Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tried | 'ana garrabtaacnaa garrabt | أنا َ جـَرّ َبت |
| We tried | 'ihna garrabnaiicHnaa garrabnaa | إحنا َ جـَرّ َبنا |
| You(m) tried | 'inta garrabtiicnta garrabt | إنت َ جـَرّ َبت |
| You(f) tried | 'inti garrabtiiicnti garrabty | إنت ِ جـَرّ َبتي |
| You(pl) tried | 'intu garrabtuiicntoo garrabtoo | إنتوا جـَرّ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) tried | huwa garrabhuwa garrab | هـُو َ جـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) tried | hiya garrabithiya garrabit | هـِي َ جـَرّ َبـِت |
| They tried | humma garrabuhumma garraboo | هـُمّ َ جـَرّ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might try | 'ana yimkin 'agarrabaacnaa yimkin aacgarrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَرّ َب |
| We might try | 'ihna yimkin nigarrabiicHnaa yimkin nigarrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(m) might try | 'inta yimkin tigarrabiicnta yimkin tigarrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(f) might try | 'inti yimkin tigarrabiiicnti yimkin tigarraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) might try | 'intu yimkin tigarrabuiicntoo yimkin tigarraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) might try | huwa yimkin yigarrabhuwa yimkin yigarrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) might try | hiya yimkin tigarrabhiya yimkin tigarrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَرّ َب |
| They might try | humma yimkin yigarrabuhumma yimkin yigarraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَرّ َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I try | 'ana bagarrabaacnaa bagarrab | أنا َ بـَجـَرّ َب |
| We try | 'ihna binigarrabiicHnaa binigarrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(m) try | 'inta bitigarrabiicnta bitigarrab | إنت َ بـِتـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(f) try | 'inti bitigarrabiiicnti bitigarraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِجـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) try | 'intu bitigarrabuiicntoo bitigarraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِجـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) trys | huwa biyigarrabhuwa biyigarrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) trys | hiya bitigarrabhiya bitigarrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِجـَرّ َب |
| They try | humma biyigarrabuhumma biyigarraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَرّ َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will try | 'ana hagarrabaacnaa hagarrab | أنا َ هـَجـَرّ َب |
| We will try | 'ihna hanigarrabiicHnaa hanigarrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(m) will try | 'inta hatigarrabiicnta hatigarrab | إنت َ هـَتـِجـَرّ َب |
| You(f) will try | 'inti hatigarrabiiicnti hatigarraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِجـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) will try | 'intu hatigarrabuiicntoo hatigarraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِجـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) will try | huwa hayigarrabhuwa hayigarrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) will try | hiya hatigarrabhiya hatigarrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِجـَرّ َب |
| They will try | humma hayigarrabuhumma hayigarraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَرّ َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) try! | 'igrabiicgrab | إجر َب |
| You(f) try! | 'igrabiiicgraby | إجر َبي |
| You(pl) try! | igrabuigraboo | ِجر َبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am trying | 'ana garrabaacnaa garrab | أنا َ جـَرّ َب |
| I(f) am trying | 'ana garrabaaacnaa garrabaö | أنا َ جـَرّ َبـَة |
| We are trying | 'ihna garrabeeniicHnaa garrabyn | إحنا َ جـَرّ َبين |
| You(m) are trying | 'inta garrabiicnta garrab | إنت َ جـَرّ َب |
| You(f) are trying | 'inti garrabaiicnti garrabaö | إنت ِ جـَرّ َبـَة |
| You(pl) are trying | 'intu garrabeeniicntoo garrabyn | إنتوا جـَرّ َبين |
| He/it(m) is trying | huwa garrabhuwa garrab | هـُو َ جـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is trying | hiya garrabahiya garrabaö | هـِي َ جـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are trying | humma garrabeenhumma garrabyn | هـُمّ َ جـَرّ َبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tried | huwa mugarrabhuwa mugarrab | هـُو َ مـُجـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is tried | hiya mugarrabahiya mugarrabaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are tried | humma mugarrabeenhumma mugarrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَرّ َبين |
