Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swallowed | 'ana balaAtaacnaa balaAt | أنا َ بـَلـَعت |
| We swallowed | 'ihna balaAnaiicHnaa balaAnaa | إحنا َ بـَلـَعنا |
| You(m) swallowed | 'inta balaAtiicnta balaAt | إنت َ بـَلـَعت |
| You(f) swallowed | 'inti balaAtiiicnti balaAty | إنت ِ بـَلـَعتي |
| You(pl) swallowed | 'intu balaAtuiicntoo balaAtoo | إنتوا بـَلـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) swallowed | huwa balaAhuwa balaA | هـُو َ بـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) swallowed | hiya balaAithiya balaAit | هـِي َ بـَلـَعـِت |
| They swallowed | humma balaAuhumma balaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـَلـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might swallow | 'ana yimkin 'ablaAaacnaa yimkin aacblaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبلـَع |
| We might swallow | 'ihna yimkin niblaAiicHnaa yimkin niblaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبلـَع |
| You(m) might swallow | 'inta yimkin tiblaAiicnta yimkin tiblaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبلـَع |
| You(f) might swallow | 'inti yimkin tiblaAiiicnti yimkin tiblaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبلـَعي |
| You(pl) might swallow | 'intu yimkin tiblaAuiicntoo yimkin tiblaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might swallow | huwa yimkin yiblaAhuwa yimkin yiblaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبلـَع |
| She/it(f) might swallow | hiya yimkin tiblaAhiya yimkin tiblaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبلـَع |
| They might swallow | humma yimkin yiblaAuhumma yimkin yiblaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبلـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I swallow | 'ana bablaAaacnaa bablaA | أنا َ بـَبلـَع |
| We swallow | 'ihna biniblaAiicHnaa biniblaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِبلـَع |
| You(m) swallow | 'inta bitiblaAiicnta bitiblaA | إنت َ بـِتـِبلـَع |
| You(f) swallow | 'inti bitiblaAiiicnti bitiblaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبلـَعي |
| You(pl) swallow | 'intu bitiblaAuiicntoo bitiblaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) swallows | huwa biyiblaAhuwa biyiblaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِبلـَع |
| She/it(f) swallows | hiya bitiblaAhiya bitiblaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِبلـَع |
| They swallow | humma biyiblaAuhumma biyiblaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبلـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will swallow | 'ana hablaAaacnaa hablaA | أنا َ هـَبلـَع |
| We will swallow | 'ihna haniblaAiicHnaa haniblaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِبلـَع |
| You(m) will swallow | 'inta hatiblaAiicnta hatiblaA | إنت َ هـَتـِبلـَع |
| You(f) will swallow | 'inti hatiblaAiiicnti hatiblaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبلـَعي |
| You(pl) will swallow | 'intu hatiblaAuiicntoo hatiblaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will swallow | huwa hayiblaAhuwa hayiblaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِبلـَع |
| She/it(f) will swallow | hiya hatiblaAhiya hatiblaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِبلـَع |
| They will swallow | humma hayiblaAuhumma hayiblaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبلـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) swallow! | 'iblaAiicblaA | إبلـَع |
| You(f) swallow! | 'iblaAiiicblaAy | إبلـَعي |
| You(pl) swallow! | 'iblaAuiicblaAoo | إبلـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am swallowing | 'ana baeliAaacnaa baeliA | أنا َ با َلـِع |
| I(f) am swallowing | 'ana baeliAaaacnaa baeliAaö | أنا َ با َلـِعـَة |
| We are swallowing | 'ihna baeliAeeniicHnaa baeliAyn | إحنا َ با َلـِعين |
| You(m) are swallowing | 'inta baeliAiicnta baeliA | إنت َ با َلـِع |
| You(f) are swallowing | 'inti baeliAaiicnti baeliAaö | إنت ِ با َلـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are swallowing | 'intu baeliAeeniicntoo baeliAyn | إنتوا با َلـِعين |
| He/it(m) is swallowing | huwa baeliAhuwa baeliA | هـُو َ با َلـِع |
| She/it(f) is swallowing | hiya baeliAahiya baeliAaö | هـِي َ با َلـِعـَة |
| They are swallowing | humma baeliAeenhumma baeliAyn | هـُمّ َ با َلـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is swallowed | huwa mablooAhuwa mablwA | هـُو َ مـَبلوع |
| She/it(f) is swallowed | hiya mablooAahiya mablwAaö | هـِي َ مـَبلوعـَة |
| They are swallowed | humma mablooAeenhumma mablwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبلوعين |
