Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'indarabtaacnaa iicnDarabt | أنا َ إنضـَر َبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'indarabnaiicHnaa iicnDarabnaa | إحنا َ إنضـَر َبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'indarabtiicnta iicnDarabt | إنت َ إنضـَر َبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'indarabtiiicnti iicnDarabty | إنت ِ إنضـَر َبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'indarabtuiicntoo iicnDarabtoo | إنتوا إنضـَر َبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'indarabhuwa iicnDarab | هـُو َ إنضـَر َب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'indarabithiya iicnDarabit | هـِي َ إنضـَر َبـِت |
| They was | humma 'indarabuhumma iicnDaraboo | هـُمّ َ إنضـَر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'andiribaacnaa yimkin aacnDirib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنضـِر ِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nindiribiicHnaa yimkin ninDirib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنضـِر ِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tindiribiicnta yimkin tinDirib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنضـِر ِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tindirbiiicnti yimkin tinDirby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنضـِربي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tindirbuiicntoo yimkin tinDirboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنضـِربوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yindiribhuwa yimkin yinDirib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنضـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tindiribhiya yimkin tinDirib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنضـِر ِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yindirbuhumma yimkin yinDirboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنضـِربوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bandiribaacnaa banDirib | أنا َ بـَنضـِر ِب |
| We be | 'ihna binindiribiicHnaa bininDirib | إحنا َ بـِنـِنضـِر ِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitindiribiicnta bitinDirib | إنت َ بـِتـِنضـِر ِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitindirbiiicnti bitinDirby | إنت ِ بـِتـِنضـِربي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitindirbuiicntoo bitinDirboo | إنتوا بـِتـِنضـِربوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyindiribhuwa biyinDirib | هـُو َ بـِيـِنضـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitindiribhiya bitinDirib | هـِي َ بـِتـِنضـِر ِب |
| They be | humma biyindirbuhumma biyinDirboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنضـِربوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana handiribaacnaa hanDirib | أنا َ هـَنضـِر ِب |
| We will be | 'ihna hanindiribiicHnaa haninDirib | إحنا َ هـَنـِنضـِر ِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatindiribiicnta hatinDirib | إنت َ هـَتـِنضـِر ِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatindirbiiicnti hatinDirby | إنت ِ هـَتـِنضـِربي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatindirbuiicntoo hatinDirboo | إنتوا هـَتـِنضـِربوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayindiribhuwa hayinDirib | هـُو َ هـَيـِنضـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatindiribhiya hatinDirib | هـِي َ هـَتـِنضـِر ِب |
| They will be | humma hayindirbuhumma hayinDirboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنضـِربوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'indarabiicnDarab | إنضـَر َب |
| You(f) be! | 'indarabitiicnDarabit | إنضـَر َبـِت |
| You(pl) be! | 'indarabuiicnDaraboo | إنضـَر َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa madroobhuwa maDrwb | هـُو َ مـَضروب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya madroobahiya maDrwbaö | هـِي َ مـَضروبـَة |
| They are | humma madroobeenhumma maDrwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضروبين |
