Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdarabtaacnaa iictDarabt | أنا َ إتضـَر َبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdarabnaiicHnaa iictDarabnaa | إحنا َ إتضـَر َبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdarabtiicnta iictDarabt | إنت َ إتضـَر َبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdarabtiiicnti iictDarabty | إنت ِ إتضـَر َبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdarabtuiicntoo iictDarabtoo | إنتوا إتضـَر َبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdarabhuwa iictDarab | هـُو َ إتضـَر َب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdarabithiya iictDarabit | هـِي َ إتضـَر َبـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdarabuhumma iictDaraboo | هـُمّ َ إتضـَر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdiribaacnaa yimkin aactDirib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتضـِر ِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdiribiicHnaa yimkin nitDirib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتضـِر ِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdiribiicnta yimkin titDirib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتضـِر ِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdirbiiicnti yimkin titDirby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتضـِربي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdirbuiicntoo yimkin titDirboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتضـِربوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdiribhuwa yimkin yitDirib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتضـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdiribhiya yimkin titDirib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتضـِر ِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdirbuhumma yimkin yitDirboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتضـِربوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdiribaacnaa batDirib | أنا َ بـَتضـِر ِب |
| We be | 'ihna binitdiribiicHnaa binitDirib | إحنا َ بـِنـِتضـِر ِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdiribiicnta bititDirib | إنت َ بـِتـِتضـِر ِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdirbiiicnti bititDirby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتضـِربي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdirbuiicntoo bititDirboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتضـِربوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdiribhuwa biyitDirib | هـُو َ بـِيـِتضـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdiribhiya bititDirib | هـِي َ بـِتـِتضـِر ِب |
| They be | humma biyitdirbuhumma biyitDirboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتضـِربوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdiribaacnaa hatDirib | أنا َ هـَتضـِر ِب |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdiribiicHnaa hanitDirib | إحنا َ هـَنـِتضـِر ِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdiribiicnta hatitDirib | إنت َ هـَتـِتضـِر ِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdirbiiicnti hatitDirby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتضـِربي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdirbuiicntoo hatitDirboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتضـِربوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdiribhuwa hayitDirib | هـُو َ هـَيـِتضـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdiribhiya hatitDirib | هـِي َ هـَتـِتضـِر ِب |
| They will be | humma hayitdirbuhumma hayitDirboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتضـِربوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitdarabhuwa mitDarab | هـُو َ مـِتضـَر َب |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitdarabahiya mitDarabaö | هـِي َ مـِتضـَر َبـَة |
| They are been | humma mitdarabeenhumma mitDarabyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتضـَر َبين |
