Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'idtareetaacnaa iicDTaryt | أنا َ إضطـَريت |
| We was | 'ihna 'idtareenaiicHnaa iicDTarynaa | إحنا َ إضطـَرينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'idtareetiicnta iicDTaryt | إنت َ إضطـَريت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'idtareetiiicnti iicDTaryty | إنت ِ إضطـَريتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'idtareetuiicntoo iicDTarytoo | إنتوا إضطـَريتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'idtarhuwa iicDTar | هـُو َ إضطـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'idtarithiya iicDTarit | هـِي َ إضطـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'idtaruhumma iicDTaroo | هـُمّ َ إضطـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'adtaraacnaa yimkin aacDTar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضطـَر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nidtariicHnaa yimkin niDTar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضطـَر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tidtariicnta yimkin tiDTar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضطـَر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tidtariiicnti yimkin tiDTary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضطـَري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tidtaruiicntoo yimkin tiDTaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضطـَروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yidtarhuwa yimkin yiDTar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضطـَر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tidtarhiya yimkin tiDTar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضطـَر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yidtaruhumma yimkin yiDTaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضطـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana badtaraacnaa baDTar | أنا َ بـَضطـَر |
| We be | 'ihna binidtariicHnaa biniDTar | إحنا َ بـِنـِضطـَر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitidtariicnta bitiDTar | إنت َ بـِتـِضطـَر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitidtariiicnti bitiDTary | إنت ِ بـِتـِضطـَري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitidtaruiicntoo bitiDTaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِضطـَروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyidtarhuwa biyiDTar | هـُو َ بـِيـِضطـَر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitidtarhiya bitiDTar | هـِي َ بـِتـِضطـَر |
| They be | humma biyidtaruhumma biyiDTaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضطـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hadtaraacnaa haDTar | أنا َ هـَضطـَر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanidtariicHnaa haniDTar | إحنا َ هـَنـِضطـَر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatidtariicnta hatiDTar | إنت َ هـَتـِضطـَر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatidtariiicnti hatiDTary | إنت ِ هـَتـِضطـَري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatidtaruiicntoo hatiDTaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِضطـَروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayidtarhuwa hayiDTar | هـُو َ هـَيـِضطـَر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatidtarhiya hatiDTar | هـِي َ هـَتـِضطـَر |
| They will be | humma hayidtaruhumma hayiDTaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضطـَروا |
