Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I paid | 'ana haesibtaacnaa Haesibt | أنا َ حا َسـِبت |
| We paid | 'ihna haesibnaiicHnaa Haesibnaa | إحنا َ حا َسـِبنا |
| You(m) paid | 'inta haesibtiicnta Haesibt | إنت َ حا َسـِبت |
| You(f) paid | 'inti haesibtiiicnti Haesibty | إنت ِ حا َسـِبتي |
| You(pl) paid | 'intu haesibtuiicntoo Haesibtoo | إنتوا حا َسـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) paid | huwa haesibhuwa Haesib | هـُو َ حا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) paid | hiya hasbithiya Haesbit | هـِي َ حا َسبـِت |
| They paid | humma haesibuhumma Haesiboo | هـُمّ َ حا َسـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pay | 'ana yimkin 'ahaesibaacnaa yimkin aacHaesib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحا َسـِب |
| We might pay | 'ihna yimkin nihaesibiicHnaa yimkin niHaesib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحا َسـِب |
| You(m) might pay | 'inta yimkin tihaesibiicnta yimkin tiHaesib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َسـِب |
| You(f) might pay | 'inti yimkin tihasbiiicnti yimkin tiHaesby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َسبي |
| You(pl) might pay | 'intu yimkin tihasbuiicntoo yimkin tiHaesboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحا َسبوا |
| He/it(m) might pay | huwa yimkin yihaesibhuwa yimkin yiHaesib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) might pay | hiya yimkin tihaesibhiya yimkin tiHaesib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َسـِب |
| They might pay | humma yimkin yihasbuhumma yimkin yiHaesboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َسبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pay | 'ana bahaesibaacnaa baHaesib | أنا َ بـَحا َسـِب |
| We pay | 'ihna binhaesibiicHnaa binHaesib | إحنا َ بـِنحا َسـِب |
| You(m) pay | 'inta bithaesibiicnta bitHaesib | إنت َ بـِتحا َسـِب |
| You(f) pay | 'inti bithasbiiicnti bitHaesby | إنت ِ بـِتحا َسبي |
| You(pl) pay | 'intu bithasbuiicntoo bitHaesboo | إنتوا بـِتحا َسبوا |
| He/it(m) pays | huwa biyihaesibhuwa biyiHaesib | هـُو َ بـِيـِحا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) pays | hiya bithaesibhiya bitHaesib | هـِي َ بـِتحا َسـِب |
| They pay | humma biyhasbuhumma biyHaesboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيحا َسبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pay | 'ana hahaesibaacnaa haHaesib | أنا َ هـَحا َسـِب |
| We will pay | 'ihna hanhaesibiicHnaa hanHaesib | إحنا َ هـَنحا َسـِب |
| You(m) will pay | 'inta hathaesibiicnta hatHaesib | إنت َ هـَتحا َسـِب |
| You(f) will pay | 'inti hathasbiiicnti hatHaesby | إنت ِ هـَتحا َسبي |
| You(pl) will pay | 'intu hathasbuiicntoo hatHaesboo | إنتوا هـَتحا َسبوا |
| He/it(m) will pay | huwa hayihaesibhuwa hayiHaesib | هـُو َ هـَيـِحا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) will pay | hiya hathaesibhiya hatHaesib | هـِي َ هـَتحا َسـِب |
| They will pay | humma hayihasbuhumma hayiHaesboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحا َسبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pay! | haesibHaesib | حا َسـِب |
| You(f) pay! | hasbiHaesby | حا َسبي |
| You(pl) pay! | hasbuHaesboo | حا َسبوا |
