Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'irtahtaacnaa iicrtaeHt | أنا َ إرتا َحت |
| We was | 'ihna 'irtahnaiicHnaa iicrtaeHnaa | إحنا َ إرتا َحنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'irtahtiicnta iicrtaeHt | إنت َ إرتا َحت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'irtahtiiicnti iicrtaeHty | إنت ِ إرتا َحتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'irtahtuiicntoo iicrtaeHtoo | إنتوا إرتا َحتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'irtaehhuwa iicrtaeH | هـُو َ إرتا َح |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'irtaehithiya iicrtaeHit | هـِي َ إرتا َحـِت |
| They was | humma 'irtahuhumma iicrtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ إرتا َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'artaehaacnaa yimkin aacrtaeH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرتا َح |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nirtaehiicHnaa yimkin nirtaeH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرتا َح |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tirtaehiicnta yimkin tirtaeH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َح |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tirtaehiiicnti yimkin tirtaeHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َحي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tirtahuiicntoo yimkin tirtaeHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َحوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yirtaehhuwa yimkin yirtaeH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tirtaehhiya yimkin tirtaeH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َح |
| They might be | humma yimkin yirtahuhumma yimkin yirtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرتا َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bartaehaacnaa bartaeH | أنا َ بـَرتا َح |
| We be | 'ihna binirtaehiicHnaa binirtaeH | إحنا َ بـِنـِرتا َح |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitirtaehiicnta bitirtaeH | إنت َ بـِتـِرتا َح |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitirtaehiiicnti bitirtaeHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرتا َحي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitirtahuiicntoo bitirtaeHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرتا َحوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyirtaehhuwa biyirtaeH | هـُو َ بـِيـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitirtaehhiya bitirtaeH | هـِي َ بـِتـِرتا َح |
| They be | humma biyirtahuhumma biyirtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرتا َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hartaehaacnaa hartaeH | أنا َ هـَرتا َح |
| We will be | 'ihna hanirtaehiicHnaa hanirtaeH | إحنا َ هـَنـِرتا َح |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatirtaehiicnta hatirtaeH | إنت َ هـَتـِرتا َح |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatirtaehiiicnti hatirtaeHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرتا َحي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatirtahuiicntoo hatirtaeHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرتا َحوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayirtaehhuwa hayirtaeH | هـُو َ هـَيـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatirtaehhiya hatirtaeH | هـِي َ هـَتـِرتا َح |
| They will be | humma hayirtahuhumma hayirtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرتا َحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana mirtaehaacnaa mirtaeH | أنا َ مـِرتا َح |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana mirtaehaaacnaa mirtaeHaö | أنا َ مـِرتا َحـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna mirtaheeniicHnaa mirtaeHyn | إحنا َ مـِرتا َحين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta mirtaehiicnta mirtaeH | إنت َ مـِرتا َح |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti mirtaehaiicnti mirtaeHaö | إنت ِ مـِرتا َحـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu mirtaheeniicntoo mirtaeHyn | إنتوا مـِرتا َحين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa mirtaehhuwa mirtaeH | هـُو َ مـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya mirtaehahiya mirtaeHaö | هـِي َ مـِرتا َحـَة |
| They are bing | humma mirtaheenhumma mirtaeHyn | هـُمّ َ مـِرتا َحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mirtaehhuwa mirtaeH | هـُو َ مـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mirtaehahiya mirtaeHaö | هـِي َ مـِرتا َحـَة |
| They are | humma mirtaheenhumma mirtaeHyn | هـُمّ َ مـِرتا َحين |
