Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'indamagtaacnaa iicndamagt | أنا َ إند َمـَجت |
| We was | 'ihna 'indamagnaiicHnaa iicndamagnaa | إحنا َ إند َمـَجنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'indamagtiicnta iicndamagt | إنت َ إند َمـَجت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'indamagtiiicnti iicndamagty | إنت ِ إند َمـَجتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'indamagtuiicntoo iicndamagtoo | إنتوا إند َمـَجتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'indamaghuwa iicndamag | هـُو َ إند َمـَج |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'indamagithiya iicndamagit | هـِي َ إند َمـَجـِت |
| They was | humma 'indamaguhumma iicndamagoo | هـُمّ َ إند َمـَجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'andimigaacnaa yimkin aacndimig | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أند ِمـِج |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nindimigiicHnaa yimkin nindimig | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِند ِمـِج |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tindimigiicnta yimkin tindimig | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِند ِمـِج |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tindimgiiicnti yimkin tindimgy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِند ِمجي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tindimguiicntoo yimkin tindimgoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِند ِمجوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yindimighuwa yimkin yindimig | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِند ِمـِج |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tindimighiya yimkin tindimig | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِند ِمـِج |
| They might be | humma yimkin yindimguhumma yimkin yindimgoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِند ِمجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bandimigaacnaa bandimig | أنا َ بـَند ِمـِج |
| We be | 'ihna binindimigiicHnaa binindimig | إحنا َ بـِنـِند ِمـِج |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitindimigiicnta bitindimig | إنت َ بـِتـِند ِمـِج |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitindimgiiicnti bitindimgy | إنت ِ بـِتـِند ِمجي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitindimguiicntoo bitindimgoo | إنتوا بـِتـِند ِمجوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyindimighuwa biyindimig | هـُو َ بـِيـِند ِمـِج |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitindimighiya bitindimig | هـِي َ بـِتـِند ِمـِج |
| They be | humma biyindimguhumma biyindimgoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِند ِمجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana handimigaacnaa handimig | أنا َ هـَند ِمـِج |
| We will be | 'ihna hanindimigiicHnaa hanindimig | إحنا َ هـَنـِند ِمـِج |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatindimigiicnta hatindimig | إنت َ هـَتـِند ِمـِج |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatindimgiiicnti hatindimgy | إنت ِ هـَتـِند ِمجي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatindimguiicntoo hatindimgoo | إنتوا هـَتـِند ِمجوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayindimighuwa hayindimig | هـُو َ هـَيـِند ِمـِج |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatindimighiya hatindimig | هـِي َ هـَتـِند ِمـِج |
| They will be | humma hayindimguhumma hayindimgoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِند ِمجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'indamagiicndamag | إند َمـَج |
| You(f) be! | 'indamagitiicndamagit | إند َمـَجـِت |
| You(pl) be! | 'indamaguiicndamagoo | إند َمـَجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mundamighuwa mundamig | هـُو َ مـُند َمـِج |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mundamigahiya mundamigaö | هـِي َ مـُند َمـِجـَة |
| They are | humma mundamigeenhumma mundamigyn | هـُمّ َ مـُند َمـِجين |
