Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itgarashtaacnaa iictgarasht | أنا َ إتجـَر َشت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itgarashnaiicHnaa iictgarashnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَر َشنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itgarashtiicnta iictgarasht | إنت َ إتجـَر َشت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itgarashtiiicnti iictgarashty | إنت ِ إتجـَر َشتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itgarashtuiicntoo iictgarashtoo | إنتوا إتجـَر َشتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itgarashhuwa iictgarash | هـُو َ إتجـَر َش |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itgarashithiya iictgarashit | هـِي َ إتجـَر َشـِت |
| They was | humma 'itgarashuhumma iictgarashoo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَر َشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atgarashaacnaa yimkin aactgarash | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـَر َش |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitgarashiicHnaa yimkin nitgarash | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـَر َش |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titgarashiicnta yimkin titgarash | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َش |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titgarashiiicnti yimkin titgarashy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َشي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titgarashuiicntoo yimkin titgarashoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َشوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitgarashhuwa yimkin yitgarash | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَر َش |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titgarashhiya yimkin titgarash | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َش |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitgarashuhumma yimkin yitgarashoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَر َشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batgarashaacnaa batgarash | أنا َ بـَتجـَر َش |
| We be | 'ihna binitgarashiicHnaa binitgarash | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـَر َش |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititgarashiicnta bititgarash | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـَر َش |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititgarashiiicnti bititgarashy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـَر َشي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititgarashuiicntoo bititgarashoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـَر َشوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitgarashhuwa biyitgarash | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـَر َش |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititgarashhiya bititgarash | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـَر َش |
| They be | humma biyitgarashuhumma biyitgarashoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـَر َشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatgarashaacnaa hatgarash | أنا َ هـَتجـَر َش |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitgarashiicHnaa hanitgarash | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـَر َش |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitgarashiicnta hatitgarash | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـَر َش |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitgarashiiicnti hatitgarashy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـَر َشي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitgarashuiicntoo hatitgarashoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـَر َشوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitgarashhuwa hayitgarash | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـَر َش |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitgarashhiya hatitgarash | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـَر َش |
| They will be | humma hayitgarashuhumma hayitgarashoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـَر َشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itgarashiictgarash | إتجـَر َش |
| You(f) be! | 'itgarashiiictgarashy | إتجـَر َشي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itgarashuiictgarashoo | إتجـَر َشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitgarashhuwa mitgarash | هـُو َ مـِتجـَر َش |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitgarashahiya mitgarashaö | هـِي َ مـِتجـَر َشـَة |
| They are been | humma mitgarasheenhumma mitgarashyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتجـَر َشين |
