Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I patted | 'ana tabtabtaacnaa TabTabt | أنا َ طـَبطـَبت |
| We patted | 'ihna tabtabnaiicHnaa TabTabnaa | إحنا َ طـَبطـَبنا |
| You(m) patted | 'inta tabtabtiicnta TabTabt | إنت َ طـَبطـَبت |
| You(f) patted | 'inti tabtabtiiicnti TabTabty | إنت ِ طـَبطـَبتي |
| You(pl) patted | 'intu tabtabtuiicntoo TabTabtoo | إنتوا طـَبطـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) patted | huwa tabtabhuwa TabTab | هـُو َ طـَبطـَب |
| She/it(f) patted | hiya tabtabithiya TabTabit | هـِي َ طـَبطـَبـِت |
| They patted | humma tabtabuhumma TabTaboo | هـُمّ َ طـَبطـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pat | 'ana yimkin 'atabtabaacnaa yimkin aacTabTab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطـَبطـَب |
| We might pat | 'ihna yimkin nitabtabiicHnaa yimkin niTabTab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطـَبطـَب |
| You(m) might pat | 'inta yimkin titabtabiicnta yimkin tiTabTab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَبطـَب |
| You(f) might pat | 'inti yimkin titabtabiiicnti yimkin tiTabTaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَبطـَبي |
| You(pl) might pat | 'intu yimkin titabtabuiicntoo yimkin tiTabTaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطـَبطـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might pat | huwa yimkin yitabtabhuwa yimkin yiTabTab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَبطـَب |
| She/it(f) might pat | hiya yimkin titabtabhiya yimkin tiTabTab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَبطـَب |
| They might pat | humma yimkin yitabtabuhumma yimkin yiTabTaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَبطـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pat | 'ana batabtabaacnaa baTabTab | أنا َ بـَطـَبطـَب |
| We pat | 'ihna bintabtabiicHnaa binTabTab | إحنا َ بـِنطـَبطـَب |
| You(m) pat | 'inta bittabtabiicnta bitTabTab | إنت َ بـِتطـَبطـَب |
| You(f) pat | 'inti bittabtabiiicnti bitTabTaby | إنت ِ بـِتطـَبطـَبي |
| You(pl) pat | 'intu bittabtabuiicntoo bitTabTaboo | إنتوا بـِتطـَبطـَبوا |
| He/it(m) pats | huwa biyitabtabhuwa biyiTabTab | هـُو َ بـِيـِطـَبطـَب |
| She/it(f) pats | hiya bittabtabhiya bitTabTab | هـِي َ بـِتطـَبطـَب |
| They pat | humma biyitabtabuhumma biyiTabTaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطـَبطـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pat | 'ana hatabtabaacnaa haTabTab | أنا َ هـَطـَبطـَب |
| We will pat | 'ihna hanitabtabiicHnaa haniTabTab | إحنا َ هـَنـِطـَبطـَب |
| You(m) will pat | 'inta hatitabtabiicnta hatiTabTab | إنت َ هـَتـِطـَبطـَب |
| You(f) will pat | 'inti hatitabtabiiicnti hatiTabTaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِطـَبطـَبي |
| You(pl) will pat | 'intu hatitabtabuiicntoo hatiTabTaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِطـَبطـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will pat | huwa hayitabtabhuwa hayiTabTab | هـُو َ هـَيـِطـَبطـَب |
| She/it(f) will pat | hiya hatitabtabhiya hatiTabTab | هـِي َ هـَتـِطـَبطـَب |
| They will pat | humma hayitabtabuhumma hayiTabTaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطـَبطـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pat! | tabtabTabTab | طـَبطـَب |
| You(f) pat! | tabtabiTabTaby | طـَبطـَبي |
| You(pl) pat! | tabtabuTabTaboo | طـَبطـَبوا |
