Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ingazabtaacnaa iicngadhabt | أنا َ إنجـَذ َبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ingazabnaiicHnaa iicngadhabnaa | إحنا َ إنجـَذ َبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ingazabtiicnta iicngadhabt | إنت َ إنجـَذ َبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ingazabtiiicnti iicngadhabty | إنت ِ إنجـَذ َبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ingazabtuiicntoo iicngadhabtoo | إنتوا إنجـَذ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ingazabhuwa iicngadhab | هـُو َ إنجـَذ َب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ingazabithiya iicngadhabit | هـِي َ إنجـَذ َبـِت |
| They was | humma 'ingazabuhumma iicngadhaboo | هـُمّ َ إنجـَذ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'angizibaacnaa yimkin aacngidhib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنجـِذ ِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ningizibiicHnaa yimkin ningidhib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنجـِذ ِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tingizibiicnta yimkin tingidhib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tingizbiiicnti yimkin tingidhby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنجـِذبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tingizbuiicntoo yimkin tingidhboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنجـِذبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yingizibhuwa yimkin yingidhib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tingizibhiya yimkin tingidhib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنجـِذ ِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yingizbuhumma yimkin yingidhboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنجـِذبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bangizibaacnaa bangidhib | أنا َ بـَنجـِذ ِب |
| We be | 'ihna biningizibiicHnaa biningidhib | إحنا َ بـِنـِنجـِذ ِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitingizibiicnta bitingidhib | إنت َ بـِتـِنجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitingizbiiicnti bitingidhby | إنت ِ بـِتـِنجـِذبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitingizbuiicntoo bitingidhboo | إنتوا بـِتـِنجـِذبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyingizibhuwa biyingidhib | هـُو َ بـِيـِنجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitingizibhiya bitingidhib | هـِي َ بـِتـِنجـِذ ِب |
| They be | humma biyingizbuhumma biyingidhboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنجـِذبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hangizibaacnaa hangidhib | أنا َ هـَنجـِذ ِب |
| We will be | 'ihna haningizibiicHnaa haningidhib | إحنا َ هـَنـِنجـِذ ِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatingizibiicnta hatingidhib | إنت َ هـَتـِنجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatingizbiiicnti hatingidhby | إنت ِ هـَتـِنجـِذبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatingizbuiicntoo hatingidhboo | إنتوا هـَتـِنجـِذبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayingizibhuwa hayingidhib | هـُو َ هـَيـِنجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatingizibhiya hatingidhib | هـِي َ هـَتـِنجـِذ ِب |
| They will be | humma hayingizbuhumma hayingidhboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنجـِذبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ingazabiicngadhab | إنجـَذ َب |
| You(f) be! | 'ingazabitiicngadhabit | إنجـَذ َبـِت |
| You(pl) be! | 'ingazabuiicngadhaboo | إنجـَذ َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mungazibhuwa mungadhib | هـُو َ مـُنجـَذ ِب |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mungazibahiya mungadhibaö | هـِي َ مـُنجـَذ ِبـَة |
| They are been | humma mungazibeenhumma mungadhibyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنجـَذ ِبين |
