Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I asked | 'ana talabtaacnaa Talabt | أنا َ طـَلـَبت |
| We asked | 'ihna talabnaiicHnaa Talabnaa | إحنا َ طـَلـَبنا |
| You(m) asked | 'inta talabtiicnta Talabt | إنت َ طـَلـَبت |
| You(f) asked | 'inti talabtiiicnti Talabty | إنت ِ طـَلـَبتي |
| You(pl) asked | 'intu talabtuiicntoo Talabtoo | إنتوا طـَلـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) asked | huwa talabhuwa Talab | هـُو َ طـَلـَب |
| She/it(f) asked | hiya talabithiya Talabit | هـِي َ طـَلـَبـِت |
| They asked | humma talabuhumma Talaboo | هـُمّ َ طـَلـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might ask | 'ana yimkin 'atlubaacnaa yimkin aacTlub | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطلـُب |
| We might ask | 'ihna yimkin nutlubiicHnaa yimkin nuTlub | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُطلـُب |
| You(m) might ask | 'inta yimkin tutlubiicnta yimkin tuTlub | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُطلـُب |
| You(f) might ask | 'inti yimkin tutlubiiicnti yimkin tuTluby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُطلـُبي |
| You(pl) might ask | 'intu yimkin tutlubuiicntoo yimkin tuTluboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُطلـُبوا |
| He/it(m) might ask | huwa yimkin yutlubhuwa yimkin yuTlub | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُطلـُب |
| She/it(f) might ask | hiya yimkin tutlubhiya yimkin tuTlub | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُطلـُب |
| They might ask | humma yimkin yutlubuhumma yimkin yuTluboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُطلـُبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I ask | 'ana batlubaacnaa baTlub | أنا َ بـَطلـُب |
| We ask | 'ihna binutlubiicHnaa binuTlub | إحنا َ بـِنـُطلـُب |
| You(m) ask | 'inta bitutlubiicnta bituTlub | إنت َ بـِتـُطلـُب |
| You(f) ask | 'inti bitutlubiiicnti bituTluby | إنت ِ بـِتـُطلـُبي |
| You(pl) ask | 'intu bitutlubuiicntoo bituTluboo | إنتوا بـِتـُطلـُبوا |
| He/it(m) asks | huwa biyutlubhuwa biyuTlub | هـُو َ بـِيـُطلـُب |
| She/it(f) asks | hiya bitutlubhiya bituTlub | هـِي َ بـِتـُطلـُب |
| They ask | humma biyutlubuhumma biyuTluboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُطلـُبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will ask | 'ana hatlubaacnaa haTlub | أنا َ هـَطلـُب |
| We will ask | 'ihna hanutlubiicHnaa hanuTlub | إحنا َ هـَنـُطلـُب |
| You(m) will ask | 'inta hatutlubiicnta hatuTlub | إنت َ هـَتـُطلـُب |
| You(f) will ask | 'inti hatutlubiiicnti hatuTluby | إنت ِ هـَتـُطلـُبي |
| You(pl) will ask | 'intu hatutlubuiicntoo hatuTluboo | إنتوا هـَتـُطلـُبوا |
| He/it(m) will ask | huwa hayutlubhuwa hayuTlub | هـُو َ هـَيـُطلـُب |
| She/it(f) will ask | hiya hatutlubhiya hatuTlub | هـِي َ هـَتـُطلـُب |
| They will ask | humma hayutlubuhumma hayuTluboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُطلـُبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) ask! | 'utlubuucTlub | أ ُطلـُب |
| You(f) ask! | 'utlubiuucTluby | أ ُطلـُبي |
| You(pl) ask! | 'utlubuuucTluboo | أ ُطلـُبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am asking | 'ana taalabaacnaa Taalab | أنا َ طا َلـَب |
| I(f) am asking | 'ana taalabaaacnaa Taalabaö | أنا َ طا َلـَبـَة |
| We are asking | 'ihna taalabeeniicHnaa Taalabyn | إحنا َ طا َلـَبين |
| You(m) are asking | 'inta taalabiicnta Taalab | إنت َ طا َلـَب |
| You(f) are asking | 'inti taalabaiicnti Taalabaö | إنت ِ طا َلـَبـَة |
| You(pl) are asking | 'intu taalabeeniicntoo Taalabyn | إنتوا طا َلـَبين |
| He/it(m) is asking | huwa taalabhuwa Taalab | هـُو َ طا َلـَب |
| She/it(f) is asking | hiya taalabahiya Taalabaö | هـِي َ طا َلـَبـَة |
| They are asking | humma taalabeenhumma Taalabyn | هـُمّ َ طا َلـَبين |
