Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itgabartaacnaa iictgabart | أنا َ إتجـَبـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itgabarnaiicHnaa iictgabarnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَبـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itgabartiicnta iictgabart | إنت َ إتجـَبـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itgabartiiicnti iictgabarty | إنت ِ إتجـَبـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itgabartuiicntoo iictgabartoo | إنتوا إتجـَبـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itgabarhuwa iictgabar | هـُو َ إتجـَبـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itgabarithiya iictgabarit | هـِي َ إتجـَبـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'itgabaruhumma iictgabaroo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَبـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atgibiraacnaa yimkin aactgibir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـِبـِر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitgibiriicHnaa yimkin nitgibir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـِبـِر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titgibiriicnta yimkin titgibir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِبـِر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titgibriiicnti yimkin titgibry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِبري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titgibruiicntoo yimkin titgibroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِبروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitgibirhuwa yimkin yitgibir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـِبـِر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titgibirhiya yimkin titgibir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِبـِر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitgibruhumma yimkin yitgibroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـِبروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batgibiraacnaa batgibir | أنا َ بـَتجـِبـِر |
| We be | 'ihna binitgibiriicHnaa binitgibir | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـِبـِر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititgibiriicnta bititgibir | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـِبـِر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititgibriiicnti bititgibry | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـِبري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititgibruiicntoo bititgibroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـِبروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitgibirhuwa biyitgibir | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـِبـِر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititgibirhiya bititgibir | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـِبـِر |
| They be | humma biyitgibruhumma biyitgibroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـِبروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatgibiraacnaa hatgibir | أنا َ هـَتجـِبـِر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitgibiriicHnaa hanitgibir | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـِبـِر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitgibiriicnta hatitgibir | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـِبـِر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitgibriiicnti hatitgibry | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـِبري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitgibruiicntoo hatitgibroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـِبروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitgibirhuwa hayitgibir | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـِبـِر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitgibirhiya hatitgibir | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـِبـِر |
| They will be | humma hayitgibruhumma hayitgibroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـِبروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mugbarhuwa mugbar | هـُو َ مـُجبـَر |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mugbarahiya mugbaraö | هـِي َ مـُجبـَر َة |
| They are been | humma mugbareenhumma mugbaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُجبـَرين |
