Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I picked | 'ana geebtaacnaa gybt | أنا َ جيبت |
| We picked | 'ihna geebnaiicHnaa gybnaa | إحنا َ جيبنا |
| You(m) picked | 'inta geebtiicnta gybt | إنت َ جيبت |
| You(f) picked | 'inti geebtiiicnti gybty | إنت ِ جيبتي |
| You(pl) picked | 'intu geebtuiicntoo gybtoo | إنتوا جيبتوا |
| He/it(m) picked | huwa gaebhuwa gaeb | هـُو َ جا َب |
| She/it(f) picked | hiya gaebithiya gaebit | هـِي َ جا َبـِت |
| They picked | humma gabuhumma gaeboo | هـُمّ َ جا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pick | 'ana yimkin 'ageebaacnaa yimkin aacgyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجيب |
| We might pick | 'ihna yimkin nigeebiicHnaa yimkin nigyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجيب |
| You(m) might pick | 'inta yimkin tigeebiicnta yimkin tigyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
| You(f) might pick | 'inti yimkin tigeebiiicnti yimkin tigyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجيبي |
| You(pl) might pick | 'intu yimkin tigeebuiicntoo yimkin tigyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجيبوا |
| He/it(m) might pick | huwa yimkin yigeebhuwa yimkin yigyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيب |
| She/it(f) might pick | hiya yimkin tigeebhiya yimkin tigyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
| They might pick | humma yimkin yigeebuhumma yimkin yigyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pick | 'ana bageebaacnaa bagyb | أنا َ بـَجيب |
| We pick | 'ihna bingeebiicHnaa bingyb | إحنا َ بـِنجيب |
| You(m) pick | 'inta bitgeebiicnta bitgyb | إنت َ بـِتجيب |
| You(f) pick | 'inti bitgeebiiicnti bitgyby | إنت ِ بـِتجيبي |
| You(pl) pick | 'intu bitgeebuiicntoo bitgyboo | إنتوا بـِتجيبوا |
| He/it(m) picks | huwa biyigeebhuwa biyigyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِجيب |
| She/it(f) picks | hiya bitgeebhiya bitgyb | هـِي َ بـِتجيب |
| They pick | humma biyigeebuhumma biyigyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pick | 'ana hageebaacnaa hagyb | أنا َ هـَجيب |
| We will pick | 'ihna hangeebiicHnaa hangyb | إحنا َ هـَنجيب |
| You(m) will pick | 'inta hatgeebiicnta hatgyb | إنت َ هـَتجيب |
| You(f) will pick | 'inti hatgeebiiicnti hatgyby | إنت ِ هـَتجيبي |
| You(pl) will pick | 'intu hatgeebuiicntoo hatgyboo | إنتوا هـَتجيبوا |
| He/it(m) will pick | huwa hayigeebhuwa hayigyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِجيب |
| She/it(f) will pick | hiya hatgeebhiya hatgyb | هـِي َ هـَتجيب |
| They will pick | humma hayigeebuhumma hayigyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pick! | geebgyb | جيب |
| You(f) pick! | geebigyby | جيبي |
| You(pl) pick! | geebugyboo | جيبوا |
