Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana doomtaacnaa dwmt | أنا َ دومت |
| We was | 'ihna doomnaiicHnaa dwmnaa | إحنا َ دومنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta doomtiicnta dwmt | إنت َ دومت |
| You(f) was | 'inti doomtiiicnti dwmty | إنت ِ دومتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu doomtuiicntoo dwmtoo | إنتوا دومتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa daemhuwa daem | هـُو َ دا َم |
| She/it(f) was | hiya daemithiya daemit | هـِي َ دا َمـِت |
| They was | humma damuhumma daemoo | هـُمّ َ دا َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'adoomaacnaa yimkin aacdwm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدوم |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nidoomiicHnaa yimkin nidwm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدوم |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tidoomiicnta yimkin tidwm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدوم |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tidoomiiicnti yimkin tidwmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدومي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tidoomuiicntoo yimkin tidwmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدوموا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yidoomhuwa yimkin yidwm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوم |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tidoomhiya yimkin tidwm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدوم |
| They might be | humma yimkin yidoomuhumma yimkin yidwmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana badoomaacnaa badwm | أنا َ بـَدوم |
| We be | 'ihna bindoomiicHnaa bindwm | إحنا َ بـِندوم |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitdoomiicnta bitdwm | إنت َ بـِتدوم |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitdoomiiicnti bitdwmy | إنت ِ بـِتدومي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitdoomuiicntoo bitdwmoo | إنتوا بـِتدوموا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyidoomhuwa biyidwm | هـُو َ بـِيـِدوم |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitdoomhiya bitdwm | هـِي َ بـِتدوم |
| They be | humma biyidoomuhumma biyidwmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدوموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hadoomaacnaa hadwm | أنا َ هـَدوم |
| We will be | 'ihna handoomiicHnaa handwm | إحنا َ هـَندوم |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatdoomiicnta hatdwm | إنت َ هـَتدوم |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatdoomiiicnti hatdwmy | إنت ِ هـَتدومي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatdoomuiicntoo hatdwmoo | إنتوا هـَتدوموا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayidoomhuwa hayidwm | هـُو َ هـَيـِدوم |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatdoomhiya hatdwm | هـِي َ هـَتدوم |
| They will be | humma hayidoomuhumma hayidwmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدوموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana daeyimaacnaa daeyim | أنا َ دا َيـِم |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana daeyimaaacnaa daeyimaö | أنا َ دا َيـِمـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna daeyimeeniicHnaa daeyimyn | إحنا َ دا َيـِمين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta daeyimiicnta daeyim | إنت َ دا َيـِم |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti daeyimaiicnti daeyimaö | إنت ِ دا َيـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu daeyimeeniicntoo daeyimyn | إنتوا دا َيـِمين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa daeyimhuwa daeyim | هـُو َ دا َيـِم |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya daeyimahiya daeyimaö | هـِي َ دا َيـِمـَة |
| They are bing | humma daeyimeenhumma daeyimyn | هـُمّ َ دا َيـِمين |
