkin 'aqdiaacnaa yimkin aacQDy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقضي |
| We might spend | 'ihna yimkin niqdiiicHnaa yimkin niQDy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقضي |
| You(m) might spend | 'inta yimkin tiqdiiicnta yimkin tiQDy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقضي |
| You(f) might spend | 'inti yimkin tiqdiiicnti yimkin tiQDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقضي |
| You(pl) might spend | 'intu yimkin tiqduiicntoo yimkin tiQDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقضوا |
| He/it(m) might spend | huwa yimkin yiqdihuwa yimkin yiQDy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقضي |
| She/it(f) might spend | hiya yimkin tiqdihiya yimkin tiQDy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقضي |
| They might spend | humma yimkin yiqduhumma yimkin yiQDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spend | 'ana baqdiaacnaa baQDy | أنا َ بـَقضي |
| We spend | 'ihna biniqdiiicHnaa biniQDy | إحنا َ بـِنـِقضي |
| You(m) spend | 'inta bitiqdiiicnta bitiQDy | إنت َ بـِتـِقضي |
| You(f) spend | 'inti bitiqdiiicnti bitiQDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقضي |
| You(pl) spend | 'intu bitiqduiicntoo bitiQDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقضوا |
| He/it(m) spends | huwa biyiqdihuwa biyiQDy | هـُو َ بـِيـِقضي |
| She/it(f) spends | hiya bitiqdihiya bitiQDy | هـِي َ بـِتـِقضي |
| They spend | humma biyiqduhumma biyiQDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spend | 'ana haqdiaacnaa haQDy | أنا َ هـَقضي |
| We will spend | 'ihna haniqdiiicHnaa haniQDy | إحنا َ هـَنـِقضي |
| You(m) will spend | 'inta hatiqdiiicnta hatiQDy | إنت َ هـَتـِقضي |
| You(f) will spend | 'inti hatiqdiiicnti hatiQDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقضي |
| You(pl) will spend | 'intu hatiqduiicntoo hatiQDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقضوا |
| He/it(m) will spend | huwa hayiqdihuwa hayiQDy | هـُو َ هـَيـِقضي |
| She/it(f) will spend | hiya hatiqdihiya hatiQDy | هـِي َ هـَتـِقضي |
| They will spend | humma hayiqduhumma hayiQDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spend! | 'iqdiiicQDy | إقضي |
| You(f) spend! | 'iqdiiicQDy | إقضي |
| You(pl) spend! | 'iqduiicQDoo | إقضوا |
