Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana bahattaacnaa bahatt | أنا َ بـَهـَتّ |
| We became | 'ihna bahatnaiicHnaa bahatnaa | إحنا َ بـَهـَتنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta bahattiicnta bahatt | إنت َ بـَهـَتّ |
| You(f) became | 'inti bahattiiicnti bahatty | إنت ِ بـَهـَتّي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu bahattuiicntoo bahattoo | إنتوا بـَهـَتّوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa bahathuwa bahat | هـُو َ بـَهـَت |
| She/it(f) became | hiya bahatithiya bahatit | هـِي َ بـَهـَتـِت |
| They became | humma bahatuhumma bahatoo | هـُمّ َ بـَهـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'abhataacnaa yimkin aacbhat | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبهـَت |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nibhatiicHnaa yimkin nibhat | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبهـَت |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tibhatiicnta yimkin tibhat | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبهـَت |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tibhatiiicnti yimkin tibhaty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبهـَتي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tibhatuiicntoo yimkin tibhatoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبهـَتوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yibhathuwa yimkin yibhat | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبهـَت |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tibhathiya yimkin tibhat | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبهـَت |
| They might become | humma yimkin yibhatuhumma yimkin yibhatoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبهـَتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana babhataacnaa babhat | أنا َ بـَبهـَت |
| We become | 'ihna binibhatiicHnaa binibhat | إحنا َ بـِنـِبهـَت |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitibhatiicnta bitibhat | إنت َ بـِتـِبهـَت |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitibhatiiicnti bitibhaty | إنت ِ بـِتـِبهـَتي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitibhatuiicntoo bitibhatoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبهـَتوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyibhathuwa biyibhat | هـُو َ بـِيـِبهـَت |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitibhathiya bitibhat | هـِي َ بـِتـِبهـَت |
| They become | humma biyibhatuhumma biyibhatoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبهـَتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana habhataacnaa habhat | أنا َ هـَبهـَت |
| We will become | 'ihna hanibhatiicHnaa hanibhat | إحنا َ هـَنـِبهـَت |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatibhatiicnta hatibhat | إنت َ هـَتـِبهـَت |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatibhatiiicnti hatibhaty | إنت ِ هـَتـِبهـَتي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatibhatuiicntoo hatibhatoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبهـَتوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayibhathuwa hayibhat | هـُو َ هـَيـِبهـَت |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatibhathiya hatibhat | هـِي َ هـَتـِبهـَت |
| They will become | humma hayibhatuhumma hayibhatoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبهـَتوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana baehitaacnaa baehit | أنا َ با َهـِت |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana baehitaaacnaa baehitaö | أنا َ با َهـِتـَة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna baehiteeniicHnaa baehityn | إحنا َ با َهـِتين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta baehitiicnta baehit | إنت َ با َهـِت |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti baehitaiicnti baehitaö | إنت ِ با َهـِتـَة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu baehiteeniicntoo baehityn | إنتوا با َهـِتين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa baehithuwa baehit | هـُو َ با َهـِت |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya baehitahiya baehitaö | هـِي َ با َهـِتـَة |
| They are becoming | humma baehiteenhumma baehityn | هـُمّ َ با َهـِتين |
