Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ithalleetaacnaa iictHallyt | أنا َ إتحـَلّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ithalleenaiicHnaa iictHallynaa | إحنا َ إتحـَلّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ithalleetiicnta iictHallyt | إنت َ إتحـَلّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ithalleetiiicnti iictHallyty | إنت ِ إتحـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ithalleetuiicntoo iictHallytoo | إنتوا إتحـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ithallhuwa iictHall | هـُو َ إتحـَلّ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ithallithiya iictHallit | هـِي َ إتحـَلّـِت |
| They was | humma 'ithalluhumma iictHalloo | هـُمّ َ إتحـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athallaacnaa yimkin aactHall | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتحـَلّ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithalliicHnaa yimkin nitHall | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتحـَلّ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithalliicnta yimkin titHall | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـَلّ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithalliiicnti yimkin titHally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـَلّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithalluiicntoo yimkin titHalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتحـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithallhuwa yimkin yitHall | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحـَلّ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithallhiya yimkin titHall | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـَلّ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithalluhumma yimkin yitHalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathallaacnaa batHall | أنا َ بـَتحـَلّ |
| We be | 'ihna binithalliicHnaa binitHall | إحنا َ بـِنـِتحـَلّ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithalliicnta bititHall | إنت َ بـِتـِتحـَلّ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithalliiicnti bititHally | إنت ِ بـِتـِتحـَلّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithalluiicntoo bititHalloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتحـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithallhuwa biyitHall | هـُو َ بـِيـِتحـَلّ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithallhiya bititHall | هـِي َ بـِتـِتحـَلّ |
| They be | humma biyithalluhumma biyitHalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتحـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathallaacnaa hatHall | أنا َ هـَتحـَلّ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithalliicHnaa hanitHall | إحنا َ هـَنـِتحـَلّ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithalliicnta hatitHall | إنت َ هـَتـِتحـَلّ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithalliiicnti hatitHally | إنت ِ هـَتـِتحـَلّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithalluiicntoo hatitHalloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتحـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithallhuwa hayitHall | هـُو َ هـَيـِتحـَلّ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithallhiya hatitHall | هـِي َ هـَتـِتحـَلّ |
| They will be | humma hayithalluhumma hayitHalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتحـَلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mihtallhuwa miHtall | هـُو َ مـِحتـَلّ |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mihtallahiya miHtallaö | هـِي َ مـِحتـَلّـَة |
| They are been | humma mihtalleenhumma miHtallyn | هـُمّ َ مـِحتـَلّين |
