Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdahantaacnaa iictdahant | أنا َ إتد َهـَنت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdahannaiicHnaa iictdahannaa | إحنا َ إتد َهـَنّا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdahantiicnta iictdahant | إنت َ إتد َهـَنت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdahantiiicnti iictdahanty | إنت ِ إتد َهـَنتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdahantuiicntoo iictdahantoo | إنتوا إتد َهـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdahanhuwa iictdahan | هـُو َ إتد َهـَن |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdahanithiya iictdahanit | هـِي َ إتد َهـَنـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdahanuhumma iictdahanoo | هـُمّ َ إتد َهـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdihinaacnaa yimkin aactdihin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد ِهـِن |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdihiniicHnaa yimkin nitdihin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد ِهـِن |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdihiniicnta yimkin titdihin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهـِن |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdihniiicnti yimkin titdihny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهني |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdihnuiicntoo yimkin titdihnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهنوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdihinhuwa yimkin yitdihin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد ِهـِن |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdihinhiya yimkin titdihin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِهـِن |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdihnuhumma yimkin yitdihnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد ِهنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdihinaacnaa batdihin | أنا َ بـَتد ِهـِن |
| We be | 'ihna binitdihiniicHnaa binitdihin | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد ِهـِن |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdihiniicnta bititdihin | إنت َ بـِتـِتد ِهـِن |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdihniiicnti bititdihny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد ِهني |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdihnuiicntoo bititdihnoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد ِهنوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdihinhuwa biyitdihin | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد ِهـِن |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdihinhiya bititdihin | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد ِهـِن |
| They be | humma biyitdihnuhumma biyitdihnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد ِهنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdihinaacnaa hatdihin | أنا َ هـَتد ِهـِن |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdihiniicHnaa hanitdihin | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد ِهـِن |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdihiniicnta hatitdihin | إنت َ هـَتـِتد ِهـِن |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdihniiicnti hatitdihny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد ِهني |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdihnuiicntoo hatitdihnoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد ِهنوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdihinhuwa hayitdihin | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد ِهـِن |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdihinhiya hatitdihin | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد ِهـِن |
| They will be | humma hayitdihnuhumma hayitdihnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد ِهنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mazoonhuwa madhwn | هـُو َ مـَذون |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mazoonahiya madhwnaö | هـِي َ مـَذونـَة |
| They are | humma mazooneenhumma madhwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَذونين |
