Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdahastaacnaa iictdahast | أنا َ إتد َهـَست |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdahasnaiicHnaa iictdahasnaa | إحنا َ إتد َهـَسنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdahastiicnta iictdahast | إنت َ إتد َهـَست |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdahastiiicnti iictdahasty | إنت ِ إتد َهـَستي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdahastuiicntoo iictdahastoo | إنتوا إتد َهـَستوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdahashuwa iictdahas | هـُو َ إتد َهـَس |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdahasithiya iictdahasit | هـِي َ إتد َهـَسـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdahasuhumma iictdahasoo | هـُمّ َ إتد َهـَسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdihisaacnaa yimkin aactdihis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد ِهـِس |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdihisiicHnaa yimkin nitdihis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد ِهـِس |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdihisiicnta yimkin titdihis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهـِس |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdihsiiicnti yimkin titdihsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهسي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdihsuiicntoo yimkin titdihsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهسوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdihishuwa yimkin yitdihis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد ِهـِس |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdihishiya yimkin titdihis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهـِس |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdihsuhumma yimkin yitdihsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد ِهسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdihisaacnaa batdihis | أنا َ بـَتد ِهـِس |
| We be | 'ihna binitdihisiicHnaa binitdihis | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد ِهـِس |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdihisiicnta bititdihis | إنت َ بـِتـِتد ِهـِس |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdihsiiicnti bititdihsy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد ِهسي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdihsuiicntoo bititdihsoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد ِهسوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdihishuwa biyitdihis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد ِهـِس |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdihishiya bititdihis | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد ِهـِس |
| They be | humma biyitdihsuhumma biyitdihsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد ِهسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdihisaacnaa hatdihis | أنا َ هـَتد ِهـِس |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdihisiicHnaa hanitdihis | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد ِهـِس |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdihisiicnta hatitdihis | إنت َ هـَتـِتد ِهـِس |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdihsiiicnti hatitdihsy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد ِهسي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdihsuiicntoo hatitdihsoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد ِهسوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdihishuwa hayitdihis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد ِهـِس |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdihishiya hatitdihis | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد ِهـِس |
| They will be | humma hayitdihsuhumma hayitdihsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد ِهسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mazooshuwa madhws | هـُو َ مـَذوس |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mazoosahiya madhwsaö | هـِي َ مـَذوسـَة |
| They are | humma mazooseenhumma madhwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَذوسين |
