Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'it'ataltaacnaa iictqatalt | أنا َ إتقـَتـَلت |
| We was | 'ihna 'it'atalnaiicHnaa iictqatalnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَتـَلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'it'ataltiicnta iictqatalt | إنت َ إتقـَتـَلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'it'ataltiiicnti iictqatalty | إنت ِ إتقـَتـَلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'it'ataltuiicntoo iictqataltoo | إنتوا إتقـَتـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'it'atalhuwa iictqatal | هـُو َ إتقـَتـَل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'it'atalithiya iictqatalit | هـِي َ إتقـَتـَلـِت |
| They was | humma 'it'ataluhumma iictqataloo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَتـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'at'itilaacnaa yimkin aactqitil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـِتـِل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nit'itiliicHnaa yimkin nitqitil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـِتـِل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tit'itiliicnta yimkin titqitil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِتـِل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tit'itliiicnti yimkin titqitly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِتلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tit'itluiicntoo yimkin titqitloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِتلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yit'itilhuwa yimkin yitqitil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـِتـِل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tit'itilhiya yimkin titqitil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِتـِل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yit'itluhumma yimkin yitqitloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـِتلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bat'itilaacnaa batqitil | أنا َ بـَتقـِتـِل |
| We be | 'ihna binit'itiliicHnaa binitqitil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـِتـِل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitit'itiliicnta bititqitil | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـِتـِل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitit'itliiicnti bititqitly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـِتلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitit'itluiicntoo bititqitloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـِتلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyit'itilhuwa biyitqitil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـِتـِل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitit'itilhiya bititqitil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـِتـِل |
| They be | humma biyit'itluhumma biyitqitloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـِتلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hat'itilaacnaa hatqitil | أنا َ هـَتقـِتـِل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanit'itiliicHnaa hanitqitil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـِتـِل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatit'itiliicnta hatitqitil | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـِتـِل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatit'itliiicnti hatitqitly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـِتلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatit'itluiicntoo hatitqitloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـِتلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayit'itilhuwa hayitqitil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـِتـِل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatit'itilhiya hatitqitil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـِتـِل |
| They will be | humma hayit'itluhumma hayitqitloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـِتلوا |
