Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itbahdiltaacnaa iictbahdilt | أنا َ إتبـَهد ِلت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itbahdilnaiicHnaa iictbahdilnaa | إحنا َ إتبـَهد ِلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itbahdiltiicnta iictbahdilt | إنت َ إتبـَهد ِلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itbahdiltiiicnti iictbahdilty | إنت ِ إتبـَهد ِلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itbahdiltuiicntoo iictbahdiltoo | إنتوا إتبـَهد ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itbahdilhuwa iictbahdil | هـُو َ إتبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itbahdilithiya iictbahdilit | هـِي َ إتبـَهد ِلـِت |
| They was | humma 'itbahdiluhumma iictbahdiloo | هـُمّ َ إتبـَهد ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atbahdilaacnaa yimkin aactbahdil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَهد ِل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitbahdiliicHnaa yimkin nitbahdil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titbahdiliicnta yimkin titbahdil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titbahdiliiicnti yimkin titbahdily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titbahdiluiicntoo yimkin titbahdiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitbahdilhuwa yimkin yitbahdil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titbahdilhiya yimkin titbahdil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَهد ِل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitbahdiluhumma yimkin yitbahdiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batbahdilaacnaa batbahdil | أنا َ بـَتبـَهد ِل |
| We be | 'ihna binitbahdiliicHnaa binitbahdil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititbahdiliicnta bititbahdil | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitibahdiliiicnti bitibahdily | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititbahdiluiicntoo bititbahdiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitbahdilhuwa biyitbahdil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititbahdilhiya bititbahdil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَهد ِل |
| They be | humma biyitbahdiluhumma biyitbahdiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatbahdilaacnaa hatbahdil | أنا َ هـَتبـَهد ِل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitbahdiliicHnaa hanitbahdil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitbahdiliicnta hatitbahdil | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَهد ِل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitbahdiliiicnti hatitbahdily | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَهد ِلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitbahdiluiicntoo hatitbahdiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitbahdilhuwa hayitbahdil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitbahdilhiya hatitbahdil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَهد ِل |
| They will be | humma hayitbahdiluhumma hayitbahdiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَهد ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitbahdilhuwa mitbahdil | هـُو َ مـِتبـَهد ِل |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitbahdilahiya mitbahdilaö | هـِي َ مـِتبـَهد ِلـَة |
| They are been | humma mitbahdileenhumma mitbahdilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتبـَهد ِلين |
