Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bid | 'ana zaeyidtaacnaa zaeyidt | أنا َ زا َيـِدت |
| We bid | 'ihna zaeyidnaiicHnaa zaeyidnaa | إحنا َ زا َيـِدنا |
| You(m) bid | 'inta zaeyidtiicnta zaeyidt | إنت َ زا َيـِدت |
| You(f) bid | 'inti zaeyidtiiicnti zaeyidty | إنت ِ زا َيـِدتي |
| You(pl) bid | 'intu zaeyidtuiicntoo zaeyidtoo | إنتوا زا َيـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) bid | huwa zaeyidhuwa zaeyid | هـُو َ زا َيـِد |
| She/it(f) bid | hiya zaydithiya zaeydit | هـِي َ زا َيد ِت |
| They bid | humma zaeyiduhumma zaeyidoo | هـُمّ َ زا َيـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bid | 'ana yimkin 'azaeyidaacnaa yimkin aaczaeyid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزا َيـِد |
| We might bid | 'ihna yimkin nizaeyidiicHnaa yimkin nizaeyid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزا َيـِد |
| You(m) might bid | 'inta yimkin tizaeyidiicnta yimkin tizaeyid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزا َيـِد |
| You(f) might bid | 'inti yimkin tizaydiiicnti yimkin tizaeydy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزا َيدي |
| You(pl) might bid | 'intu yimkin tizayduiicntoo yimkin tizaeydoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزا َيدوا |
| He/it(m) might bid | huwa yimkin yizaeyidhuwa yimkin yizaeyid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزا َيـِد |
| She/it(f) might bid | hiya yimkin tizaeyidhiya yimkin tizaeyid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزا َيـِد |
| They might bid | humma yimkin yizayduhumma yimkin yizaeydoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزا َيدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bid | 'ana bazaeyidaacnaa bazaeyid | أنا َ بـَزا َيـِد |
| We bid | 'ihna binzaeyidiicHnaa binzaeyid | إحنا َ بـِنزا َيـِد |
| You(m) bid | 'inta bitzaeyidiicnta bitzaeyid | إنت َ بـِتزا َيـِد |
| You(f) bid | 'inti bitzaydiiicnti bitzaeydy | إنت ِ بـِتزا َيدي |
| You(pl) bid | 'intu bitzayduiicntoo bitzaeydoo | إنتوا بـِتزا َيدوا |
| He/it(m) bids | huwa biyizaeyidhuwa biyizaeyid | هـُو َ بـِيـِزا َيـِد |
| She/it(f) bids | hiya bitzaeyidhiya bitzaeyid | هـِي َ بـِتزا َيـِد |
| They bid | humma biyzayduhumma biyzaeydoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيزا َيدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bid | 'ana hazaeyidaacnaa hazaeyid | أنا َ هـَزا َيـِد |
| We will bid | 'ihna hanzaeyidiicHnaa hanzaeyid | إحنا َ هـَنزا َيـِد |
| You(m) will bid | 'inta hatzaeyidiicnta hatzaeyid | إنت َ هـَتزا َيـِد |
| You(f) will bid | 'inti hatzaydiiicnti hatzaeydy | إنت ِ هـَتزا َيدي |
| You(pl) will bid | 'intu hatzayduiicntoo hatzaeydoo | إنتوا هـَتزا َيدوا |
| He/it(m) will bid | huwa hayizaeyidhuwa hayizaeyid | هـُو َ هـَيـِزا َيـِد |
| She/it(f) will bid | hiya hatzaeyidhiya hatzaeyid | هـِي َ هـَتزا َيـِد |
| They will bid | humma hayizayduhumma hayizaeydoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزا َيدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bid! | zaeyidzaeyid | زا َيـِد |
| You(f) bid! | zaydizaeydy | زا َيدي |
| You(pl) bid! | zayduzaeydoo | زا َيدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bid | huwa muzaeyidhuwa muzaeyid | هـُو َ مـُزا َيـِد |
| She/it(f) is bid | hiya muzaeyidahiya muzaeyidaö | هـِي َ مـُزا َيـِد َة |
| They are bid | humma muzaeyideenhumma muzaeyidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُزا َيـِدين |
