Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rode | 'ana rikibtaacnaa rikibt | أنا َ ر ِكـِبت |
| We rode | 'ihna rikibnaiicHnaa rikibnaa | إحنا َ ر ِكـِبنا |
| You(m) rode | 'inta rikibtiicnta rikibt | إنت َ ر ِكـِبت |
| You(f) rode | 'inti rikibtiiicnti rikibty | إنت ِ ر ِكـِبتي |
| You(pl) rode | 'intu rikibtuiicntoo rikibtoo | إنتوا ر ِكـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) rode | huwa rikibhuwa rikib | هـُو َ ر ِكـِب |
| She/it(f) rode | hiya rikbithiya rikbit | هـِي َ ر ِكبـِت |
| They rode | humma rikbuhumma rikboo | هـُمّ َ ر ِكبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might ride | 'ana yimkin 'arkabaacnaa yimkin aacrkab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أركـَب |
| We might ride | 'ihna yimkin nirkabiicHnaa yimkin nirkab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِركـَب |
| You(m) might ride | 'inta yimkin tirkabiicnta yimkin tirkab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِركـَب |
| You(f) might ride | 'inti yimkin tirkabiiicnti yimkin tirkaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِركـَبي |
| You(pl) might ride | 'intu yimkin tirkabuiicntoo yimkin tirkaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِركـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might ride | huwa yimkin yirkabhuwa yimkin yirkab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِركـَب |
| She/it(f) might ride | hiya yimkin tirkabhiya yimkin tirkab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِركـَب |
| They might ride | humma yimkin yirkabuhumma yimkin yirkaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِركـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I ride | 'ana barkabaacnaa barkab | أنا َ بـَركـَب |
| We ride | 'ihna binirkabiicHnaa binirkab | إحنا َ بـِنـِركـَب |
| You(m) ride | 'inta bitirkabiicnta bitirkab | إنت َ بـِتـِركـَب |
| You(f) ride | 'inti bitirkabiiicnti bitirkaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِركـَبي |
| You(pl) ride | 'intu bitirkabuiicntoo bitirkaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِركـَبوا |
| He/it(m) rides | huwa biyirkabhuwa biyirkab | هـُو َ بـِيـِركـَب |
| She/it(f) rides | hiya bitirkabhiya bitirkab | هـِي َ بـِتـِركـَب |
| They ride | humma biyirkabuhumma biyirkaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِركـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will ride | 'ana harkabaacnaa harkab | أنا َ هـَركـَب |
| We will ride | 'ihna hanirkabiicHnaa hanirkab | إحنا َ هـَنـِركـَب |
| You(m) will ride | 'inta hatirkabiicnta hatirkab | إنت َ هـَتـِركـَب |
| You(f) will ride | 'inti hatirkabiiicnti hatirkaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِركـَبي |
| You(pl) will ride | 'intu hatirkabuiicntoo hatirkaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِركـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will ride | huwa hayirkabhuwa hayirkab | هـُو َ هـَيـِركـَب |
| She/it(f) will ride | hiya hatirkabhiya hatirkab | هـِي َ هـَتـِركـَب |
| They will ride | humma hayirkabuhumma hayirkaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِركـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) ride! | 'irkibiicrkib | إركـِب |
| You(f) ride! | 'irkibiiicrkiby | إركـِبي |
| You(pl) ride! | 'irkibuiicrkiboo | إركـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am riding | 'ana raekibaacnaa raekib | أنا َ را َكـِب |
| I(f) am riding | 'ana raekibaaacnaa raekibaö | أنا َ را َكـِبـَة |
| We are riding | 'ihna raekibeeniicHnaa raekibyn | إحنا َ را َكـِبين |
| You(m) are riding | 'inta raekibiicnta raekib | إنت َ را َكـِب |
| You(f) are riding | 'inti raekibaiicnti raekibaö | إنت ِ را َكـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are riding | 'intu raekibeeniicntoo raekibyn | إنتوا را َكـِبين |
| He/it(m) is riding | huwa raekibhuwa raekib | هـُو َ را َكـِب |
| She/it(f) is riding | hiya raekibahiya raekibaö | هـِي َ را َكـِبـَة |
| They are riding | humma raekibeenhumma raekibyn | هـُمّ َ را َكـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ridden | huwa markoobhuwa markwb | هـُو َ مـَركوب |
| She/it(f) is ridden | hiya markoobahiya markwbaö | هـِي َ مـَركوبـَة |
| They are ridden | humma markoobeenhumma markwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَركوبين |
