Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I substituted | 'ana baddiltaacnaa baddilt | أنا َ بـَدّ ِلت |
| We substituted | 'ihna baddilnaiicHnaa baddilnaa | إحنا َ بـَدّ ِلنا |
| You(m) substituted | 'inta baddiltiicnta baddilt | إنت َ بـَدّ ِلت |
| You(f) substituted | 'inti baddiltiiicnti baddilty | إنت ِ بـَدّ ِلتي |
| You(pl) substituted | 'intu baddiltuiicntoo baddiltoo | إنتوا بـَدّ ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) substituted | huwa baddilhuwa baddil | هـُو َ بـَدّ ِل |
| She/it(f) substituted | hiya baddilithiya baddilit | هـِي َ بـَدّ ِلـِت |
| They substituted | humma baddiluhumma baddiloo | هـُمّ َ بـَدّ ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might substitute | 'ana yimkin 'abaddilaacnaa yimkin aacbaddil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَدّ ِل |
| We might substitute | 'ihna yimkin nibaddiliicHnaa yimkin nibaddil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَدّ ِل |
| You(m) might substitute | 'inta yimkin tibaddiliicnta yimkin tibaddil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِل |
| You(f) might substitute | 'inti yimkin tibaddiliiicnti yimkin tibaddily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِلي |
| You(pl) might substitute | 'intu yimkin tibaddiluiicntoo yimkin tibaddiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might substitute | huwa yimkin yibaddilhuwa yimkin yibaddil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَدّ ِل |
| She/it(f) might substitute | hiya yimkin tibaddilhiya yimkin tibaddil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَدّ ِل |
| They might substitute | humma yimkin yibaddiluhumma yimkin yibaddiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَدّ ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I substitute | 'ana babaddilaacnaa babaddil | أنا َ بـَبـَدّ ِل |
| We substitute | 'ihna binbaddiliicHnaa binbaddil | إحنا َ بـِنبـَدّ ِل |
| You(m) substitute | 'inta bitbaddiliicnta bitbaddil | إنت َ بـِتبـَدّ ِل |
| You(f) substitute | 'inti bitbaddiliiicnti bitbaddily | إنت ِ بـِتبـَدّ ِلي |
| You(pl) substitute | 'intu bitbaddiluiicntoo bitbaddiloo | إنتوا بـِتبـَدّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) substitutes | huwa biyibaddilhuwa biyibaddil | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَدّ ِل |
| She/it(f) substitutes | hiya bitbaddilhiya bitbaddil | هـِي َ بـِتبـَدّ ِل |
| They substitute | humma biyibaddiluhumma biyibaddiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَدّ ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will substitute | 'ana habaddilaacnaa habaddil | أنا َ هـَبـَدّ ِل |
| We will substitute | 'ihna hanbaddiliicHnaa hanbaddil | إحنا َ هـَنبـَدّ ِل |
| You(m) will substitute | 'inta hatbaddiliicnta hatbaddil | إنت َ هـَتبـَدّ ِل |
| You(f) will substitute | 'inti hatbaddiliiicnti hatbaddily | إنت ِ هـَتبـَدّ ِلي |
| You(pl) will substitute | 'intu hatbaddiluiicntoo hatbaddiloo | إنتوا هـَتبـَدّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will substitute | huwa hayibaddilhuwa hayibaddil | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَدّ ِل |
| She/it(f) will substitute | hiya hatbaddilhiya hatbaddil | هـِي َ هـَتبـَدّ ِل |
| They will substitute | humma hayibaddiluhumma hayibaddiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَدّ ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) substitute! | baddilbaddil | بـَدّ ِل |
| You(f) substitute! | baddilibaddily | بـَدّ ِلي |
| You(pl) substitute! | baddilubaddiloo | بـَدّ ِلوا |
