Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I followed | 'ana tabaAtaacnaa tabaAt | أنا َ تـَبـَعت |
| We followed | 'ihna tabaAnaiicHnaa tabaAnaa | إحنا َ تـَبـَعنا |
| You(m) followed | 'inta tabaAtiicnta tabaAt | إنت َ تـَبـَعت |
| You(f) followed | 'inti tabaAtiiicnti tabaAty | إنت ِ تـَبـَعتي |
| You(pl) followed | 'intu tabaAtuiicntoo tabaAtoo | إنتوا تـَبـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) followed | huwa tabaAhuwa tabaA | هـُو َ تـَبـَع |
| She/it(f) followed | hiya tabaAithiya tabaAit | هـِي َ تـَبـَعـِت |
| They followed | humma tabaAuhumma tabaAoo | هـُمّ َ تـَبـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might follow | 'ana yimkin 'atbaAaacnaa yimkin aactbaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَع |
| We might follow | 'ihna yimkin nitbaAiicHnaa yimkin nitbaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَع |
| You(m) might follow | 'inta yimkin titbaAiicnta yimkin titbaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَع |
| You(f) might follow | 'inti yimkin titbaAiiicnti yimkin titbaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَعي |
| You(pl) might follow | 'intu yimkin titbaAuiicntoo yimkin titbaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might follow | huwa yimkin yitbaAhuwa yimkin yitbaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَع |
| She/it(f) might follow | hiya yimkin titbaAhiya yimkin titbaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَع |
| They might follow | humma yimkin yitbaAuhumma yimkin yitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I follow | 'ana batbaAaacnaa batbaA | أنا َ بـَتبـَع |
| We follow | 'ihna binitbaAiicHnaa binitbaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَع |
| You(m) follow | 'inta bititbaAiicnta bititbaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَع |
| You(f) follow | 'inti bititbaAiiicnti bititbaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتبـَعي |
| You(pl) follow | 'intu bititbaAuiicntoo bititbaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) follows | huwa biyitbaAhuwa biyitbaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَع |
| She/it(f) follows | hiya bititbaAhiya bititbaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَع |
| They follow | humma biyitbaAuhumma biyitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will follow | 'ana hatbaAaacnaa hatbaA | أنا َ هـَتبـَع |
| We will follow | 'ihna hanitbaAiicHnaa hanitbaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتبـَع |
| You(m) will follow | 'inta hatitbaAiicnta hatitbaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَع |
| You(f) will follow | 'inti hatitbaAiiicnti hatitbaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَعي |
| You(pl) will follow | 'intu hatitbaAuiicntoo hatitbaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will follow | huwa hayitbaAhuwa hayitbaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَع |
| She/it(f) will follow | hiya hatitbaAhiya hatitbaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَع |
| They will follow | humma hayitbaAuhumma hayitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) follow! | 'itbaAiictbaA | إتبـَع |
| You(f) follow! | 'itbaAiiictbaAy | إتبـَعي |
| You(pl) follow! | 'itbaAuiictbaAoo | إتبـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am following | 'ana taabaAaacnaa taabaA | أنا َ تا َبـَع |
| I(f) am following | 'ana taabaAaaacnaa taabaAaö | أنا َ تا َبـَعـَة |
| We are following | 'ihna taabaAeeniicHnaa taabaAyn | إحنا َ تا َبـَعين |
| You(m) are following | 'inta taabaAiicnta taabaA | إنت َ تا َبـَع |
| You(f) are following | 'inti taabaAaiicnti taabaAaö | إنت ِ تا َبـَعـَة |
| You(pl) are following | 'intu taabaAeeniicntoo taabaAyn | إنتوا تا َبـَعين |
| He/it(m) is following | huwa taabaAhuwa taabaA | هـُو َ تا َبـَع |
| She/it(f) is following | hiya taabaAahiya taabaAaö | هـِي َ تا َبـَعـَة |
| They are following | humma taabaAeenhumma taabaAyn | هـُمّ َ تا َبـَعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is followed | huwa matbooAhuwa matbwA | هـُو َ مـَتبوع |
| She/it(f) is followed | hiya matbooAahiya matbwAaö | هـِي َ مـَتبوعـَة |
| They are followed | humma matbooAeenhumma matbwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتبوعين |
