Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdammistaacnaa iictdammist | أنا َ إتد َمّـِست |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdammisnaiicHnaa iictdammisnaa | إحنا َ إتد َمّـِسنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdammistiicnta iictdammist | إنت َ إتد َمّـِست |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdammistiiicnti iictdammisty | إنت ِ إتد َمّـِستي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdammistuiicntoo iictdammistoo | إنتوا إتد َمّـِستوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdammishuwa iictdammis | هـُو َ إتد َمّـِس |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdammisithiya iictdammisit | هـِي َ إتد َمّـِسـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdammisuhumma iictdammisoo | هـُمّ َ إتد َمّـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdammisaacnaa yimkin aactdammis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َمّـِس |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdammisiicHnaa yimkin nitdammis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َمّـِس |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdammisiicnta yimkin titdammis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـِس |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdammisiiicnti yimkin titdammisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـِسي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdammisuiicntoo yimkin titdammisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdammishuwa yimkin yitdammis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َمّـِس |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdammishiya yimkin titdammis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َمّـِس |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdammisuhumma yimkin yitdammisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َمّـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdammisaacnaa batdammis | أنا َ بـَتد َمّـِس |
| We be | 'ihna binitdammisiicHnaa binitdammis | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َمّـِس |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdammisiicnta bititdammis | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َمّـِس |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdammisiiicnti bititdammisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َمّـِسي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdammisuiicntoo bititdammisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َمّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdammishuwa biyitdammis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َمّـِس |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdammishiya bititdammis | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َمّـِس |
| They be | humma biyitdammisuhumma biyitdammisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َمّـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdammisaacnaa hatdammis | أنا َ هـَتد َمّـِس |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdammisiicHnaa hanitdammis | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َمّـِس |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdammisiicnta hatitdammis | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َمّـِس |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdammisiiicnti hatitdammisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َمّـِسي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdammisuiicntoo hatitdammisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َمّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdammishuwa hayitdammis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َمّـِس |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdammishiya hatitdammis | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َمّـِس |
| They will be | humma hayitdammisuhumma hayitdammisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َمّـِسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdammishuwa mitdammis | هـُو َ مـِتد َمّـِس |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdammisahiya mitdammisaö | هـِي َ مـِتد َمّـِسـَة |
| They are | humma mitdammiseenhumma mitdammisyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َمّـِسين |
