Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I exercised | 'ana 'itdarrabtaacnaa iictdarrabt | أنا َ إتد َرّ َبت |
| We exercised | 'ihna 'itdarrabnaiicHnaa iictdarrabnaa | إحنا َ إتد َرّ َبنا |
| You(m) exercised | 'inta 'itdarrabtiicnta iictdarrabt | إنت َ إتد َرّ َبت |
| You(f) exercised | 'inti 'itdarrabtiiicnti iictdarrabty | إنت ِ إتد َرّ َبتي |
| You(pl) exercised | 'intu 'itdarrabtuiicntoo iictdarrabtoo | إنتوا إتد َرّ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) exercised | huwa 'itdarrabhuwa iictdarrab | هـُو َ إتد َرّ َب |
| She/it(f) exercised | hiya 'itdarrabithiya iictdarrabit | هـِي َ إتد َرّ َبـِت |
| They exercised | humma 'itdarrabuhumma iictdarraboo | هـُمّ َ إتد َرّ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might exercise | 'ana yimkin 'atdarrabaacnaa yimkin aactdarrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َرّ َب |
| We might exercise | 'ihna yimkin nitdarrabiicHnaa yimkin nitdarrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َرّ َب |
| You(m) might exercise | 'inta yimkin titdarrabiicnta yimkin titdarrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َرّ َب |
| You(f) might exercise | 'inti yimkin titdarrabiiicnti yimkin titdarraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َرّ َبي |
| You(pl) might exercise | 'intu yimkin titdarrabuiicntoo yimkin titdarraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) might exercise | huwa yimkin yitdarrabhuwa yimkin yitdarrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َرّ َب |
| She/it(f) might exercise | hiya yimkin titdarrabhiya yimkin titdarrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َرّ َب |
| They might exercise | humma yimkin yitdarrabuhumma yimkin yitdarraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َرّ َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I exercise | 'ana batdarrabaacnaa batdarrab | أنا َ بـَتد َرّ َب |
| We exercise | 'ihna binitdarrabiicHnaa binitdarrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َرّ َب |
| You(m) exercise | 'inta bititdarrabiicnta bititdarrab | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َرّ َب |
| You(f) exercise | 'inti bititdarrabiiicnti bititdarraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َرّ َبي |
| You(pl) exercise | 'intu bititdarrabuiicntoo bititdarraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) exercises | huwa biyitdarrabhuwa biyitdarrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َرّ َب |
| She/it(f) exercises | hiya bititdarrabhiya bititdarrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َرّ َب |
| They exercise | humma biyitdarrabuhumma biyitdarraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َرّ َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will exercise | 'ana hatdarrabaacnaa hatdarrab | أنا َ هـَتد َرّ َب |
| We will exercise | 'ihna hanitdarrabiicHnaa hanitdarrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َرّ َب |
| You(m) will exercise | 'inta hatitdarrabiicnta hatitdarrab | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َرّ َب |
| You(f) will exercise | 'inti hatitdarrabiiicnti hatitdarraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َرّ َبي |
| You(pl) will exercise | 'intu hatitdarrabuiicntoo hatitdarraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) will exercise | huwa hayitdarrabhuwa hayitdarrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َرّ َب |
| She/it(f) will exercise | hiya hatitdarrabhiya hatitdarrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َرّ َب |
| They will exercise | humma hayitdarrabuhumma hayitdarraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َرّ َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) exercise! | 'itdarrabiictdarrab | إتد َرّ َب |
| You(f) exercise! | 'itdarrabiiictdarraby | إتد َرّ َبي |
| You(pl) exercise! | 'itdarrabuiictdarraboo | إتد َرّ َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdarrabhuwa mitdarrab | هـُو َ مـِتد َرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdarrabahiya mitdarrabaö | هـِي َ مـِتد َرّ َبـَة |
| They are | humma mitdarrabeenhumma mitdarrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َرّ َبين |
