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