Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana bahdiltaacnaa bahdilt | أنا َ بـَهد ِلت |
| We was | 'ihna bahdilnaiicHnaa bahdilnaa | إحنا َ بـَهد ِلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta bahdiltiicnta bahdilt | إنت َ بـَهد ِلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti bahdiltiiicnti bahdilty | إنت ِ بـَهد ِلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu bahdiltuiicntoo bahdiltoo | إنتوا بـَهد ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa bahdilhuwa bahdil | هـُو َ بـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya bahdilithiya bahdilit | هـِي َ بـَهد ِلـِت |
| They was | humma bahdiluhumma bahdiloo | هـُمّ َ بـَهد ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'abahdilaacnaa yimkin aacbahdil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَهد ِل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nibahdiliicHnaa yimkin nibahdil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَهد ِل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tibahdiliicnta yimkin tibahdil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَهد ِل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tibahdiliiicnti yimkin tibahdily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tibahdiluiicntoo yimkin tibahdiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَهد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yibahdilhuwa yimkin yibahdil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tibahdilhiya yimkin tibahdil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَهد ِل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yibahdiluhumma yimkin yibahdiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَهد ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana babahdilaacnaa babahdil | أنا َ بـَبـَهد ِل |
| We be | 'ihna binbahdiliicHnaa binbahdil | إحنا َ بـِنبـَهد ِل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitbahdiliicnta bitbahdil | إنت َ بـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitbahdiliiicnti bitbahdily | إنت ِ بـِتبـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitbahdiluiicntoo bitbahdiloo | إنتوا بـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyibahdilhuwa biyibahdil | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitbahdilhiya bitbahdil | هـِي َ بـِتبـَهد ِل |
| They be | humma biyibahdiluhumma biyibahdiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَهد ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana habahdilaacnaa habahdil | أنا َ هـَبـَهد ِل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanbahdiliicHnaa hanbahdil | إحنا َ هـَنبـَهد ِل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatbahdiliicnta hatbahdil | إنت َ هـَتبـَهد ِل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatbahdiliiicnti hatbahdily | إنت ِ هـَتبـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatbahdiluiicntoo hatbahdiloo | إنتوا هـَتبـَهد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayibahdilhuwa hayibahdil | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatbahdilhiya hatbahdil | هـِي َ هـَتبـَهد ِل |
| They will be | humma hayibahdiluhumma hayibahdiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَهد ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | bahdilbahdil | بـَهد ِل |
| You(f) be! | bahdilibahdily | بـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) be! | bahdilubahdiloo | بـَهد ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mibahdilhuwa mibahdil | هـُو َ مـِبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mibahdilahiya mibahdilaö | هـِي َ مـِبـَهد ِلـَة |
| They are been | humma mibahdileenhumma mibahdilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِبـَهد ِلين |
