Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana baggahtaacnaa baggaHt | أنا َ بـَجّـَحت |
| We was | 'ihna baggahnaiicHnaa baggaHnaa | إحنا َ بـَجّـَحنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta baggahtiicnta baggaHt | إنت َ بـَجّـَحت |
| You(f) was | 'inti baggahtiiicnti baggaHty | إنت ِ بـَجّـَحتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu baggahtuiicntoo baggaHtoo | إنتوا بـَجّـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa baggahhuwa baggaH | هـُو َ بـَجّـَح |
| She/it(f) was | hiya baggahithiya baggaHit | هـِي َ بـَجّـَحـِت |
| They was | humma baggahuhumma baggaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـَجّـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'abaggahaacnaa yimkin aacbaggaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَجّـَح |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nibaggahiicHnaa yimkin nibaggaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَجّـَح |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tibaggahiicnta yimkin tibaggaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَجّـَح |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tibaggahiiicnti yimkin tibaggaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَجّـَحي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tibaggahuiicntoo yimkin tibaggaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَجّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yibaggahhuwa yimkin yibaggaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَجّـَح |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tibaggahhiya yimkin tibaggaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَجّـَح |
| They might be | humma yimkin yibaggahuhumma yimkin yibaggaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَجّـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana babaggahaacnaa babaggaH | أنا َ بـَبـَجّـَح |
| We be | 'ihna binibaggahiicHnaa binibaggaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِبـَجّـَح |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitibaggahiicnta bitibaggaH | إنت َ بـِتـِبـَجّـَح |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitibaggahiiicnti bitibaggaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَجّـَحي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitibaggahuiicntoo bitibaggaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبـَجّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyibaggahhuwa biyibaggaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَجّـَح |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitibaggahhiya bitibaggaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِبـَجّـَح |
| They be | humma biyibaggahuhumma biyibaggaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَجّـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana habaggahaacnaa habaggaH | أنا َ هـَبـَجّـَح |
| We will be | 'ihna hanibaggahiicHnaa hanibaggaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَجّـَح |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatibaggahiicnta hatibaggaH | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَجّـَح |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatibaggahiiicnti hatibaggaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَجّـَحي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatibaggahuiicntoo hatibaggaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَجّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayibaggahhuwa hayibaggaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَجّـَح |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatibaggahhiya hatibaggaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَجّـَح |
| They will be | humma hayibaggahuhumma hayibaggaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَجّـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ibgahiicbgaH | إبجـَح |
| You(f) be! | 'ibgahiiicbgaHy | إبجـَحي |
| You(pl) be! | ibgahuibgaHoo | ِبجـَحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mubaggahhuwa mubaggaH | هـُو َ مـُبـَجّـَح |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mubaggahahiya mubaggaHaö | هـِي َ مـُبـَجّـَحـَة |
| They are | humma mubaggaheenhumma mubaggaHyn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَجّـَحين |
