Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cast | 'ana sabbeetaacnaa Sabbyt | أنا َ صـَبّيت |
| We cast | 'ihna sabbeenaiicHnaa Sabbynaa | إحنا َ صـَبّينا |
| You(m) cast | 'inta sabbeetiicnta Sabbyt | إنت َ صـَبّيت |
| You(f) cast | 'inti sabbeetiiicnti Sabbyty | إنت ِ صـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) cast | 'intu sabbeetuiicntoo Sabbytoo | إنتوا صـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) cast | huwa sabbhuwa Sabb | هـُو َ صـَبّ |
| She/it(f) cast | hiya sabbithiya Sabbit | هـِي َ صـَبّـِت |
| They cast | humma sabbuhumma Sabboo | هـُمّ َ صـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cast | 'ana yimkin 'asubbaacnaa yimkin aacSubb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـُبّ |
| We might cast | 'ihna yimkin nisubbiicHnaa yimkin niSubb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـُبّ |
| You(m) might cast | 'inta yimkin tisubbiicnta yimkin tiSubb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـُبّ |
| You(f) might cast | 'inti yimkin tisubbiiicnti yimkin tiSubby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـُبّي |
| You(pl) might cast | 'intu yimkin tisubbuiicntoo yimkin tiSubboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـُبّوا |
| He/it(m) might cast | huwa yimkin yisubbhuwa yimkin yiSubb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـُبّ |
| She/it(f) might cast | hiya yimkin tisubbhiya yimkin tiSubb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـُبّ |
| They might cast | humma yimkin yisubbuhumma yimkin yiSubboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـُبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cast | 'ana basubbaacnaa baSubb | أنا َ بـَصـُبّ |
| We cast | 'ihna binsubbiicHnaa binSubb | إحنا َ بـِنصـُبّ |
| You(m) cast | 'inta bitsubbiicnta bitSubb | إنت َ بـِتصـُبّ |
| You(f) cast | 'inti bitsubbiiicnti bitSubby | إنت ِ بـِتصـُبّي |
| You(pl) cast | 'intu bitsubbuiicntoo bitSubboo | إنتوا بـِتصـُبّوا |
| He/it(m) casts | huwa biyisubbhuwa biyiSubb | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـُبّ |
| She/it(f) casts | hiya bitsubbhiya bitSubb | هـِي َ بـِتصـُبّ |
| They cast | humma biyisubbuhumma biyiSubboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـُبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cast | 'ana hasubbaacnaa haSubb | أنا َ هـَصـُبّ |
| We will cast | 'ihna hansubbiicHnaa hanSubb | إحنا َ هـَنصـُبّ |
| You(m) will cast | 'inta hatsubbiicnta hatSubb | إنت َ هـَتصـُبّ |
| You(f) will cast | 'inti hatsubbiiicnti hatSubby | إنت ِ هـَتصـُبّي |
| You(pl) will cast | 'intu hatsubbuiicntoo hatSubboo | إنتوا هـَتصـُبّوا |
| He/it(m) will cast | huwa hayisubbhuwa hayiSubb | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـُبّ |
| She/it(f) will cast | hiya hatsubbhiya hatSubb | هـِي َ هـَتصـُبّ |
| They will cast | humma hayisubbuhumma hayiSubboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـُبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cast! | 'isubbiicSubb | إصـُبّ |
| You(f) cast! | 'isubbiiicSubby | إصـُبّي |
| You(pl) cast! | 'isubbuiicSubboo | إصـُبّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa masboobhuwa maSbwb | هـُو َ مـَصبوب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya masboobahiya maSbwbaö | هـِي َ مـَصبوبـَة |
| They are | humma masboobeenhumma maSbwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَصبوبين |
