Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana barshattaacnaa barshaTt | أنا َ بـَرشـَطت |
| We was | 'ihna barshatnaiicHnaa barshaTnaa | إحنا َ بـَرشـَطنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta barshattiicnta barshaTt | إنت َ بـَرشـَطت |
| You(f) was | 'inti barshattiiicnti barshaTty | إنت ِ بـَرشـَطتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu barshattuiicntoo barshaTtoo | إنتوا بـَرشـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa barshathuwa barshaT | هـُو َ بـَرشـَط |
| She/it(f) was | hiya barshatithiya barshaTit | هـِي َ بـَرشـَطـِت |
| They was | humma barshatuhumma barshaToo | هـُمّ َ بـَرشـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'abarshataacnaa yimkin aacbarshaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَرشـَط |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nibarshatiicHnaa yimkin nibarshaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَرشـَط |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tibarshatiicnta yimkin tibarshaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرشـَط |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tibarshatiiicnti yimkin tibarshaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرشـَطي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tibarshatuiicntoo yimkin tibarshaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرشـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yibarshathuwa yimkin yibarshaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَرشـَط |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tibarshathiya yimkin tibarshaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرشـَط |
| They might be | humma yimkin yibarshatuhumma yimkin yibarshaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَرشـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana babarshataacnaa babarshaT | أنا َ بـَبـَرشـَط |
| We be | 'ihna binbarshatiicHnaa binbarshaT | إحنا َ بـِنبـَرشـَط |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitbarshatiicnta bitbarshaT | إنت َ بـِتبـَرشـَط |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitbarshatiiicnti bitbarshaTy | إنت ِ بـِتبـَرشـَطي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitbarshatuiicntoo bitbarshaToo | إنتوا بـِتبـَرشـَطوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyibarshathuwa biyibarshaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَرشـَط |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitbarshathiya bitbarshaT | هـِي َ بـِتبـَرشـَط |
| They be | humma biyibarshatuhumma biyibarshaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَرشـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana habarshataacnaa habarshaT | أنا َ هـَبـَرشـَط |
| We will be | 'ihna hanibarshatiicHnaa hanibarshaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَرشـَط |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatibarshatiicnta hatibarshaT | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَرشـَط |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatibarshatiiicnti hatibarshaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَرشـَطي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatibarshatuiicntoo hatibarshaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَرشـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayibarshathuwa hayibarshaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَرشـَط |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatibarshathiya hatibarshaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَرشـَط |
| They will be | humma hayibarshatuhumma hayibarshaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَرشـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | barshatbarshaT | بـَرشـَط |
| You(f) be! | barshatibarshaTy | بـَرشـَطي |
| You(pl) be! | barshatubarshaToo | بـَرشـَطوا |
