Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I raced | 'ana saebi'taacnaa saebiqt | أنا َ سا َبـِقت |
| We raced | 'ihna saebi'naiicHnaa saebiqnaa | إحنا َ سا َبـِقنا |
| You(m) raced | 'inta saebi'tiicnta saebiqt | إنت َ سا َبـِقت |
| You(f) raced | 'inti saebi'tiiicnti saebiqty | إنت ِ سا َبـِقتي |
| You(pl) raced | 'intu saebi'tuiicntoo saebiqtoo | إنتوا سا َبـِقتوا |
| He/it(m) raced | huwa saebi'huwa saebiq | هـُو َ سا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) raced | hiya sab'ithiya saebqit | هـِي َ سا َبقـِت |
| They raced | humma saebi'uhumma saebiqoo | هـُمّ َ سا َبـِقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might race | 'ana yimkin 'asaebi'aacnaa yimkin aacsaebiq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسا َبـِق |
| We might race | 'ihna yimkin nisaebi'iicHnaa yimkin nisaebiq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسا َبـِق |
| You(m) might race | 'inta yimkin tisaebi'iicnta yimkin tisaebiq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َبـِق |
| You(f) might race | 'inti yimkin tisab'iiicnti yimkin tisaebqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َبقي |
| You(pl) might race | 'intu yimkin tisab'uiicntoo yimkin tisaebqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسا َبقوا |
| He/it(m) might race | huwa yimkin yisaebi'huwa yimkin yisaebiq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) might race | hiya yimkin tisaebi'hiya yimkin tisaebiq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َبـِق |
| They might race | humma yimkin yisab'uhumma yimkin yisaebqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َبقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I race | 'ana basaebi'aacnaa basaebiq | أنا َ بـَسا َبـِق |
| We race | 'ihna binsaebi'iicHnaa binsaebiq | إحنا َ بـِنسا َبـِق |
| You(m) race | 'inta bitsaebi'iicnta bitsaebiq | إنت َ بـِتسا َبـِق |
| You(f) race | 'inti bitsab'iiicnti bitsaebqy | إنت ِ بـِتسا َبقي |
| You(pl) race | 'intu bitsab'uiicntoo bitsaebqoo | إنتوا بـِتسا َبقوا |
| He/it(m) races | huwa biyisaebi'huwa biyisaebiq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) races | hiya bitsaebi'hiya bitsaebiq | هـِي َ بـِتسا َبـِق |
| They race | humma biysab'uhumma biysaebqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيسا َبقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will race | 'ana hasaebi'aacnaa hasaebiq | أنا َ هـَسا َبـِق |
| We will race | 'ihna hansaebi'iicHnaa hansaebiq | إحنا َ هـَنسا َبـِق |
| You(m) will race | 'inta hatsaebi'iicnta hatsaebiq | إنت َ هـَتسا َبـِق |
| You(f) will race | 'inti hatsab'iiicnti hatsaebqy | إنت ِ هـَتسا َبقي |
| You(pl) will race | 'intu hatsab'uiicntoo hatsaebqoo | إنتوا هـَتسا َبقوا |
| He/it(m) will race | huwa hayisaebi'huwa hayisaebiq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) will race | hiya hatsaebi'hiya hatsaebiq | هـِي َ هـَتسا َبـِق |
| They will race | humma hayisab'uhumma hayisaebqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسا َبقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) race! | saebi'saebiq | سا َبـِق |
| You(f) race! | sab'isaebqy | سا َبقي |
| You(pl) race! | sab'usaebqoo | سا َبقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is raced | huwa musaebi'huwa musaebiq | هـُو َ مـُسا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) is raced | hiya musaebi'ahiya musaebiqaö | هـِي َ مـُسا َبـِقـَة |
| They are raced | humma musaebi'eenhumma musaebiqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسا َبـِقين |
