Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I attempted | 'ana garrabtaacnaa garrabt | أنا َ جـَرّ َبت |
| We attempted | 'ihna garrabnaiicHnaa garrabnaa | إحنا َ جـَرّ َبنا |
| You(m) attempted | 'inta garrabtiicnta garrabt | إنت َ جـَرّ َبت |
| You(f) attempted | 'inti garrabtiiicnti garrabty | إنت ِ جـَرّ َبتي |
| You(pl) attempted | 'intu garrabtuiicntoo garrabtoo | إنتوا جـَرّ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) attempted | huwa garrabhuwa garrab | هـُو َ جـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) attempted | hiya garrabithiya garrabit | هـِي َ جـَرّ َبـِت |
| They attempted | humma garrabuhumma garraboo | هـُمّ َ جـَرّ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might attempt | 'ana yimkin 'agarrabaacnaa yimkin aacgarrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَرّ َب |
| We might attempt | 'ihna yimkin nigarrabiicHnaa yimkin nigarrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(m) might attempt | 'inta yimkin tigarrabiicnta yimkin tigarrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(f) might attempt | 'inti yimkin tigarrabiiicnti yimkin tigarraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) might attempt | 'intu yimkin tigarrabuiicntoo yimkin tigarraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) might attempt | huwa yimkin yigarrabhuwa yimkin yigarrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) might attempt | hiya yimkin tigarrabhiya yimkin tigarrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َب |
| They might attempt | humma yimkin yigarrabuhumma yimkin yigarraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَرّ َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I attempt | 'ana bagarrabaacnaa bagarrab | أنا َ بـَجـَرّ َب |
| We attempt | 'ihna binigarrabiicHnaa binigarrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(m) attempt | 'inta bitigarrabiicnta bitigarrab | إنت َ بـِتـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(f) attempt | 'inti bitigarrabiiicnti bitigarraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِجـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) attempt | 'intu bitigarrabuiicntoo bitigarraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِجـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) attempts | huwa biyigarrabhuwa biyigarrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) attempts | hiya bitigarrabhiya bitigarrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِجـَرّ َب |
| They attempt | humma biyigarrabuhumma biyigarraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَرّ َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will attempt | 'ana hagarrabaacnaa hagarrab | أنا َ هـَجـَرّ َب |
| We will attempt | 'ihna hanigarrabiicHnaa hanigarrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(m) will attempt | 'inta hatigarrabiicnta hatigarrab | إنت َ هـَتـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(f) will attempt | 'inti hatigarrabiiicnti hatigarraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِجـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) will attempt | 'intu hatigarrabuiicntoo hatigarraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِجـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) will attempt | huwa hayigarrabhuwa hayigarrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) will attempt | hiya hatigarrabhiya hatigarrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِجـَرّ َب |
| They will attempt | humma hayigarrabuhumma hayigarraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَرّ َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) attempt! | 'igrabiicgrab | إجر َب |
| You(f) attempt! | 'igrabiiicgraby | إجر َبي |
| You(pl) attempt! | igrabuigraboo | ِجر َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is attempted | huwa mugarrabhuwa mugarrab | هـُو َ مـُجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is attempted | hiya mugarrabahiya mugarrabaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are attempted | humma mugarrabeenhumma mugarrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَرّ َبين |
