Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana 'itballeetaacnaa iictballyt | أنا َ إتبـَلّيت |
| We became | 'ihna 'itballeenaiicHnaa iictballynaa | إحنا َ إتبـَلّينا |
| You(m) became | 'inta 'itballeetiicnta iictballyt | إنت َ إتبـَلّيت |
| You(f) became | 'inti 'itballeetiiicnti iictballyty | إنت ِ إتبـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu 'itballeetuiicntoo iictballytoo | إنتوا إتبـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa 'itballhuwa iictball | هـُو َ إتبـَلّ |
| She/it(f) became | hiya 'itballithiya iictballit | هـِي َ إتبـَلّـِت |
| They became | humma 'itballuhumma iictballoo | هـُمّ َ إتبـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'atballaacnaa yimkin aactball | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَلّ |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nitballiicHnaa yimkin nitball | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَلّ |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin titballiicnta yimkin titball | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَلّ |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin titballiiicnti yimkin titbally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَلّي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin titballuiicntoo yimkin titballoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yitballhuwa yimkin yitball | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَلّ |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin titballhiya yimkin titball | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَلّ |
| They might become | humma yimkin yitballuhumma yimkin yitballoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana batballaacnaa batball | أنا َ بـَتبـَلّ |
| We become | 'ihna binitballiicHnaa binitball | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَلّ |
| You(m) become | 'inta bititballiicnta bititball | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَلّ |
| You(f) become | 'inti bititballiiicnti bititbally | إنت ِ بـِتـِتبـَلّي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bititballuiicntoo bititballoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyitballhuwa biyitball | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَلّ |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bititballhiya bititball | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَلّ |
| They become | humma biyitballuhumma biyitballoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hatballaacnaa hatball | أنا َ هـَتبـَلّ |
| We will become | 'ihna hanitballiicHnaa hanitball | إحنا َ هـَنـِتبـَلّ |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatitballiicnta hatitball | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَلّ |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatitballiiicnti hatitbally | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَلّي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatitballuiicntoo hatitballoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayitballhuwa hayitball | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَلّ |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatitballhiya hatitball | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَلّ |
| They will become | humma hayitballuhumma hayitballoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is become | huwa mibtallhuwa mibtall | هـُو َ مـِبتـَلّ |
| She/it(f) is become | hiya mibtallahiya mibtallaö | هـِي َ مـِبتـَلّـَة |
| They are become | humma mibtalleenhumma mibtallyn | هـُمّ َ مـِبتـَلّين |
