Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bolted | 'ana balbaAtaacnaa balbaAt | أنا َ بـَلبـَعت |
| We bolted | 'ihna balbaAnaiicHnaa balbaAnaa | إحنا َ بـَلبـَعنا |
| You(m) bolted | 'inta balbaAtiicnta balbaAt | إنت َ بـَلبـَعت |
| You(f) bolted | 'inti balbaAtiiicnti balbaAty | إنت ِ بـَلبـَعتي |
| You(pl) bolted | 'intu balbaAtuiicntoo balbaAtoo | إنتوا بـَلبـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) bolted | huwa balbaAhuwa balbaA | هـُو َ بـَلبـَع |
| She/it(f) bolted | hiya balbaAithiya balbaAit | هـِي َ بـَلبـَعـِت |
| They bolted | humma balbaAuhumma balbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـَلبـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bolt | 'ana yimkin 'abalbaAaacnaa yimkin aacbalbaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَلبـَع |
| We might bolt | 'ihna yimkin nibalbaAiicHnaa yimkin nibalbaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَلبـَع |
| You(m) might bolt | 'inta yimkin tibalbaAiicnta yimkin tibalbaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلبـَع |
| You(f) might bolt | 'inti yimkin tibalbaAiiicnti yimkin tibalbaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلبـَعي |
| You(pl) might bolt | 'intu yimkin tibalbaAuiicntoo yimkin tibalbaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might bolt | huwa yimkin yibalbaAhuwa yimkin yibalbaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَلبـَع |
| She/it(f) might bolt | hiya yimkin tibalbaAhiya yimkin tibalbaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلبـَع |
| They might bolt | humma yimkin yibalbaAuhumma yimkin yibalbaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَلبـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bolt | 'ana babalbaAaacnaa babalbaA | أنا َ بـَبـَلبـَع |
| We bolt | 'ihna binbalbaAiicHnaa binbalbaA | إحنا َ بـِنبـَلبـَع |
| You(m) bolt | 'inta bitbalbaAiicnta bitbalbaA | إنت َ بـِتبـَلبـَع |
| You(f) bolt | 'inti bitbalbaAiiicnti bitbalbaAy | إنت ِ بـِتبـَلبـَعي |
| You(pl) bolt | 'intu bitbalbaAuiicntoo bitbalbaAoo | إنتوا بـِتبـَلبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bolts | huwa biyibalbaAhuwa biyibalbaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَلبـَع |
| She/it(f) bolts | hiya bitbalbaAhiya bitbalbaA | هـِي َ بـِتبـَلبـَع |
| They bolt | humma biyibalbaAuhumma biyibalbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَلبـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bolt | 'ana habalbaAaacnaa habalbaA | أنا َ هـَبـَلبـَع |
| We will bolt | 'ihna hanibalbaAiicHnaa hanibalbaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَلبـَع |
| You(m) will bolt | 'inta hatibalbaAiicnta hatibalbaA | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَلبـَع |
| You(f) will bolt | 'inti hatibalbaAiiicnti hatibalbaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَلبـَعي |
| You(pl) will bolt | 'intu hatibalbaAuiicntoo hatibalbaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَلبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will bolt | huwa hayibalbaAhuwa hayibalbaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَلبـَع |
| She/it(f) will bolt | hiya hatibalbaAhiya hatibalbaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَلبـَع |
| They will bolt | humma hayibalbaAuhumma hayibalbaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَلبـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bolt! | balbaAbalbaA | بـَلبـَع |
| You(f) bolt! | balbaAibalbaAy | بـَلبـَعي |
| You(pl) bolt! | balbaAubalbaAoo | بـَلبـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bolted | huwa mitbalbaAhuwa mitbalbaA | هـُو َ مـِتبـَلبـَع |
| She/it(f) is bolted | hiya mitbalbaAahiya mitbalbaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتبـَلبـَعـَة |
| They are bolted | humma mitbalbaAeenhumma mitbalbaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتبـَلبـَعين |
