Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'inbahartaacnaa iicnbahart | أنا َ إنبـَهـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'inbaharnaiicHnaa iicnbaharnaa | إحنا َ إنبـَهـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'inbahartiicnta iicnbahart | إنت َ إنبـَهـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'inbahartiiicnti iicnbaharty | إنت ِ إنبـَهـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'inbahartuiicntoo iicnbahartoo | إنتوا إنبـَهـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'inbaharhuwa iicnbahar | هـُو َ إنبـَهـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'inbaharithiya iicnbaharit | هـِي َ إنبـَهـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'inbaharuhumma iicnbaharoo | هـُمّ َ إنبـَهـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'anbihiraacnaa yimkin aacnbihir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنبـِهـِر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ninbihiriicHnaa yimkin ninbihir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنبـِهـِر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tinbihiriicnta yimkin tinbihir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنبـِهـِر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tinbihriiicnti yimkin tinbihry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنبـِهري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tinbihruiicntoo yimkin tinbihroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنبـِهروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yinbihirhuwa yimkin yinbihir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنبـِهـِر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tinbihirhiya yimkin tinbihir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنبـِهـِر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yinbihruhumma yimkin yinbihroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنبـِهروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana banbihiraacnaa banbihir | أنا َ بـَنبـِهـِر |
| We be | 'ihna bininbihiriicHnaa bininbihir | إحنا َ بـِنـِنبـِهـِر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitinbihiriicnta bitinbihir | إنت َ بـِتـِنبـِهـِر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitinbihriiicnti bitinbihry | إنت ِ بـِتـِنبـِهري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitinbihruiicntoo bitinbihroo | إنتوا بـِتـِنبـِهروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyinbihirhuwa biyinbihir | هـُو َ بـِيـِنبـِهـِر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitinbihirhiya bitinbihir | هـِي َ بـِتـِنبـِهـِر |
| They be | humma biyinbihruhumma biyinbihroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنبـِهروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hanbihiraacnaa hanbihir | أنا َ هـَنبـِهـِر |
| We will be | 'ihna haninbihiriicHnaa haninbihir | إحنا َ هـَنـِنبـِهـِر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatinbihiriicnta hatinbihir | إنت َ هـَتـِنبـِهـِر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatinbihriiicnti hatinbihry | إنت ِ هـَتـِنبـِهري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatinbihruiicntoo hatinbihroo | إنتوا هـَتـِنبـِهروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayinbihirhuwa hayinbihir | هـُو َ هـَيـِنبـِهـِر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatinbihirhiya hatinbihir | هـِي َ هـَتـِنبـِهـِر |
| They will be | humma hayinbihruhumma hayinbihroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنبـِهروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is overwhelmed | huwa munbahirhuwa munbahir | هـُو َ مـُنبـَهـِر |
| She/it(f) is overwhelmed | hiya munbahirahiya munbahiraö | هـِي َ مـُنبـَهـِر َة |
| They are overwhelmed | humma munbahireenhumma munbahiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُنبـَهـِرين |
