Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana garabtaacnaa garabt | أنا َ جـَر َبت |
| We became | 'ihna garabnaiicHnaa garabnaa | إحنا َ جـَر َبنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta garabtiicnta garabt | إنت َ جـَر َبت |
| You(f) became | 'inti garabtiiicnti garabty | إنت ِ جـَر َبتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu garabtuiicntoo garabtoo | إنتوا جـَر َبتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa garabhuwa garab | هـُو َ جـَر َب |
| She/it(f) became | hiya garabithiya garabit | هـِي َ جـَر َبـِت |
| They became | humma garabuhumma garaboo | هـُمّ َ جـَر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'agrabaacnaa yimkin aacgrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجر َب |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nigrabiicHnaa yimkin nigrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجر َب |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tigrabiicnta yimkin tigrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجر َب |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tigrabiiicnti yimkin tigraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجر َبي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tigrabuiicntoo yimkin tigraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجر َبوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yigrabhuwa yimkin yigrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجر َب |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tigrabhiya yimkin tigrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجر َب |
| They might become | humma yimkin yigrabuhumma yimkin yigraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجر َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bagrabaacnaa bagrab | أنا َ بـَجر َب |
| We become | 'ihna binigrabiicHnaa binigrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِجر َب |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitigrabiicnta bitigrab | إنت َ بـِتـِجر َب |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitigrabiiicnti bitigraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِجر َبي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitigrabuiicntoo bitigraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِجر َبوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyigrabhuwa biyigrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِجر َب |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitigrabhiya bitigrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِجر َب |
| They become | humma biyigrabuhumma biyigraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hagrabaacnaa hagrab | أنا َ هـَجر َب |
| We will become | 'ihna hanigrabiicHnaa hanigrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِجر َب |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatigrabiicnta hatigrab | إنت َ هـَتـِجر َب |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatigrabiiicnti hatigraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِجر َبي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatigrabuiicntoo hatigraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِجر َبوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayigrabhuwa hayigrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِجر َب |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatigrabhiya hatigrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِجر َب |
| They will become | humma hayigrabuhumma hayigraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجر َبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana garbaanaacnaa garbaan | أنا َ جـَربا َن |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana garbaanaaacnaa garbaanaö | أنا َ جـَربا َنـَة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna garbaneeniicHnaa garbaanyn | إحنا َ جـَربا َنين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta garbaaniicnta garbaan | إنت َ جـَربا َن |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti garbaanaiicnti garbaanaö | إنت ِ جـَربا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu garbaneeniicntoo garbaanyn | إنتوا جـَربا َنين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa garbaanhuwa garbaan | هـُو َ جـَربا َن |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya garbaanahiya garbaanaö | هـِي َ جـَربا َنـَة |
| They are becoming | humma garbaneenhumma garbaanyn | هـُمّ َ جـَربا َنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is become | huwa magroobhuwa magrwb | هـُو َ مـَجروب |
| She/it(f) is become | hiya magroobahiya magrwbaö | هـِي َ مـَجروبـَة |
| They are become | humma magroobeenhumma magrwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجروبين |
