Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itra''eetaacnaa iictraqqyt | أنا َ إتر َقّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itra''eenaiicHnaa iictraqqynaa | إحنا َ إتر َقّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itra''eetiicnta iictraqqyt | إنت َ إتر َقّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itra''eetiiicnti iictraqqyty | إنت ِ إتر َقّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itra''eetuiicntoo iictraqqytoo | إنتوا إتر َقّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itra''ahuwa iictraqqY | هـُو َ إتر َقّى |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itra''ithiya iictraqqit | هـِي َ إتر َقّـِت |
| They was | humma 'itra''uhumma iictraqqoo | هـُمّ َ إتر َقّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atra''aaacnaa yimkin aactraqqY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتر َقّى |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitra''aiicHnaa yimkin nitraqqY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتر َقّى |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titra''aiicnta yimkin titraqqY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َقّى |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titra''iiicnti yimkin titraqqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َقّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titra''uiicntoo yimkin titraqqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتر َقّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitra''ahuwa yimkin yitraqqY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر َقّى |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titra''ahiya yimkin titraqqY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر َقّى |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitra''uhumma yimkin yitraqqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر َقّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batra''aaacnaa batraqqY | أنا َ بـَتر َقّى |
| We be | 'ihna binitra''aiicHnaa binitraqqY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتر َقّى |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititra''aiicnta bititraqqY | إنت َ بـِتـِتر َقّى |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititra''iiicnti bititraqqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتر َقّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititra''uiicntoo bititraqqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتر َقّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitra''ahuwa biyitraqqY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتر َقّى |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititra''ahiya bititraqqY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتر َقّى |
| They be | humma biyitra''uhumma biyitraqqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتر َقّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatra''aaacnaa hatraqqY | أنا َ هـَتر َقّى |
| We will be | 'ihna hantra''aiicHnaa hantraqqY | إحنا َ هـَنتر َقّى |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitra''aiicnta hatitraqqY | إنت َ هـَتـِتر َقّى |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitra''iiicnti hatitraqqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتر َقّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitra''uiicntoo hatitraqqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتر َقّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitra''ahuwa hayitraqqY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتر َقّى |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitra''ahiya hatitraqqY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتر َقّى |
| They will be | humma hayitra''uhumma hayitraqqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتر َقّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana mitra''iaacnaa mitraqqy | أنا َ مـِتر َقّي |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana mitra''yaaacnaa mitraqqyaö | أنا َ مـِتر َقّيـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna mitra''yeeniicHnaa mitraqqyyn | إحنا َ مـِتر َقّيين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta mitra''iiicnta mitraqqy | إنت َ مـِتر َقّي |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti mitra''yaiicnti mitraqqyaö | إنت ِ مـِتر َقّيـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu mitra''yeeniicntoo mitraqqyyn | إنتوا مـِتر َقّيين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa mitra''ihuwa mitraqqy | هـُو َ مـِتر َقّي |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya mitra''yahiya mitraqqyaö | هـِي َ مـِتر َقّيـَة |
| They are bing | humma mitra''yeenhumma mitraqqyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتر َقّيين |
