Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I beat | 'ana saba'taacnaa sabaqt | أنا َ سـَبـَقت |
| We beat | 'ihna saba'naiicHnaa sabaqnaa | إحنا َ سـَبـَقنا |
| You(m) beat | 'inta saba'tiicnta sabaqt | إنت َ سـَبـَقت |
| You(f) beat | 'inti saba'tiiicnti sabaqty | إنت ِ سـَبـَقتي |
| You(pl) beat | 'intu saba'tuiicntoo sabaqtoo | إنتوا سـَبـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) beat | huwa saba'huwa sabaq | هـُو َ سـَبـَق |
| She/it(f) beat | hiya saba'ithiya sabaqit | هـِي َ سـَبـَقـِت |
| They beat | humma saba'uhumma sabaqoo | هـُمّ َ سـَبـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might beat | 'ana yimkin 'asba'aacnaa yimkin aacsbaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسبـَق |
| We might beat | 'ihna yimkin nisba'iicHnaa yimkin nisbaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسبـَق |
| You(m) might beat | 'inta yimkin tisba'iicnta yimkin tisbaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق |
| You(f) might beat | 'inti yimkin tisba'iiicnti yimkin tisbaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) might beat | 'intu yimkin tisba'uiicntoo yimkin tisbaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might beat | huwa yimkin yisba'huwa yimkin yisbaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) might beat | hiya yimkin tisba'hiya yimkin tisbaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق |
| They might beat | humma yimkin yisba'uhumma yimkin yisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I beat | 'ana basba'aacnaa basbaq | أنا َ بـَسبـَق |
| We beat | 'ihna binisba'iicHnaa binisbaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِسبـَق |
| You(m) beat | 'inta bitisba'iicnta bitisbaq | إنت َ بـِتـِسبـَق |
| You(f) beat | 'inti bitisba'iiicnti bitisbaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) beat | 'intu bitisba'uiicntoo bitisbaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) beats | huwa biyisba'huwa biyisbaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) beats | hiya bitisba'hiya bitisbaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِسبـَق |
| They beat | humma biyisba'uhumma biyisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسبـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will beat | 'ana hasba'aacnaa hasbaq | أنا َ هـَسبـَق |
| We will beat | 'ihna hanisba'iicHnaa hanisbaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِسبـَق |
| You(m) will beat | 'inta hatisba'iicnta hatisbaq | إنت َ هـَتـِسبـَق |
| You(f) will beat | 'inti hatisba'iiicnti hatisbaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) will beat | 'intu hatisba'uiicntoo hatisbaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will beat | huwa hayisba'huwa hayisbaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) will beat | hiya hatisba'hiya hatisbaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِسبـَق |
| They will beat | humma hayisba'uhumma hayisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسبـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) beat! | 'isba'iicsbaq | إسبـَق |
| You(f) beat! | 'isba'iiicsbaqy | إسبـَقي |
| You(pl) beat! | 'isba'uiicsbaqoo | إسبـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am beating | 'ana saaba'aacnaa saabaq | أنا َ سا َبـَق |
| I(f) am beating | 'ana saaba'aaacnaa saabaqaö | أنا َ سا َبـَقـَة |
| We are beating | 'ihna saaba'eeniicHnaa saabaqyn | إحنا َ سا َبـَقين |
| You(m) are beating | 'inta saaba'iicnta saabaq | إنت َ سا َبـَق |
| You(f) are beating | 'inti saaba'aiicnti saabaqaö | إنت ِ سا َبـَقـَة |
| You(pl) are beating | 'intu saaba'eeniicntoo saabaqyn | إنتوا سا َبـَقين |
| He/it(m) is beating | huwa saaba'huwa saabaq | هـُو َ سا َبـَق |
| She/it(f) is beating | hiya saaba'ahiya saabaqaö | هـِي َ سا َبـَقـَة |
| They are beating | humma saaba'eenhumma saabaqyn | هـُمّ َ سا َبـَقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is beaten | huwa masboo'huwa masbwq | هـُو َ مـَسبوق |
| She/it(f) is beaten | hiya masboo'ahiya masbwqaö | هـِي َ مـَسبوقـَة |
| They are beaten | humma masboo'eenhumma masbwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسبوقين |
