Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itgaddidtaacnaa iictgaddidt | أنا َ إتجـَدّ ِدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itgaddidnaiicHnaa iictgaddidnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَدّ ِدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itgaddidtiicnta iictgaddidt | إنت َ إتجـَدّ ِدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itgaddidtiiicnti iictgaddidty | إنت ِ إتجـَدّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itgaddidtuiicntoo iictgaddidtoo | إنتوا إتجـَدّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itgaddidhuwa iictgaddid | هـُو َ إتجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itgaddidithiya iictgaddidit | هـِي َ إتجـَدّ ِد ِت |
| They was | humma 'itgaddiduhumma iictgaddidoo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atgaddidaacnaa yimkin aactgaddid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـَدّ ِد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitgaddidiicHnaa yimkin nitgaddid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titgaddidiicnta yimkin titgaddid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titgaddidiiicnti yimkin titgaddidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titgaddiduiicntoo yimkin titgaddidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitgaddidhuwa yimkin yitgaddid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titgaddidhiya yimkin titgaddid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitgaddiduhumma yimkin yitgaddidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batgaddidaacnaa batgaddid | أنا َ بـَتجـَدّ ِد |
| We be | 'ihna binitgaddidiicHnaa binitgaddid | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititgaddidiicnta bititgaddid | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititgaddidiiicnti bititgaddidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititgaddiduiicntoo bititgaddidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitgaddidhuwa biyitgaddid | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititgaddidhiya bititgaddid | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| They be | humma biyitgaddiduhumma biyitgaddidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatgaddidaacnaa hatgaddid | أنا َ هـَتجـَدّ ِد |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitgaddidiicHnaa hanitgaddid | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitgaddidiicnta hatitgaddid | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitgaddidiiicnti hatitgaddidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitgaddiduiicntoo hatitgaddidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitgaddidhuwa hayitgaddid | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitgaddidhiya hatitgaddid | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| They will be | humma hayitgaddiduhumma hayitgaddidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itgaddidiictgaddid | إتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) be! | 'itgaddidiiictgaddidy | إتجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itgaddiduiictgaddidoo | إتجـَدّ ِدوا |
