Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I squeezed | 'ana faAastaacnaa faAaSt | أنا َ فـَعـَصت |
| We squeezed | 'ihna faAasnaiicHnaa faAaSnaa | إحنا َ فـَعـَصنا |
| You(m) squeezed | 'inta faAastiicnta faAaSt | إنت َ فـَعـَصت |
| You(f) squeezed | 'inti faAastiiicnti faAaSty | إنت ِ فـَعـَصتي |
| You(pl) squeezed | 'intu faAastuiicntoo faAaStoo | إنتوا فـَعـَصتوا |
| He/it(m) squeezed | huwa faAashuwa faAaS | هـُو َ فـَعـَص |
| She/it(f) squeezed | hiya faAasithiya faAaSit | هـِي َ فـَعـَصـِت |
| They squeezed | humma faAasuhumma faAaSoo | هـُمّ َ فـَعـَصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might squeeze | 'ana yimkin 'afAasaacnaa yimkin aacfAaS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفعـَص |
| We might squeeze | 'ihna yimkin nifAasiicHnaa yimkin nifAaS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفعـَص |
| You(m) might squeeze | 'inta yimkin tifAasiicnta yimkin tifAaS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفعـَص |
| You(f) might squeeze | 'inti yimkin tifAasiiicnti yimkin tifAaSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفعـَصي |
| You(pl) might squeeze | 'intu yimkin tifAasuiicntoo yimkin tifAaSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفعـَصوا |
| He/it(m) might squeeze | huwa yimkin yifAashuwa yimkin yifAaS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفعـَص |
| She/it(f) might squeeze | hiya yimkin tifAashiya yimkin tifAaS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفعـَص |
| They might squeeze | humma yimkin yifAasuhumma yimkin yifAaSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفعـَصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I squeeze | 'ana bafAasaacnaa bafAaS | أنا َ بـَفعـَص |
| We squeeze | 'ihna binifAasiicHnaa binifAaS | إحنا َ بـِنـِفعـَص |
| You(m) squeeze | 'inta bitifAasiicnta bitifAaS | إنت َ بـِتـِفعـَص |
| You(f) squeeze | 'inti bitifAasiiicnti bitifAaSy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفعـَصي |
| You(pl) squeeze | 'intu bitifAasuiicntoo bitifAaSoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفعـَصوا |
| He/it(m) squeezes | huwa biyifAashuwa biyifAaS | هـُو َ بـِيـِفعـَص |
| She/it(f) squeezes | hiya bitifAashiya bitifAaS | هـِي َ بـِتـِفعـَص |
| They squeeze | humma biyifAasuhumma biyifAaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفعـَصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will squeeze | 'ana hafAasaacnaa hafAaS | أنا َ هـَفعـَص |
| We will squeeze | 'ihna hanifAasiicHnaa hanifAaS | إحنا َ هـَنـِفعـَص |
| You(m) will squeeze | 'inta hatifAasiicnta hatifAaS | إنت َ هـَتـِفعـَص |
| You(f) will squeeze | 'inti hatifAasiiicnti hatifAaSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفعـَصي |
| You(pl) will squeeze | 'intu hatifAasuiicntoo hatifAaSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفعـَصوا |
| He/it(m) will squeeze | huwa hayifAashuwa hayifAaS | هـُو َ هـَيـِفعـَص |
| She/it(f) will squeeze | hiya hatifAashiya hatifAaS | هـِي َ هـَتـِفعـَص |
| They will squeeze | humma hayifAasuhumma hayifAaSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفعـَصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) squeeze! | 'ifAasiicfAaS | إفعـَص |
| You(f) squeeze! | 'ifAasiiicfAaSy | إفعـَصي |
| You(pl) squeeze! | 'ifAasuiicfAaSoo | إفعـَصوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am squeezing | 'ana faaAisaacnaa faaAiS | أنا َ فا َعـِص |
| I(f) am squeezing | 'ana faaAisaaacnaa faaAiSaö | أنا َ فا َعـِصـَة |
| We are squeezing | 'ihna faaAiseeniicHnaa faaAiSyn | إحنا َ فا َعـِصين |
| You(m) are squeezing | 'inta faaAisiicnta faaAiS | إنت َ فا َعـِص |
| You(f) are squeezing | 'inti faaAisaiicnti faaAiSaö | إنت ِ فا َعـِصـَة |
| You(pl) are squeezing | 'intu faaAiseeniicntoo faaAiSyn | إنتوا فا َعـِصين |
| He/it(m) is squeezing | huwa faaAishuwa faaAiS | هـُو َ فا َعـِص |
| She/it(f) is squeezing | hiya faaAisahiya faaAiSaö | هـِي َ فا َعـِصـَة |
| They are squeezing | humma faaAiseenhumma faaAiSyn | هـُمّ َ فا َعـِصين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is squeezed | huwa mafAooshuwa mafAwS | هـُو َ مـَفعوص |
| She/it(f) is squeezed | hiya mafAoosahiya mafAwSaö | هـِي َ مـَفعوصـَة |
| They are squeezed | humma mafAooseenhumma mafAwSyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفعوصين |
