Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana hiliktaacnaa hilikt | أنا َ هـِلـِكت |
| We was | 'ihna hiliknaiicHnaa hiliknaa | إحنا َ هـِلـِكنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta hiliktiicnta hilikt | إنت َ هـِلـِكت |
| You(f) was | 'inti hiliktiiicnti hilikty | إنت ِ هـِلـِكتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu hiliktuiicntoo hiliktoo | إنتوا هـِلـِكتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa hilikhuwa hilik | هـُو َ هـِلـِك |
| She/it(f) was | hiya hilkithiya hilkit | هـِي َ هـِلكـِت |
| They was | humma hilkuhumma hilkoo | هـُمّ َ هـِلكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'ahlakaacnaa yimkin aachlak | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهلـَك |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nihlakiicHnaa yimkin nihlak | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهلـَك |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tihlakiicnta yimkin tihlak | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَك |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tihlakiiicnti yimkin tihlaky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَكي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tihlakuiicntoo yimkin tihlakoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَكوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yihlakhuwa yimkin yihlak | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهلـَك |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tihlakhiya yimkin tihlak | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَك |
| They might be | humma yimkin yihlakuhumma yimkin yihlakoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهلـَكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bahlakaacnaa bahlak | أنا َ بـَهلـَك |
| We be | 'ihna binihlakiicHnaa binihlak | إحنا َ بـِنـِهلـَك |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitihlakiicnta bitihlak | إنت َ بـِتـِهلـَك |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitihlakiiicnti bitihlaky | إنت ِ بـِتـِهلـَكي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitihlakuiicntoo bitihlakoo | إنتوا بـِتـِهلـَكوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyihlakhuwa biyihlak | هـُو َ بـِيـِهلـَك |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitihlakhiya bitihlak | هـِي َ بـِتـِهلـَك |
| They be | humma biyihlakuhumma biyihlakoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهلـَكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hahlakaacnaa hahlak | أنا َ هـَهلـَك |
| We will be | 'ihna hanihlakiicHnaa hanihlak | إحنا َ هـَنـِهلـَك |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatihlakiicnta hatihlak | إنت َ هـَتـِهلـَك |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatihlakiiicnti hatihlaky | إنت ِ هـَتـِهلـَكي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatihlakuiicntoo hatihlakoo | إنتوا هـَتـِهلـَكوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayihlakhuwa hayihlak | هـُو َ هـَيـِهلـَك |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatihlakhiya hatihlak | هـِي َ هـَتـِهلـَك |
| They will be | humma hayihlakuhumma hayihlakoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهلـَكوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana halkaenaacnaa halkaen | أنا َ هـَلكا َن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana halkaenaaacnaa halkaenaö | أنا َ هـَلكا َنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna halkaneeniicHnaa halkaenyn | إحنا َ هـَلكا َنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta halkaeniicnta halkaen | إنت َ هـَلكا َن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti halkaenaiicnti halkaenaö | إنت ِ هـَلكا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu halkaneeniicntoo halkaenyn | إنتوا هـَلكا َنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa halkaenhuwa halkaen | هـُو َ هـَلكا َن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya halkaenahiya halkaenaö | هـِي َ هـَلكا َنـَة |
| They are bing | humma halkaneenhumma halkaenyn | هـُمّ َ هـَلكا َنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mahlookhuwa mahlwk | هـُو َ مـَهلوك |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mahlookahiya mahlwkaö | هـِي َ مـَهلوكـَة |
| They are | humma mahlookeenhumma mahlwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَهلوكين |
