Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsachchartaacnaa iictsaKKart | أنا َ إتسـَخّـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsachcharnaiicHnaa iictsaKKarnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَخّـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsachchartiicnta iictsaKKart | إنت َ إتسـَخّـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsachchartiiicnti iictsaKKarty | إنت ِ إتسـَخّـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsachchartuiicntoo iictsaKKartoo | إنتوا إتسـَخّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsachcharhuwa iictsaKKar | هـُو َ إتسـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsachcharithiya iictsaKKarit | هـِي َ إتسـَخّـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'itsachcharuhumma iictsaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَخّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsachcharaacnaa yimkin aactsaKKar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَخّـَر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsachchariicHnaa yimkin nitsaKKar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَخّـَر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsachchariicnta yimkin titsaKKar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَخّـَر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsachchariiicnti yimkin titsaKKary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَخّـَري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsachcharuiicntoo yimkin titsaKKaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَخّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsachcharhuwa yimkin yitsaKKar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsachcharhiya yimkin titsaKKar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَخّـَر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsachcharuhumma yimkin yitsaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَخّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsachcharaacnaa batsaKKar | أنا َ بـَتسـَخّـَر |
| We be | 'ihna binitsachchariicHnaa binitsaKKar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَخّـَر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsachchariicnta bititsaKKar | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَخّـَر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsachchariiicnti bititsaKKary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَخّـَري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsachcharuiicntoo bititsaKKaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَخّـَروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsachcharhuwa biyitsaKKar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsachcharhiya bititsaKKar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَخّـَر |
| They be | humma biyitsachcharuhumma biyitsaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَخّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsachcharaacnaa hatsaKKar | أنا َ هـَتسـَخّـَر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsachchariicHnaa hanitsaKKar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَخّـَر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsachchariicnta hatitsaKKar | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَخّـَر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsachchariiicnti hatitsaKKary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَخّـَري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsachcharuiicntoo hatitsaKKaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَخّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsachcharhuwa hayitsaKKar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsachcharhiya hatitsaKKar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَخّـَر |
| They will be | humma hayitsachcharuhumma hayitsaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَخّـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitsachcharhuwa mitsaKKar | هـُو َ مـِتسـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitsachcharahiya mitsaKKaraö | هـِي َ مـِتسـَخّـَر َة |
| They are been | humma mitsachchareenhumma mitsaKKaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسـَخّـَرين |
