Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana hadartaacnaa HaDart | أنا َ حـَضـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna hadarnaiicHnaa HaDarnaa | إحنا َ حـَضـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta hadartiicnta HaDart | إنت َ حـَضـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti hadartiiicnti HaDarty | إنت ِ حـَضـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu hadartuiicntoo HaDartoo | إنتوا حـَضـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa hadarhuwa HaDar | هـُو َ حـَضـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya hadarithiya HaDarit | هـِي َ حـَضـَر ِت |
| They was | humma hadaruhumma HaDaroo | هـُمّ َ حـَضـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'ahdaraacnaa yimkin aacHDar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحضـَر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nihdariicHnaa yimkin niHDar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحضـَر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tihdariicnta yimkin tiHDar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحضـَر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tihdariiicnti yimkin tiHDary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحضـَري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tihdaruiicntoo yimkin tiHDaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحضـَروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yihdarhuwa yimkin yiHDar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحضـَر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tihdarhiya yimkin tiHDar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحضـَر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yihdaruhumma yimkin yiHDaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحضـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bahdaraacnaa baHDar | أنا َ بـَحضـَر |
| We be | 'ihna binihdariicHnaa biniHDar | إحنا َ بـِنـِحضـَر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitihdariicnta bitiHDar | إنت َ بـِتـِحضـَر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitihdariiicnti bitiHDary | إنت ِ بـِتـِحضـَري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitihdaruiicntoo bitiHDaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِحضـَروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyihdarhuwa biyiHDar | هـُو َ بـِيـِحضـَر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitihdarhiya bitiHDar | هـِي َ بـِتـِحضـَر |
| They be | humma biyihdaruhumma biyiHDaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحضـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hahdaraacnaa haHDar | أنا َ هـَحضـَر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanihdariicHnaa haniHDar | إحنا َ هـَنـِحضـَر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatihdariicnta hatiHDar | إنت َ هـَتـِحضـَر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatihdariiicnti hatiHDary | إنت ِ هـَتـِحضـَري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatihdaruiicntoo hatiHDaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِحضـَروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayihdarhuwa hayiHDar | هـُو َ هـَيـِحضـَر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatihdarhiya hatiHDar | هـِي َ هـَتـِحضـَر |
| They will be | humma hayihdaruhumma hayiHDaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحضـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ihdariicHDar | إحضـَر |
| You(f) be! | 'ihdariiicHDary | إحضـَري |
| You(pl) be! | 'ihdaruiicHDaroo | إحضـَروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana haadiraacnaa HaaDir | أنا َ حا َضـِر |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana haadiraaacnaa HaaDiraö | أنا َ حا َضـِر َة |
| We are bing | 'ihna haadireeniicHnaa HaaDiryn | إحنا َ حا َضـِرين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta haadiriicnta HaaDir | إنت َ حا َضـِر |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti haadiraiicnti HaaDiraö | إنت ِ حا َضـِر َة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu haadireeniicntoo HaaDiryn | إنتوا حا َضـِرين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa haadirhuwa HaaDir | هـُو َ حا َضـِر |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya haadirahiya HaaDiraö | هـِي َ حا َضـِر َة |
| They are bing | humma haadireenhumma HaaDiryn | هـُمّ َ حا َضـِرين |
