Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana richistaacnaa riKiSt | أنا َ ر ِخـِصت |
| We became | 'ihna richisnaiicHnaa riKiSnaa | إحنا َ ر ِخـِصنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta richistiicnta riKiSt | إنت َ ر ِخـِصت |
| You(f) became | 'inti richistiiicnti riKiSty | إنت ِ ر ِخـِصتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu richistuiicntoo riKiStoo | إنتوا ر ِخـِصتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa richishuwa riKiS | هـُو َ ر ِخـِص |
| She/it(f) became | hiya richsithiya riKSit | هـِي َ ر ِخصـِت |
| They became | humma richsuhumma riKSoo | هـُمّ َ ر ِخصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'archasaacnaa yimkin aacrKaS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرخـَص |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nirchasiicHnaa yimkin nirKaS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرخـَص |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tirchasiicnta yimkin tirKaS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرخـَص |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tirchasiiicnti yimkin tirKaSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرخـَصي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tirchasuiicntoo yimkin tirKaSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرخـَصوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yirchashuwa yimkin yirKaS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرخـَص |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tirchashiya yimkin tirKaS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرخـَص |
| They might become | humma yimkin yirchasuhumma yimkin yirKaSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرخـَصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana barchasaacnaa barKaS | أنا َ بـَرخـَص |
| We become | 'ihna binirchasiicHnaa binirKaS | إحنا َ بـِنـِرخـَص |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitirchasiicnta bitirKaS | إنت َ بـِتـِرخـَص |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitirchasiiicnti bitirKaSy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرخـَصي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitirchasuiicntoo bitirKaSoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرخـَصوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyirchashuwa biyirKaS | هـُو َ بـِيـِرخـَص |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitirchashiya bitirKaS | هـِي َ بـِتـِرخـَص |
| They become | humma biyirchasuhumma biyirKaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرخـَصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana harchasaacnaa harKaS | أنا َ هـَرخـَص |
| We will become | 'ihna hanirchasiicHnaa hanirKaS | إحنا َ هـَنـِرخـَص |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatirchasiicnta hatirKaS | إنت َ هـَتـِرخـَص |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatirchasiiicnti hatirKaSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرخـَصي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatirchasuiicntoo hatirKaSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرخـَصوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayirchashuwa hayirKaS | هـُو َ هـَيـِرخـَص |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatirchashiya hatirKaS | هـِي َ هـَتـِرخـَص |
| They will become | humma hayirchasuhumma hayirKaSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرخـَصوا |
