Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana ghileetaacnaa Gilyt | أنا َ غـِليت |
| We was | 'ihna ghileenaiicHnaa Gilynaa | إحنا َ غـِلينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta ghileetiicnta Gilyt | إنت َ غـِليت |
| You(f) was | 'inti ghileetiiicnti Gilyty | إنت ِ غـِليتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu ghileetuiicntoo Gilytoo | إنتوا غـِليتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa ghilihuwa Gily | هـُو َ غـِلي |
| She/it(f) was | hiya ghilyithiya Gilyit | هـِي َ غـِليـِت |
| They was | humma ghilyuhumma Gilyoo | هـُمّ َ غـِليوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aghlaaacnaa yimkin aacGlY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغلى |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nighlaiicHnaa yimkin niGlY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغلى |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tighlaiicnta yimkin tiGlY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلى |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tighliiicnti yimkin tiGly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tighluiicntoo yimkin tiGloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yighlahuwa yimkin yiGlY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلى |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tighlahiya yimkin tiGlY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلى |
| They might be | humma yimkin yighluhumma yimkin yiGloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baghlaaacnaa baGlY | أنا َ بـَغلى |
| We be | 'ihna binighlaiicHnaa biniGlY | إحنا َ بـِنـِغلى |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitighlaiicnta bitiGlY | إنت َ بـِتـِغلى |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitighliiicnti bitiGly | إنت ِ بـِتـِغلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitighluiicntoo bitiGloo | إنتوا بـِتـِغلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyighlahuwa biyiGlY | هـُو َ بـِيـِغلى |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitighlahiya bitiGlY | هـِي َ بـِتـِغلى |
| They be | humma biyighluhumma biyiGloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haghlaaacnaa haGlY | أنا َ هـَغلى |
| We will be | 'ihna hanighlaiicHnaa haniGlY | إحنا َ هـَنـِغلى |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatighlaiicnta hatiGlY | إنت َ هـَتـِغلى |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatighliiicnti hatiGly | إنت ِ هـَتـِغلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatighluiicntoo hatiGloo | إنتوا هـَتـِغلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayighlahuwa hayiGlY | هـُو َ هـَيـِغلى |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatighlahiya hatiGlY | هـِي َ هـَتـِغلى |
| They will be | humma hayighluhumma hayiGloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ighlaiicGlY | إغلى |
| You(f) be! | 'ighliiicGly | إغلي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ighluiicGloo | إغلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana ghaeliaacnaa Gaely | أنا َ غا َلي |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana ghalyaaacnaa Gaelyaö | أنا َ غا َليـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna ghalyeeniicHnaa Gaelyyn | إحنا َ غا َليين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta ghaeliiicnta Gaely | إنت َ غا َلي |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti ghalyaiicnti Gaelyaö | إنت ِ غا َليـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu ghalyeeniicntoo Gaelyyn | إنتوا غا َليين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa ghaelihuwa Gaely | هـُو َ غا َلي |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya ghalyahiya Gaelyaö | هـِي َ غا َليـَة |
| They are bing | humma ghalyeenhumma Gaelyyn | هـُمّ َ غا َليين |
