Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spent | 'ana gabbeetaacnaa gabbyt | أنا َ جـَبّيت |
| We spent | 'ihna gabbeenaiicHnaa gabbynaa | إحنا َ جـَبّينا |
| You(m) spent | 'inta gabbeetiicnta gabbyt | إنت َ جـَبّيت |
| You(f) spent | 'inti gabbeetiiicnti gabbyty | إنت ِ جـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) spent | 'intu gabbeetuiicntoo gabbytoo | إنتوا جـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) spent | huwa gabbahuwa gabbY | هـُو َ جـَبّى |
| She/it(f) spent | hiya gabbithiya gabbit | هـِي َ جـَبّـِت |
| They spent | humma gabbuhumma gabboo | هـُمّ َ جـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spend | 'ana yimkin 'agabbiaacnaa yimkin aacgabby | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَبّي |
| We might spend | 'ihna yimkin nigabbiiicHnaa yimkin nigabby | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَبّي |
| You(m) might spend | 'inta yimkin tigabbiiicnta yimkin tigabby | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّي |
| You(f) might spend | 'inti yimkin tigabbiiicnti yimkin tigabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّي |
| You(pl) might spend | 'intu yimkin tigabbuiicntoo yimkin tigabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّوا |
| He/it(m) might spend | huwa yimkin yigabbihuwa yimkin yigabby | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَبّي |
| She/it(f) might spend | hiya yimkin tigabbihiya yimkin tigabby | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّي |
| They might spend | humma yimkin yigabbuhumma yimkin yigabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spend | 'ana bagabbiaacnaa bagabby | أنا َ بـَجـَبّي |
| We spend | 'ihna bingabbiiicHnaa bingabby | إحنا َ بـِنجـَبّي |
| You(m) spend | 'inta bitgabbiiicnta bitgabby | إنت َ بـِتجـَبّي |
| You(f) spend | 'inti bitgabbiiicnti bitgabby | إنت ِ بـِتجـَبّي |
| You(pl) spend | 'intu bitgabbuiicntoo bitgabboo | إنتوا بـِتجـَبّوا |
| He/it(m) spends | huwa biyigabbihuwa biyigabby | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَبّي |
| She/it(f) spends | hiya bitgabbihiya bitgabby | هـِي َ بـِتجـَبّي |
| They spend | humma biyigabbuhumma biyigabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spend | 'ana hagabbiaacnaa hagabby | أنا َ هـَجـَبّي |
| We will spend | 'ihna hangabbiiicHnaa hangabby | إحنا َ هـَنجـَبّي |
| You(m) will spend | 'inta hatgabbiiicnta hatgabby | إنت َ هـَتجـَبّي |
| You(f) will spend | 'inti hatgabbiiicnti hatgabby | إنت ِ هـَتجـَبّي |
| You(pl) will spend | 'intu hatgabbuiicntoo hatgabboo | إنتوا هـَتجـَبّوا |
| He/it(m) will spend | huwa hayigabbihuwa hayigabby | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَبّي |
| She/it(f) will spend | hiya hatgabbihiya hatgabby | هـِي َ هـَتجـَبّي |
| They will spend | humma hayigabbuhumma hayigabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spend! | gabbigabby | جـَبّي |
| You(f) spend! | gabbigabby | جـَبّي |
| You(pl) spend! | gabbugabboo | جـَبّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am spending | 'ana gabbiaacnaa gaabby | أنا َ جا َبّي |
| I(f) am spending | 'ana gabbyaaacnaa gaabbyaö | أنا َ جا َبّيـَة |
| We are spending | 'ihna gabbyeeniicHnaa gaabbyyn | إحنا َ جا َبّيين |
| You(m) are spending | 'inta gabbiiicnta gaabby | إنت َ جا َبّي |
| You(f) are spending | 'inti gabbyaiicnti gaabbyaö | إنت ِ جا َبّيـَة |
| You(pl) are spending | 'intu gabbyeeniicntoo gaabbyyn | إنتوا جا َبّيين |
| He/it(m) is spending | huwa gabbihuwa gaabby | هـُو َ جا َبّي |
| She/it(f) is spending | hiya gabbyahiya gaabbyaö | هـِي َ جا َبّيـَة |
| They are spending | humma gabbyeenhumma gaabbyyn | هـُمّ َ جا َبّيين |
