Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I pursued | 'ana taebiAtaacnaa taebiAt | أنا َ تا َبـِعت |
| We pursued | 'ihna taebiAnaiicHnaa taebiAnaa | إحنا َ تا َبـِعنا |
| You(m) pursued | 'inta taebiAtiicnta taebiAt | إنت َ تا َبـِعت |
| You(f) pursued | 'inti taebiAtiiicnti taebiAty | إنت ِ تا َبـِعتي |
| You(pl) pursued | 'intu taebiAtuiicntoo taebiAtoo | إنتوا تا َبـِعتوا |
| He/it(m) pursued | huwa taebiAhuwa taebiA | هـُو َ تا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) pursued | hiya tabAithiya taebAit | هـِي َ تا َبعـِت |
| They pursued | humma taebiAuhumma taebiAoo | هـُمّ َ تا َبـِعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pursue | 'ana yimkin 'ataebiAaacnaa yimkin aactaebiA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتا َبـِع |
| We might pursue | 'ihna yimkin nitaebiAiicHnaa yimkin nitaebiA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتا َبـِع |
| You(m) might pursue | 'inta yimkin titaebiAiicnta yimkin titaebiA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع |
| You(f) might pursue | 'inti yimkin titabAiiicnti yimkin titaebAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعي |
| You(pl) might pursue | 'intu yimkin titabAuiicntoo yimkin titaebAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعوا |
| He/it(m) might pursue | huwa yimkin yitaebiAhuwa yimkin yitaebiA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) might pursue | hiya yimkin titaebiAhiya yimkin titaebiA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع |
| They might pursue | humma yimkin yitabAuhumma yimkin yitaebAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pursue | 'ana bataebiAaacnaa bataebiA | أنا َ بـَتا َبـِع |
| We pursue | 'ihna bintaebiAiicHnaa bintaebiA | إحنا َ بـِنتا َبـِع |
| You(m) pursue | 'inta bittaebiAiicnta bittaebiA | إنت َ بـِتّا َبـِع |
| You(f) pursue | 'inti bittabAiiicnti bittaebAy | إنت ِ بـِتّا َبعي |
| You(pl) pursue | 'intu bittabAuiicntoo bittaebAoo | إنتوا بـِتّا َبعوا |
| He/it(m) pursues | huwa biyitaebiAhuwa biyitaebiA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) pursues | hiya bittaebiAhiya bittaebiA | هـِي َ بـِتّا َبـِع |
| They pursue | humma biytabAuhumma biytaebAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيتا َبعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pursue | 'ana hataebiAaacnaa hataebiA | أنا َ هـَتا َبـِع |
| We will pursue | 'ihna hantaebiAiicHnaa hantaebiA | إحنا َ هـَنتا َبـِع |
| You(m) will pursue | 'inta hattaebiAiicnta hattaebiA | إنت َ هـَتّا َبـِع |
| You(f) will pursue | 'inti hattabAiiicnti hattaebAy | إنت ِ هـَتّا َبعي |
| You(pl) will pursue | 'intu hattabAuiicntoo hattaebAoo | إنتوا هـَتّا َبعوا |
| He/it(m) will pursue | huwa hayitaebiAhuwa hayitaebiA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) will pursue | hiya hattaebiAhiya hattaebiA | هـِي َ هـَتّا َبـِع |
| They will pursue | humma hayitabAuhumma hayitaebAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتا َبعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pursue! | taebiAtaebiA | تا َبـِع |
| You(f) pursue! | tabAitaebAy | تا َبعي |
| You(pl) pursue! | tabAutaebAoo | تا َبعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is pursued | huwa mutaebiAhuwa mutaebiA | هـُو َ مـُتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) is pursued | hiya mutaebiAahiya mutaebiAaö | هـِي َ مـُتا َبـِعـَة |
| They are pursued | humma mutaebiAeenhumma mutaebiAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتا َبـِعين |
