Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I came | 'ana saba'taacnaa sabaqt | أنا َ سـَبـَقت |
| We came | 'ihna saba'naiicHnaa sabaqnaa | إحنا َ سـَبـَقنا |
| You(m) came | 'inta saba'tiicnta sabaqt | إنت َ سـَبـَقت |
| You(f) came | 'inti saba'tiiicnti sabaqty | إنت ِ سـَبـَقتي |
| You(pl) came | 'intu saba'tuiicntoo sabaqtoo | إنتوا سـَبـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) came | huwa saba'huwa sabaq | هـُو َ سـَبـَق |
| She/it(f) came | hiya saba'ithiya sabaqit | هـِي َ سـَبـَقـِت |
| They came | humma saba'uhumma sabaqoo | هـُمّ َ سـَبـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might come | 'ana yimkin 'asba'aacnaa yimkin aacsbaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسبـَق |
| We might come | 'ihna yimkin nisba'iicHnaa yimkin nisbaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسبـَق |
| You(m) might come | 'inta yimkin tisba'iicnta yimkin tisbaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق |
| You(f) might come | 'inti yimkin tisba'iiicnti yimkin tisbaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) might come | 'intu yimkin tisba'uiicntoo yimkin tisbaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might come | huwa yimkin yisba'huwa yimkin yisbaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) might come | hiya yimkin tisba'hiya yimkin tisbaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق |
| They might come | humma yimkin yisba'uhumma yimkin yisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I come | 'ana basba'aacnaa basbaq | أنا َ بـَسبـَق |
| We come | 'ihna binisba'iicHnaa binisbaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِسبـَق |
| You(m) come | 'inta bitisba'iicnta bitisbaq | إنت َ بـِتـِسبـَق |
| You(f) come | 'inti bitisba'iiicnti bitisbaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) come | 'intu bitisba'uiicntoo bitisbaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) comes | huwa biyisba'huwa biyisbaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) comes | hiya bitisba'hiya bitisbaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِسبـَق |
| They come | humma biyisba'uhumma biyisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسبـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will come | 'ana hasba'aacnaa hasbaq | أنا َ هـَسبـَق |
| We will come | 'ihna hanisba'iicHnaa hanisbaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِسبـَق |
| You(m) will come | 'inta hatisba'iicnta hatisbaq | إنت َ هـَتـِسبـَق |
| You(f) will come | 'inti hatisba'iiicnti hatisbaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) will come | 'intu hatisba'uiicntoo hatisbaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will come | huwa hayisba'huwa hayisbaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) will come | hiya hatisba'hiya hatisbaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِسبـَق |
| They will come | humma hayisba'uhumma hayisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسبـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) come! | 'isba'iicsbaq | إسبـَق |
| You(f) come! | 'isba'iiicsbaqy | إسبـَقي |
| You(pl) come! | 'isba'uiicsbaqoo | إسبـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am coming | 'ana saebi'aacnaa saebiq | أنا َ سا َبـِق |
| I(f) am coming | 'ana saebi'aaacnaa saebiqaö | أنا َ سا َبـِقـَة |
| We are coming | 'ihna saebi'eeniicHnaa saebiqyn | إحنا َ سا َبـِقين |
| You(m) are coming | 'inta saebi'iicnta saebiq | إنت َ سا َبـِق |
| You(f) are coming | 'inti saebi'aiicnti saebiqaö | إنت ِ سا َبـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are coming | 'intu saebi'eeniicntoo saebiqyn | إنتوا سا َبـِقين |
| He/it(m) is coming | huwa saebi'huwa saebiq | هـُو َ سا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) is coming | hiya saebi'ahiya saebiqaö | هـِي َ سا َبـِقـَة |
| They are coming | humma saebi'eenhumma saebiqyn | هـُمّ َ سا َبـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is come | huwa masboo'huwa masbwq | هـُو َ مـَسبوق |
| She/it(f) is come | hiya masboo'ahiya masbwqaö | هـِي َ مـَسبوقـَة |
| They are come | humma masboo'eenhumma masbwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسبوقين |
