Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana 'aAgabtaacnaa aacAgabt | أنا َ أعجـَبت |
| We be | 'ihna 'aAgabnaiicHnaa aacAgabnaa | إحنا َ أعجـَبنا |
| You(m) be | 'inta 'aAgabtiicnta aacAgabt | إنت َ أعجـَبت |
| You(f) be | 'inti 'aAgabtiiicnti aacAgabty | إنت ِ أعجـَبتي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu 'aAgabtuiicntoo aacAgabtoo | إنتوا أعجـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) be | huwa 'aAgabhuwa aacAgab | هـُو َ أعجـَب |
| She/it(f) be | hiya 'aAgabithiya aacAgabit | هـِي َ أعجـَبـِت |
| They be | humma 'aAgabuhumma aacAgaboo | هـُمّ َ أعجـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aAgibaacnaa yimkin aacAgib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعجـِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin niAgibiicHnaa yimkin niAgib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعجـِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tiAgibiicnta yimkin tiAgib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tiAgibiiicnti yimkin tiAgiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tiAgibuiicntoo yimkin tiAgiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yiAgibhuwa yimkin yiAgib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعجـِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tiAgibhiya yimkin tiAgib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعجـِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yiAgibuhumma yimkin yiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعجـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baAgibaacnaa baAgib | أنا َ بـَعجـِب |
| We be | 'ihna biniAgibiicHnaa biniAgib | إحنا َ بـِنـِعجـِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitiAgibiicnta bitiAgib | إنت َ بـِتـِعجـِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitiAgibiiicnti bitiAgiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِعجـِبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitiAgibuiicntoo bitiAgiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِعجـِبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyiAgibhuwa biyiAgib | هـُو َ بـِيـِعجـِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitiAgibhiya bitiAgib | هـِي َ بـِتـِعجـِب |
| They be | humma biyiAgibuhumma biyiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعجـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haAgibaacnaa haAgib | أنا َ هـَعجـِب |
| We will be | 'ihna haniAgibiicHnaa haniAgib | إحنا َ هـَنـِعجـِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatiAgibiicnta hatiAgib | إنت َ هـَتـِعجـِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatiAgibiiicnti hatiAgiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِعجـِبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatiAgibuiicntoo hatiAgiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِعجـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayiAgibhuwa hayiAgib | هـُو َ هـَيـِعجـِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatiAgibhiya hatiAgib | هـِي َ هـَتـِعجـِب |
| They will be | humma hayiAgibuhumma hayiAgiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعجـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'iAgibiicAgib | إعجـِب |
| You(f) be! | 'iAgibiiicAgiby | إعجـِبي |
| You(pl) be! | 'iAgibuiicAgiboo | إعجـِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muAgabhuwa muAgab | هـُو َ مـُعجـَب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muAgabahiya muAgabaö | هـِي َ مـُعجـَبـَة |
| They are | humma muAgabeenhumma muAgabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعجـَبين |
