Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ayyidtaacnaa aacyyidt | أنا َ أييـِدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ayyidnaiicHnaa aacyyidnaa | إحنا َ أييـِدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ayyidtiicnta aacyyidt | إنت َ أييـِدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ayyidtiiicnti aacyyidty | إنت ِ أييـِدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ayyidtuiicntoo aacyyidtoo | إنتوا أييـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ayyidhuwa aacyyid | هـُو َ أييـِد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ayyidithiya aacyyidit | هـِي َ أييـِد ِت |
| They was | humma 'ayyiduhumma aacyyidoo | هـُمّ َ أييـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aayyidaacnaa yimkin aacaayyid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أا َييـِد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ni'ayyidiicHnaa yimkin niaacyyid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِأييـِد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin ti'ayyidiicnta yimkin tiaacyyid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِأييـِد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin ti'ayyidiiicnti yimkin tiaacyyidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِأييـِدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin ti'ayyiduiicntoo yimkin tiaacyyidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِأييـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yi'ayyidhuwa yimkin yiaacyyid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِأييـِد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin ti'ayyidhiya yimkin tiaacyyid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِأييـِد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yi'ayyiduhumma yimkin yiaacyyidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِأييـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana b'ayyidaacnaa baacyyid | أنا َ بأييـِد |
| We be | 'ihna bin'ayyidiicHnaa binaacyyid | إحنا َ بـِنأييـِد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bit'ayyidiicnta bitaacyyid | إنت َ بـِتأييـِد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bit'ayyidiiicnti bitaacyyidy | إنت ِ بـِتأييـِدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bit'ayyiduiicntoo bitaacyyidoo | إنتوا بـِتأييـِدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biy'ayyidhuwa biyaacyyid | هـُو َ بـِيأييـِد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bit'ayyidhiya bitaacyyid | هـِي َ بـِتأييـِد |
| They be | humma biy'ayyiduhumma biyaacyyidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيأييـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana h'ayyidaacnaa haacyyid | أنا َ هأييـِد |
| We will be | 'ihna han'ayyidiicHnaa hanaacyyid | إحنا َ هـَنأييـِد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hat'ayyidiicnta hataacyyid | إنت َ هـَتأييـِد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hat'ayyidiiicnti hataacyyidy | إنت ِ هـَتأييـِدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hat'ayyiduiicntoo hataacyyidoo | إنتوا هـَتأييـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hay'ayyidhuwa hayaacyyid | هـُو َ هـَيأييـِد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hat'ayyidhiya hataacyyid | هـِي َ هـَتأييـِد |
| They will be | humma hay'ayyiduhumma hayaacyyidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيأييـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ayyidaacyyid | أييـِد |
| You(f) be! | 'ayyidiaacyyidy | أييـِدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ayyiduaacyyidoo | أييـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mu'ayyidhuwa muaacyyid | هـُو َ مـُأييـِد |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mu'ayyidahiya muaacyyidaö | هـِي َ مـُأييـِد َة |
| They are | humma mu'ayyideenhumma muaacyyidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُأييـِدين |
