Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdalleetaacnaa iictdallyt | أنا َ إتد َلّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdalleenaiicHnaa iictdallynaa | إحنا َ إتد َلّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdalleetiicnta iictdallyt | إنت َ إتد َلّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdalleetiiicnti iictdallyty | إنت ِ إتد َلّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdalleetuiicntoo iictdallytoo | إنتوا إتد َلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdallahuwa iictdallY | هـُو َ إتد َلّى |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdallithiya iictdallit | هـِي َ إتد َلّـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdalluhumma iictdalloo | هـُمّ َ إتد َلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdallaaacnaa yimkin aactdallY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َلّى |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdallaiicHnaa yimkin nitdallY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َلّى |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdallaiicnta yimkin titdallY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّى |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdalliiicnti yimkin titdally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdalluiicntoo yimkin titdalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdallahuwa yimkin yitdallY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َلّى |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdallahiya yimkin titdallY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َلّى |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdalluhumma yimkin yitdalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdallaaacnaa batdallY | أنا َ بـَتد َلّى |
| We be | 'ihna binitdallaiicHnaa binitdallY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َلّى |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdallaiicnta bititdallY | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َلّى |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdalliiicnti bititdally | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َلّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdalluiicntoo bititdalloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َلّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdallahuwa biyitdallY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َلّى |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdallahiya bititdallY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َلّى |
| They be | humma biyitdalluhumma biyitdalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdallaaacnaa hatdallY | أنا َ هـَتد َلّى |
| We will be | 'ihna hantdallaiicHnaa hantdallY | إحنا َ هـَنتد َلّى |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdallaiicnta hatitdallY | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َلّى |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdalliiicnti hatitdally | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َلّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdalluiicntoo hatitdalloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َلّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdallahuwa hayitdallY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َلّى |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdallahiya hatitdallY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َلّى |
| They will be | humma hayitdalluhumma hayitdalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َلّوا |
