Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana hideetaacnaa hidyt | أنا َ هـِديت |
| We became | 'ihna hideenaiicHnaa hidynaa | إحنا َ هـِدينا |
| You(m) became | 'inta hideetiicnta hidyt | إنت َ هـِديت |
| You(f) became | 'inti hideetiiicnti hidyty | إنت ِ هـِديتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu hideetuiicntoo hidytoo | إنتوا هـِديتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa hidihuwa hidy | هـُو َ هـِدي |
| She/it(f) became | hiya hidyithiya hidyit | هـِي َ هـِديـِت |
| They became | humma hidyuhumma hidyoo | هـُمّ َ هـِديوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'ahdaaacnaa yimkin aachdY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهدى |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nihdaiicHnaa yimkin nihdY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهدى |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tihdaiicnta yimkin tihdY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهدى |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tihdiiicnti yimkin tihdy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهدي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tihduiicntoo yimkin tihdoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهدوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yihdahuwa yimkin yihdY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهدى |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tihdahiya yimkin tihdY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهدى |
| They might become | humma yimkin yihduhumma yimkin yihdoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bahdaaacnaa bahdY | أنا َ بـَهدى |
| We become | 'ihna binihdaiicHnaa binihdY | إحنا َ بـِنـِهدى |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitihdaiicnta bitihdY | إنت َ بـِتـِهدى |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitihdiiicnti bitihdy | إنت ِ بـِتـِهدي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitihduiicntoo bitihdoo | إنتوا بـِتـِهدوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyihdahuwa biyihdY | هـُو َ بـِيـِهدى |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitihdahiya bitihdY | هـِي َ بـِتـِهدى |
| They become | humma biyihduhumma biyihdoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hahdaaacnaa hahdY | أنا َ هـَهدى |
| We will become | 'ihna hanihdaiicHnaa hanihdY | إحنا َ هـَنـِهدى |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatihdaiicnta hatihdY | إنت َ هـَتـِهدى |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatihdiiicnti hatihdy | إنت ِ هـَتـِهدي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatihduiicntoo hatihdoo | إنتوا هـَتـِهدوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayihdahuwa hayihdY | هـُو َ هـَيـِهدى |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatihdahiya hatihdY | هـِي َ هـَتـِهدى |
| They will become | humma hayihduhumma hayihdoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) become! | 'ihdaiichdY | إهدى |
| You(f) become! | 'ihdiiichdy | إهدي |
| You(pl) become! | 'ihduiichdoo | إهدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana haediaacnaa haedy | أنا َ ها َدي |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana hadyaaacnaa haedyaö | أنا َ ها َديـَة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna hadyeeniicHnaa haedyyn | إحنا َ ها َديين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta haediiicnta haedy | إنت َ ها َدي |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti hadyaiicnti haedyaö | إنت ِ ها َديـَة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu hadyeeniicntoo haedyyn | إنتوا ها َديين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa haedihuwa haedy | هـُو َ ها َدي |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya hadyahiya haedyaö | هـِي َ ها َديـَة |
| They are becoming | humma hadyeenhumma haedyyn | هـُمّ َ ها َديين |
