Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana gazzartaacnaa gazzart | أنا َ جـَزّ َرت |
| We was | 'ihna gazzarnaiicHnaa gazzarnaa | إحنا َ جـَزّ َرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta gazzartiicnta gazzart | إنت َ جـَزّ َرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti gazzartiiicnti gazzarty | إنت ِ جـَزّ َرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu gazzartuiicntoo gazzartoo | إنتوا جـَزّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa gazzarhuwa gazzar | هـُو َ جـَزّ َر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya gazzarithiya gazzarit | هـِي َ جـَزّ َر ِت |
| They was | humma gazzaruhumma gazzaroo | هـُمّ َ جـَزّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'agazzaraacnaa yimkin aacgazzar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَزّ َر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nigazzariicHnaa yimkin nigazzar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَزّ َر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tigazzariicnta yimkin tigazzar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَزّ َر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tigazzariiicnti yimkin tigazzary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَزّ َري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tigazzaruiicntoo yimkin tigazzaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَزّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yigazzarhuwa yimkin yigazzar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَزّ َر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tigazzarhiya yimkin tigazzar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَزّ َر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yigazzaruhumma yimkin yigazzaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَزّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bagazzaraacnaa bagazzar | أنا َ بـَجـَزّ َر |
| We be | 'ihna binigazzariicHnaa binigazzar | إحنا َ بـِنـِجـَزّ َر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitigazzariicnta bitigazzar | إنت َ بـِتـِجـَزّ َر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitigazzariiicnti bitigazzary | إنت ِ بـِتـِجـَزّ َري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitigazzaruiicntoo bitigazzaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِجـَزّ َروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyigazzarhuwa biyigazzar | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَزّ َر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitigazzarhiya bitigazzar | هـِي َ بـِتـِجـَزّ َر |
| They be | humma biyigazzaruhumma biyigazzaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَزّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hagazzaraacnaa hagazzar | أنا َ هـَجـَزّ َر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanigazzariicHnaa hanigazzar | إحنا َ هـَنـِجـَزّ َر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatigazzariicnta hatigazzar | إنت َ هـَتـِجـَزّ َر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatigazzariiicnti hatigazzary | إنت ِ هـَتـِجـَزّ َري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatigazzaruiicntoo hatigazzaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِجـَزّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayigazzarhuwa hayigazzar | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَزّ َر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatigazzarhiya hatigazzar | هـِي َ هـَتـِجـَزّ َر |
| They will be | humma hayigazzaruhumma hayigazzaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَزّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'igzariicgzar | إجز َر |
| You(f) be! | 'igzariiicgzary | إجز َري |
| You(pl) be! | igzaruigzaroo | ِجز َروا |
