Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdahwiltaacnaa iictdahwilt | أنا َ إتد َهو ِلت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdahwilnaiicHnaa iictdahwilnaa | إحنا َ إتد َهو ِلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdahwiltiicnta iictdahwilt | إنت َ إتد َهو ِلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdahwiltiiicnti iictdahwilty | إنت ِ إتد َهو ِلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdahwiltuiicntoo iictdahwiltoo | إنتوا إتد َهو ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdahwilhuwa iictdahwil | هـُو َ إتد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdahwilithiya iictdahwilit | هـِي َ إتد َهو ِلـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdahwiluhumma iictdahwiloo | هـُمّ َ إتد َهو ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdahwilaacnaa yimkin aactdahwil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َهو ِل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdahwiliicHnaa yimkin nitdahwil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdahwiliicnta yimkin titdahwil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdahwiliiicnti yimkin titdahwily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdahwiluiicntoo yimkin titdahwiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهو ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdahwilhuwa yimkin yitdahwil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdahwilhiya yimkin titdahwil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َهو ِل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdahwiluhumma yimkin yitdahwiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َهو ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdahwilaacnaa batdahwil | أنا َ بـَتد َهو ِل |
| We be | 'ihna binitdahwiliicHnaa binitdahwil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdahwiliicnta bititdahwil | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitidahwiliiicnti bitidahwily | إنت ِ بـِتـِد َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdahwiluiicntoo bititdahwiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َهو ِلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdahwilhuwa biyitdahwil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdahwilhiya bititdahwil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َهو ِل |
| They be | humma biyitdahwiluhumma biyitdahwiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َهو ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdahwilaacnaa hatdahwil | أنا َ هـَتد َهو ِل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdahwiliicHnaa hanitdahwil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdahwiliicnta hatitdahwil | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َهو ِل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdahwiliiicnti hatitdahwily | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َهو ِلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdahwiluiicntoo hatitdahwiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َهو ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdahwilhuwa hayitdahwil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdahwilhiya hatitdahwil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َهو ِل |
| They will be | humma hayitdahwiluhumma hayitdahwiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َهو ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdahwilhuwa mitdahwil | هـُو َ مـِتد َهو ِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdahwilahiya mitdahwilaö | هـِي َ مـِتد َهو ِلـَة |
| They are | humma mitdahwileenhumma mitdahwilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َهو ِلين |
