Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana waAeetaacnaa waeAyt | أنا َ وا َعيت |
| We became | 'ihna waAeenaiicHnaa waeAynaa | إحنا َ وا َعينا |
| You(m) became | 'inta waAeetiicnta waeAyt | إنت َ وا َعيت |
| You(f) became | 'inti waAeetiiicnti waeAyty | إنت ِ وا َعيتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu waAeetuiicntoo waeAytoo | إنتوا وا َعيتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa waAahuwa waeAY | هـُو َ وا َعى |
| She/it(f) became | hiya waeAithiya waeAit | هـِي َ وا َعـِت |
| They became | humma waAuhumma waeAoo | هـُمّ َ وا َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'awaeAiaacnaa yimkin aacwaeAy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوا َعي |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin niwaeAiiicHnaa yimkin niwaeAy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوا َعي |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tiwaeAiiicnta yimkin tiwaeAy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوا َعي |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tiwaeAiiicnti yimkin tiwaeAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوا َعي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tiwaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwaeAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوا َعوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yiwaeAihuwa yimkin yiwaeAy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوا َعي |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tiwaeAihiya yimkin tiwaeAy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوا َعي |
| They might become | humma yimkin yiwaAuhumma yimkin yiwaeAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوا َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bawaeAiaacnaa bawaeAy | أنا َ بـَوا َعي |
| We become | 'ihna binwaeAiiicHnaa binwaeAy | إحنا َ بـِنوا َعي |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitwaeAiiicnta bitwaeAy | إنت َ بـِتوا َعي |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitwaeAiiicnti bitwaeAy | إنت ِ بـِتوا َعي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitwaAuiicntoo bitwaeAoo | إنتوا بـِتوا َعوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyiwaeAihuwa biyiwaeAy | هـُو َ بـِيـِوا َعي |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitwaeAihiya bitwaeAy | هـِي َ بـِتوا َعي |
| They become | humma biyiwaAuhumma biyiwaeAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوا َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hawaeAiaacnaa hawaeAy | أنا َ هـَوا َعي |
| We will become | 'ihna hanwaeAiiicHnaa hanwaeAy | إحنا َ هـَنوا َعي |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatwaeAiiicnta hatwaeAy | إنت َ هـَتوا َعي |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatwaeAiiicnti hatwaeAy | إنت ِ هـَتوا َعي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatwaAuiicntoo hatwaeAoo | إنتوا هـَتوا َعوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayiwaeAihuwa hayiwaeAy | هـُو َ هـَيـِوا َعي |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatwaeAihiya hatwaeAy | هـِي َ هـَتوا َعي |
| They will become | humma hayiwaAuhumma hayiwaeAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوا َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) become! | waeAiwaeAy | وا َعي |
| You(f) become! | waeAitwaeAit | وا َعـِت |
| You(pl) become! | waAuwaeAoo | وا َعوا |
