Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdammartaacnaa iictdammart | أنا َ إتد َمّـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdammarnaiicHnaa iictdammarnaa | إحنا َ إتد َمّـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdammartiicnta iictdammart | إنت َ إتد َمّـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdammartiiicnti iictdammarty | إنت ِ إتد َمّـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdammartuiicntoo iictdammartoo | إنتوا إتد َمّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdammarhuwa iictdammar | هـُو َ إتد َمّـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdammarithiya iictdammarit | هـِي َ إتد َمّـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'itdammaruhumma iictdammaroo | هـُمّ َ إتد َمّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdammaraacnaa yimkin aactdammar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َمّـَر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdammariicHnaa yimkin nitdammar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َمّـَر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdammariicnta yimkin titdammar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـَر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdammariiicnti yimkin titdammary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـَري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdammaruiicntoo yimkin titdammaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdammarhuwa yimkin yitdammar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َمّـَر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdammarhiya yimkin titdammar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـَر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdammaruhumma yimkin yitdammaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َمّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdammaraacnaa batdammar | أنا َ بـَتد َمّـَر |
| We be | 'ihna binitdammariicHnaa binitdammar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َمّـَر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdammariicnta bititdammar | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َمّـَر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdammariiicnti bititdammary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َمّـَري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdammaruiicntoo bititdammaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َمّـَروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdammarhuwa biyitdammar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َمّـَر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdammarhiya bititdammar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َمّـَر |
| They be | humma biyitdammaruhumma biyitdammaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َمّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdammaraacnaa hatdammar | أنا َ هـَتد َمّـَر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdammariicHnaa hanitdammar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َمّـَر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdammariicnta hatitdammar | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َمّـَر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdammariiicnti hatitdammary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َمّـَري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdammaruiicntoo hatitdammaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َمّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdammarhuwa hayitdammar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َمّـَر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdammarhiya hatitdammar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َمّـَر |
| They will be | humma hayitdammaruhumma hayitdammaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َمّـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mutadammarhuwa mutadammar | هـُو َ مـُتـَد َمّـَر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mutadammarahiya mutadammaraö | هـِي َ مـُتـَد َمّـَر َة |
| They are | humma mutadammareenhumma mutadammaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَد َمّـَرين |
