Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I were | 'ana koontaacnaa kwnt | أنا َ كونت |
| We were | 'ihna koonnaiicHnaa kwnnaa | إحنا َ كونّا |
| You(m) were | 'inta koontiicnta kwnt | إنت َ كونت |
| You(f) were | 'inti koontiiicnti kwnty | إنت ِ كونتي |
| You(pl) were | 'intu koontuiicntoo kwntoo | إنتوا كونتوا |
| He/it(m) were | huwa kaenhuwa kaen | هـُو َ كا َن |
| She/it(f) were | hiya kaenithiya kaenit | هـِي َ كا َنـِت |
| They were | humma kanuhumma kaenoo | هـُمّ َ كا َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'akoonaacnaa yimkin aackwn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكون |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nikooniicHnaa yimkin nikwn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكون |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tikooniicnta yimkin tikwn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكون |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tikooniiicnti yimkin tikwny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكوني |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tikoonuiicntoo yimkin tikwnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكونوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yikoonhuwa yimkin yikwn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكون |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tikoonhiya yimkin tikwn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكون |
| They might be | humma yimkin yikoonuhumma yimkin yikwnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكونوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bakoonaacnaa bakwn | أنا َ بـَكون |
| We be | 'ihna binkooniicHnaa binkwn | إحنا َ بـِنكون |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitkooniicnta bitkwn | إنت َ بـِتكون |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitkooniiicnti bitkwny | إنت ِ بـِتكوني |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitkoonuiicntoo bitkwnoo | إنتوا بـِتكونوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyikoonhuwa biyikwn | هـُو َ بـِيـِكون |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitkoonhiya bitkwn | هـِي َ بـِتكون |
| They be | humma biyikoonuhumma biyikwnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكونوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hakoonaacnaa hakwn | أنا َ هـَكون |
| We will be | 'ihna hankooniicHnaa hankwn | إحنا َ هـَنكون |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatkooniicnta hatkwn | إنت َ هـَتكون |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatkooniiicnti hatkwny | إنت ِ هـَتكوني |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatkoonuiicntoo hatkwnoo | إنتوا هـَتكونوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayikoonhuwa hayikwn | هـُو َ هـَيـِكون |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatkoonhiya hatkwn | هـِي َ هـَتكون |
| They will be | humma hayikoonuhumma hayikwnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكونوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | koonkwn | كون |
| You(f) be! | koonikwny | كوني |
| You(pl) be! | koonukwnoo | كونوا |
