Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsaddeetaacnaa iictsaddyt | أنا َ إتسـَدّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsaddeenaiicHnaa iictsaddynaa | إحنا َ إتسـَدّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsaddeetiicnta iictsaddyt | إنت َ إتسـَدّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsaddeetiiicnti iictsaddyty | إنت ِ إتسـَدّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsaddeetuiicntoo iictsaddytoo | إنتوا إتسـَدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsaddhuwa iictsadd | هـُو َ إتسـَدّ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsaddithiya iictsaddit | هـِي َ إتسـَدّ ِت |
| They was | humma 'itsadduhumma iictsaddoo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsaddaacnaa yimkin aactsadd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَدّ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsaddiicHnaa yimkin nitsadd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَدّ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsaddiicnta yimkin titsadd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَدّ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsaddiiicnti yimkin titsaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَدّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsadduiicntoo yimkin titsaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsaddhuwa yimkin yitsadd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَدّ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsaddhiya yimkin titsadd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَدّ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsadduhumma yimkin yitsaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsaddaacnaa batsadd | أنا َ بـَتسـَدّ |
| We be | 'ihna binitsaddiicHnaa binitsadd | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَدّ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsaddiicnta bititsadd | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَدّ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsaddiiicnti bititsaddy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَدّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsadduiicntoo bititsaddoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsaddhuwa biyitsadd | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَدّ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsaddhiya bititsadd | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَدّ |
| They be | humma biyitsadduhumma biyitsaddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsaddaacnaa hatsadd | أنا َ هـَتسـَدّ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsaddiicHnaa hanitsadd | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَدّ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsaddiicnta hatitsadd | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَدّ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsaddiiicnti hatitsaddy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَدّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsadduiicntoo hatitsaddoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsaddhuwa hayitsadd | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَدّ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsaddhiya hatitsadd | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَدّ |
| They will be | humma hayitsadduhumma hayitsaddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itsaddiictsadd | إتسـَدّ |
| You(f) be! | 'itsaddiiictsaddy | إتسـَدّي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itsadduiictsaddoo | إتسـَدّوا |
