Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tapped | 'ana chabbattaacnaa KabbaTt | أنا َ خـَبّـَطت |
| We tapped | 'ihna chabbatnaiicHnaa KabbaTnaa | إحنا َ خـَبّـَطنا |
| You(m) tapped | 'inta chabbattiicnta KabbaTt | إنت َ خـَبّـَطت |
| You(f) tapped | 'inti chabbattiiicnti KabbaTty | إنت ِ خـَبّـَطتي |
| You(pl) tapped | 'intu chabbattuiicntoo KabbaTtoo | إنتوا خـَبّـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) tapped | huwa chabbathuwa KabbaT | هـُو َ خـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) tapped | hiya chabbatithiya KabbaTit | هـِي َ خـَبّـَطـِت |
| They tapped | humma chabbatuhumma KabbaToo | هـُمّ َ خـَبّـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tap | 'ana yimkin 'achabbataacnaa yimkin aacKabbaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَبّـَط |
| We might tap | 'ihna yimkin nichabbatiicHnaa yimkin niKabbaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(m) might tap | 'inta yimkin tichabbatiicnta yimkin tiKabbaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(f) might tap | 'inti yimkin tichabbatiiicnti yimkin tiKabbaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَطي |
| You(pl) might tap | 'intu yimkin tichabbatuiicntoo yimkin tiKabbaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might tap | huwa yimkin yichabbathuwa yimkin yiKabbaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) might tap | hiya yimkin tichabbathiya yimkin tiKabbaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَط |
| They might tap | humma yimkin yichabbatuhumma yimkin yiKabbaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tap | 'ana bachabbataacnaa baKabbaT | أنا َ بـَخـَبّـَط |
| We tap | 'ihna binichabbatiicHnaa biniKabbaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(m) tap | 'inta bitichabbatiicnta bitiKabbaT | إنت َ بـِتـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(f) tap | 'inti bitichabbatiiicnti bitiKabbaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخـَبّـَطي |
| You(pl) tap | 'intu bitichabbatuiicntoo bitiKabbaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِخـَبّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) taps | huwa biyichabbathuwa biyiKabbaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) taps | hiya bitichabbathiya bitiKabbaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِخـَبّـَط |
| They tap | humma biyichabbatuhumma biyiKabbaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَبّـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tap | 'ana hachabbataacnaa haKabbaT | أنا َ هـَخـَبّـَط |
| We will tap | 'ihna hanichabbatiicHnaa haniKabbaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(m) will tap | 'inta hatichabbatiicnta hatiKabbaT | إنت َ هـَتـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(f) will tap | 'inti hatichabbatiiicnti hatiKabbaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخـَبّـَطي |
| You(pl) will tap | 'intu hatichabbatuiicntoo hatiKabbaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِخـَبّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will tap | huwa hayichabbathuwa hayiKabbaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) will tap | hiya hatichabbathiya hatiKabbaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِخـَبّـَط |
| They will tap | humma hayichabbatuhumma hayiKabbaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَبّـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tap! | 'ichbatiicKbaT | إخبـَط |
| You(f) tap! | 'ichbatiiicKbaTy | إخبـَطي |
| You(pl) tap! | ichbatuiKbaToo | ِخبـَطوا |
