Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I looked | 'ana shabahtaacnaa shabaht | أنا َ شـَبـَهت |
| We looked | 'ihna shabahnaiicHnaa shabahnaa | إحنا َ شـَبـَهنا |
| You(m) looked | 'inta shabahtiicnta shabaht | إنت َ شـَبـَهت |
| You(f) looked | 'inti shabahtiiicnti shabahty | إنت ِ شـَبـَهتي |
| You(pl) looked | 'intu shabahtuiicntoo shabahtoo | إنتوا شـَبـَهتوا |
| He/it(m) looked | huwa shabahhuwa shabah | هـُو َ شـَبـَه |
| She/it(f) looked | hiya shabahithiya shabahit | هـِي َ شـَبـَهـِت |
| They looked | humma shabahuhumma shabahoo | هـُمّ َ شـَبـَهوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might look | 'ana yimkin 'ashbihaacnaa yimkin aacshbih | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشبـِه |
| We might look | 'ihna yimkin nishbihiicHnaa yimkin nishbih | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشبـِه |
| You(m) might look | 'inta yimkin tishbihiicnta yimkin tishbih | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشبـِه |
| You(f) might look | 'inti yimkin tishbihiiicnti yimkin tishbihy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشبـِهي |
| You(pl) might look | 'intu yimkin tishbihuiicntoo yimkin tishbihoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشبـِهوا |
| He/it(m) might look | huwa yimkin yishbihhuwa yimkin yishbih | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشبـِه |
| She/it(f) might look | hiya yimkin tishbihhiya yimkin tishbih | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشبـِه |
| They might look | humma yimkin yishbihuhumma yimkin yishbihoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشبـِهوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I look | 'ana bashbihaacnaa bashbih | أنا َ بـَشبـِه |
| We look | 'ihna binishbihiicHnaa binishbih | إحنا َ بـِنـِشبـِه |
| You(m) look | 'inta bitishbihiicnta bitishbih | إنت َ بـِتـِشبـِه |
| You(f) look | 'inti bitishbihiiicnti bitishbihy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشبـِهي |
| You(pl) look | 'intu bitishbihuiicntoo bitishbihoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشبـِهوا |
| He/it(m) looks | huwa biyishbihhuwa biyishbih | هـُو َ بـِيـِشبـِه |
| She/it(f) looks | hiya bitishbihhiya bitishbih | هـِي َ بـِتـِشبـِه |
| They look | humma biyishbihuhumma biyishbihoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشبـِهوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will look | 'ana hashbihaacnaa hashbih | أنا َ هـَشبـِه |
| We will look | 'ihna hanishbihiicHnaa hanishbih | إحنا َ هـَنـِشبـِه |
| You(m) will look | 'inta hatishbihiicnta hatishbih | إنت َ هـَتـِشبـِه |
| You(f) will look | 'inti hatishbihiiicnti hatishbihy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشبـِهي |
| You(pl) will look | 'intu hatishbihuiicntoo hatishbihoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشبـِهوا |
| He/it(m) will look | huwa hayishbihhuwa hayishbih | هـُو َ هـَيـِشبـِه |
| She/it(f) will look | hiya hatishbihhiya hatishbih | هـِي َ هـَتـِشبـِه |
| They will look | humma hayishbihuhumma hayishbihoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشبـِهوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) look! | 'ishbihiicshbih | إشبـِه |
| You(f) look! | 'ishbihiiicshbihy | إشبـِهي |
| You(pl) look! | 'ishbihuiicshbihoo | إشبـِهوا |
