Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana zihi'taacnaa zihiqt | أنا َ ز ِهـِقت |
| We became | 'ihna zihi'naiicHnaa zihiqnaa | إحنا َ ز ِهـِقنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta zihi'tiicnta zihiqt | إنت َ ز ِهـِقت |
| You(f) became | 'inti zihi'tiiicnti zihiqty | إنت ِ ز ِهـِقتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu zihi'tuiicntoo zihiqtoo | إنتوا ز ِهـِقتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa zihi'huwa zihiq | هـُو َ ز ِهـِق |
| She/it(f) became | hiya zih'ithiya zihqit | هـِي َ ز ِهقـِت |
| They became | humma zih'uhumma zihqoo | هـُمّ َ ز ِهقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'azha'aacnaa yimkin aaczhaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزهـَق |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nizha'iicHnaa yimkin nizhaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزهـَق |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tizha'iicnta yimkin tizhaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزهـَق |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tizha'iiicnti yimkin tizhaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزهـَقي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tizha'uiicntoo yimkin tizhaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزهـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yizha'huwa yimkin yizhaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزهـَق |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tizha'hiya yimkin tizhaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزهـَق |
| They might become | humma yimkin yizha'uhumma yimkin yizhaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزهـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bazha'aacnaa bazhaq | أنا َ بـَزهـَق |
| We become | 'ihna binizha'iicHnaa binizhaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِزهـَق |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitizha'iicnta bitizhaq | إنت َ بـِتـِزهـَق |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitizha'iiicnti bitizhaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِزهـَقي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitizha'uiicntoo bitizhaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِزهـَقوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyizha'huwa biyizhaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِزهـَق |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitizha'hiya bitizhaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِزهـَق |
| They become | humma biyizha'uhumma biyizhaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِزهـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hazha'aacnaa hazhaq | أنا َ هـَزهـَق |
| We will become | 'ihna hanizha'iicHnaa hanizhaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِزهـَق |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatizha'iicnta hatizhaq | إنت َ هـَتـِزهـَق |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatizha'iiicnti hatizhaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِزهـَقي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatizha'uiicntoo hatizhaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِزهـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayizha'huwa hayizhaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِزهـَق |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatizha'hiya hatizhaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِزهـَق |
| They will become | humma hayizha'uhumma hayizhaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزهـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana zah'aenaacnaa zahqaen | أنا َ ز َهقا َن |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana zah'aenaaacnaa zahqaenaö | أنا َ ز َهقا َنـَة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna zah'aneeniicHnaa zahqaenyn | إحنا َ ز َهقا َنين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta zah'aeniicnta zahqaen | إنت َ ز َهقا َن |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti zah'aenaiicnti zahqaenaö | إنت ِ ز َهقا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu zah'aneeniicntoo zahqaenyn | إنتوا ز َهقا َنين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa zah'aenhuwa zahqaen | هـُو َ ز َهقا َن |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya zah'aenahiya zahqaenaö | هـِي َ ز َهقا َنـَة |
| They are becoming | humma zah'aneenhumma zahqaenyn | هـُمّ َ ز َهقا َنين |
