Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana thaqiltaacnaa thaQilt | أنا َ ثـَقـِلت |
| We was | 'ihna thaqilnaiicHnaa thaQilnaa | إحنا َ ثـَقـِلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta thaqiltiicnta thaQilt | إنت َ ثـَقـِلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti thaqiltiiicnti thaQilty | إنت ِ ثـَقـِلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu thaqiltuiicntoo thaQiltoo | إنتوا ثـَقـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa thaqilhuwa thaQil | هـُو َ ثـَقـِل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya thaqilithiya thaQilit | هـِي َ ثـَقـِلـِت |
| They was | humma thaqiluhumma thaQiloo | هـُمّ َ ثـَقـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athqalaacnaa yimkin aacthQal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أثقـَل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithqaliicHnaa yimkin nithQal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِثقـَل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithqaliicnta yimkin tithQal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِثقـَل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithqaliiicnti yimkin tithQaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِثقـَلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithqaluiicntoo yimkin tithQaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِثقـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithqalhuwa yimkin yithQal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِثقـَل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithqalhiya yimkin tithQal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِثقـَل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithqaluhumma yimkin yithQaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِثقـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathqalaacnaa bathQal | أنا َ بـَثقـَل |
| We be | 'ihna binithqaliicHnaa binithQal | إحنا َ بـِنـِثقـَل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithqaliicnta bitithQal | إنت َ بـِتـِثقـَل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithqaliiicnti bitithQaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِثقـَلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithqaluiicntoo bitithQaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِثقـَلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithqalhuwa biyithQal | هـُو َ بـِيـِثقـَل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithqalhiya bitithQal | هـِي َ بـِتـِثقـَل |
| They be | humma biyithqaluhumma biyithQaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِثقـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathqalaacnaa hathQal | أنا َ هـَثقـَل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithqaliicHnaa hanithQal | إحنا َ هـَنـِثقـَل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithqaliicnta hatithQal | إنت َ هـَتـِثقـَل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithqaliiicnti hatithQaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِثقـَلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithqaluiicntoo hatithQaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِثقـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithqalhuwa hayithQal | هـُو َ هـَيـِثقـَل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithqalhiya hatithQal | هـِي َ هـَتـِثقـَل |
| They will be | humma hayithqaluhumma hayithQaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِثقـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithqaliicthQal | إثقـَل |
| You(f) be! | 'ithqaliiicthQaly | إثقـَلي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithqaluiicthQaloo | إثقـَلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana thaaqilaacnaa thaaQil | أنا َ ثا َقـِل |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana thaaqilaaacnaa thaaQilaö | أنا َ ثا َقـِلـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna thaaqileeniicHnaa thaaQilyn | إحنا َ ثا َقـِلين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta thaaqiliicnta thaaQil | إنت َ ثا َقـِل |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti thaaqilaiicnti thaaQilaö | إنت ِ ثا َقـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu thaaqileeniicntoo thaaQilyn | إنتوا ثا َقـِلين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa thaaqilhuwa thaaQil | هـُو َ ثا َقـِل |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya thaaqilahiya thaaQilaö | هـِي َ ثا َقـِلـَة |
| They are bing | humma thaaqileenhumma thaaQilyn | هـُمّ َ ثا َقـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mathqoolhuwa mathQwl | هـُو َ مـَثقول |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mathqoolahiya mathQwlaö | هـِي َ مـَثقولـَة |
| They are been | humma mathqooleenhumma mathQwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَثقولين |
