Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I repented | 'ana toobtaacnaa twbt | أنا َ توبت |
| We repented | 'ihna toobnaiicHnaa twbnaa | إحنا َ توبنا |
| You(m) repented | 'inta toobtiicnta twbt | إنت َ توبت |
| You(f) repented | 'inti toobtiiicnti twbty | إنت ِ توبتي |
| You(pl) repented | 'intu toobtuiicntoo twbtoo | إنتوا توبتوا |
| He/it(m) repented | huwa taebhuwa taeb | هـُو َ تا َب |
| She/it(f) repented | hiya taebithiya taebit | هـِي َ تا َبـِت |
| They repented | humma tabuhumma taeboo | هـُمّ َ تا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might repent | 'ana yimkin 'atoobaacnaa yimkin aactwb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتوب |
| We might repent | 'ihna yimkin nitoobiicHnaa yimkin nitwb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتوب |
| You(m) might repent | 'inta yimkin titoobiicnta yimkin titwb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتوب |
| You(f) might repent | 'inti yimkin titoobiiicnti yimkin titwby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتوبي |
| You(pl) might repent | 'intu yimkin titoobuiicntoo yimkin titwboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتوبوا |
| He/it(m) might repent | huwa yimkin yitoobhuwa yimkin yitwb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتوب |
| She/it(f) might repent | hiya yimkin titoobhiya yimkin titwb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتوب |
| They might repent | humma yimkin yitoobuhumma yimkin yitwboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتوبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I repent | 'ana batoobaacnaa batwb | أنا َ بـَتوب |
| We repent | 'ihna bintoobiicHnaa bintwb | إحنا َ بـِنتوب |
| You(m) repent | 'inta bittoobiicnta bittwb | إنت َ بـِتّوب |
| You(f) repent | 'inti bittoobiiicnti bittwby | إنت ِ بـِتّوبي |
| You(pl) repent | 'intu bittoobuiicntoo bittwboo | إنتوا بـِتّوبوا |
| He/it(m) repents | huwa biyitoobhuwa biyitwb | هـُو َ بـِيـِتوب |
| She/it(f) repents | hiya bittoobhiya bittwb | هـِي َ بـِتّوب |
| They repent | humma biyitoobuhumma biyitwboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتوبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will repent | 'ana hatoobaacnaa hatwb | أنا َ هـَتوب |
| We will repent | 'ihna hantoobiicHnaa hantwb | إحنا َ هـَنتوب |
| You(m) will repent | 'inta hattoobiicnta hattwb | إنت َ هـَتّوب |
| You(f) will repent | 'inti hattoobiiicnti hattwby | إنت ِ هـَتّوبي |
| You(pl) will repent | 'intu hattoobuiicntoo hattwboo | إنتوا هـَتّوبوا |
| He/it(m) will repent | huwa hayitoobhuwa hayitwb | هـُو َ هـَيـِتوب |
| She/it(f) will repent | hiya hattoobhiya hattwb | هـِي َ هـَتّوب |
| They will repent | humma hayitoobuhumma hayitwboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتوبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) repent! | toobtwb | توب |
| You(f) repent! | toobitwby | توبي |
| You(pl) repent! | toobutwboo | توبوا |
