Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'indahashtaacnaa iicndahasht | أنا َ إند َهـَشت |
| We was | 'ihna 'indahashnaiicHnaa iicndahashnaa | إحنا َ إند َهـَشنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'indahashtiicnta iicndahasht | إنت َ إند َهـَشت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'indahashtiiicnti iicndahashty | إنت ِ إند َهـَشتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'indahashtuiicntoo iicndahashtoo | إنتوا إند َهـَشتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'indahashhuwa iicndahash | هـُو َ إند َهـَش |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'indahashithiya iicndahashit | هـِي َ إند َهـَشـِت |
| They was | humma 'indahashuhumma iicndahashoo | هـُمّ َ إند َهـَشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'andihishaacnaa yimkin aacndihish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أند ِهـِش |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nindihishiicHnaa yimkin nindihish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِند ِهـِش |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tindihishiicnta yimkin tindihish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِند ِهـِش |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tindihshiiicnti yimkin tindihshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِند ِهشي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tindihshuiicntoo yimkin tindihshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِند ِهشوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yindihishhuwa yimkin yindihish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِند ِهـِش |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tindihishhiya yimkin tindihish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِند ِهـِش |
| They might be | humma yimkin yindihshuhumma yimkin yindihshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِند ِهشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bandihishaacnaa bandihish | أنا َ بـَند ِهـِش |
| We be | 'ihna binindihishiicHnaa binindihish | إحنا َ بـِنـِند ِهـِش |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitindihishiicnta bitindihish | إنت َ بـِتـِند ِهـِش |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitindihshiiicnti bitindihshy | إنت ِ بـِتـِند ِهشي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitindihshuiicntoo bitindihshoo | إنتوا بـِتـِند ِهشوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyindihishhuwa biyindihish | هـُو َ بـِيـِند ِهـِش |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitindihishhiya bitindihish | هـِي َ بـِتـِند ِهـِش |
| They be | humma biyindihshuhumma biyindihshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِند ِهشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana handihishaacnaa handihish | أنا َ هـَند ِهـِش |
| We will be | 'ihna hanindihishiicHnaa hanindihish | إحنا َ هـَنـِند ِهـِش |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatindihishiicnta hatindihish | إنت َ هـَتـِند ِهـِش |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatindihshiiicnti hatindihshy | إنت ِ هـَتـِند ِهشي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatindihshuiicntoo hatindihshoo | إنتوا هـَتـِند ِهشوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayindihishhuwa hayindihish | هـُو َ هـَيـِند ِهـِش |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatindihishhiya hatindihish | هـِي َ هـَتـِند ِهـِش |
| They will be | humma hayindihshuhumma hayindihshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِند ِهشوا |
