Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ithalaktaacnaa iicthalakt | أنا َ إثـَلـَكت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ithalaknaiicHnaa iicthalaknaa | إحنا َ إثـَلـَكنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ithalaktiicnta iicthalakt | إنت َ إثـَلـَكت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ithalaktiiicnti iicthalakty | إنت ِ إثـَلـَكتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ithalaktuiicntoo iicthalaktoo | إنتوا إثـَلـَكتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ithalakhuwa iicthalak | هـُو َ إثـَلـَك |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ithalakithiya iicthalakit | هـِي َ إثـَلـَكـِت |
| They was | humma 'ithalakuhumma iicthalakoo | هـُمّ َ إثـَلـَكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athilikaacnaa yimkin aacthilik | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أثـِلـِك |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithilikiicHnaa yimkin nithilik | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِثـِلـِك |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithilikiicnta yimkin tithilik | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِثـِلـِك |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithilkiiicnti yimkin tithilky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِثـِلكي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithilkuiicntoo yimkin tithilkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِثـِلكوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithilikhuwa yimkin yithilik | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِثـِلـِك |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithilikhiya yimkin tithilik | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِثـِلـِك |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithilkuhumma yimkin yithilkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِثـِلكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathilikaacnaa bathilik | أنا َ بـَثـِلـِك |
| We be | 'ihna binithilikiicHnaa binithilik | إحنا َ بـِنـِثـِلـِك |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithilikiicnta bitithilik | إنت َ بـِتـِثـِلـِك |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithilkiiicnti bitithilky | إنت ِ بـِتـِثـِلكي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithilkuiicntoo bitithilkoo | إنتوا بـِتـِثـِلكوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithilikhuwa biyithilik | هـُو َ بـِيـِثـِلـِك |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithilikhiya bitithilik | هـِي َ بـِتـِثـِلـِك |
| They be | humma biyithilkuhumma biyithilkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِثـِلكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathilikaacnaa hathilik | أنا َ هـَثـِلـِك |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithilikiicHnaa hanithilik | إحنا َ هـَنـِثـِلـِك |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithilikiicnta hatithilik | إنت َ هـَتـِثـِلـِك |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithilkiiicnti hatithilky | إنت ِ هـَتـِثـِلكي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithilkuiicntoo hatithilkoo | إنتوا هـَتـِثـِلكوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithilikhuwa hayithilik | هـُو َ هـَيـِثـِلـِك |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithilikhiya hatithilik | هـِي َ هـَتـِثـِلـِك |
| They will be | humma hayithilkuhumma hayithilkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِثـِلكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithilikiicthilik | إثـِلـِك |
| You(f) be! | 'ithilikiiicthiliky | إثـِلـِكي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithilikuiicthilikoo | إثـِلـِكوا |
