Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana 'idimtaacnaa qidimt | أنا َ قـِد ِمت |
| We became | 'ihna 'idimnaiicHnaa qidimnaa | إحنا َ قـِد ِمنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta 'idimtiicnta qidimt | إنت َ قـِد ِمت |
| You(f) became | 'inti 'idimtiiicnti qidimty | إنت ِ قـِد ِمتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu 'idimtuiicntoo qidimtoo | إنتوا قـِد ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa 'idimhuwa qidim | هـُو َ قـِد ِم |
| She/it(f) became | hiya 'idmithiya qidmit | هـِي َ قـِدمـِت |
| They became | humma 'idmuhumma qidmoo | هـُمّ َ قـِدموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'a'damaacnaa yimkin aacqdam | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقد َم |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin ni'damiicHnaa yimkin niqdam | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقد َم |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin ti'damiicnta yimkin tiqdam | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقد َم |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin ti'damiiicnti yimkin tiqdamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقد َمي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin ti'damuiicntoo yimkin tiqdamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقد َموا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yi'damhuwa yimkin yiqdam | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقد َم |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin ti'damhiya yimkin tiqdam | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقد َم |
| They might become | humma yimkin yi'damuhumma yimkin yiqdamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقد َموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana ba'damaacnaa baqdam | أنا َ بـَقد َم |
| We become | 'ihna bini'damiicHnaa biniqdam | إحنا َ بـِنـِقد َم |
| You(m) become | 'inta biti'damiicnta bitiqdam | إنت َ بـِتـِقد َم |
| You(f) become | 'inti biti'damiiicnti bitiqdamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقد َمي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu biti'damuiicntoo bitiqdamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقد َموا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyi'damhuwa biyiqdam | هـُو َ بـِيـِقد َم |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya biti'damhiya bitiqdam | هـِي َ بـِتـِقد َم |
| They become | humma biyi'damuhumma biyiqdamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقد َموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana ha'damaacnaa haqdam | أنا َ هـَقد َم |
| We will become | 'ihna hani'damiicHnaa haniqdam | إحنا َ هـَنـِقد َم |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hati'damiicnta hatiqdam | إنت َ هـَتـِقد َم |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hati'damiiicnti hatiqdamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقد َمي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hati'damuiicntoo hatiqdamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقد َموا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayi'damhuwa hayiqdam | هـُو َ هـَيـِقد َم |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hati'damhiya hatiqdam | هـِي َ هـَتـِقد َم |
| They will become | humma hayi'damuhumma hayiqdamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقد َموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana 'aedimaacnaa qaedim | أنا َ قا َد ِم |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana 'aedimaaacnaa qaedimaö | أنا َ قا َد ِمـَة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna 'aedimeeniicHnaa qaedimyn | إحنا َ قا َد ِمين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta 'aedimiicnta qaedim | إنت َ قا َد ِم |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti 'aedimaiicnti qaedimaö | إنت ِ قا َد ِمـَة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu 'aedimeeniicntoo qaedimyn | إنتوا قا َد ِمين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa 'aedimhuwa qaedim | هـُو َ قا َد ِم |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya 'aedimahiya qaedimaö | هـِي َ قا َد ِمـَة |
| They are becoming | humma 'aedimeenhumma qaedimyn | هـُمّ َ قا َد ِمين |
