Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itAawartaacnaa iictAawart | أنا َ إتعـَو َرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itAawarnaiicHnaa iictAawarnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَو َرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itAawartiicnta iictAawart | إنت َ إتعـَو َرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itAawartiiicnti iictAawarty | إنت ِ إتعـَو َرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itAawartuiicntoo iictAawartoo | إنتوا إتعـَو َرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itAawarhuwa iictAawar | هـُو َ إتعـَو َر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itAawarithiya iictAawarit | هـِي َ إتعـَو َر ِت |
| They was | humma 'itAawaruhumma iictAawaroo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَو َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atAawaraacnaa yimkin aactAawar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَو َر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitAawariicHnaa yimkin nitAawar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَو َر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titAawariicnta yimkin titAawar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَو َر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titAawariiicnti yimkin titAawary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَو َري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titAawaruiicntoo yimkin titAawaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَو َروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitAawarhuwa yimkin yitAawar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَو َر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titAawarhiya yimkin titAawar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَو َر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitAawaruhumma yimkin yitAawaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَو َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batAawaraacnaa batAawar | أنا َ بـَتعـَو َر |
| We be | 'ihna binitAawariicHnaa binitAawar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَو َر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititAawariicnta bititAawar | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَو َر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititAawariiicnti bititAawary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَو َري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititAawaruiicntoo bititAawaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَو َروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitAawarhuwa biyitAawar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَو َر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititAawarhiya bititAawar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَو َر |
| They be | humma biyitAawaruhumma biyitAawaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَو َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatAawaraacnaa hatAawar | أنا َ هـَتعـَو َر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitAawariicHnaa hanitAawar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَو َر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitAawariicnta hatitAawar | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَو َر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitAawariiicnti hatitAawary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَو َري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitAawaruiicntoo hatitAawaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَو َروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitAawarhuwa hayitAawar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَو َر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitAawarhiya hatitAawar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَو َر |
| They will be | humma hayitAawaruhumma hayitAawaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَو َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itAawariictAawar | إتعـَو َر |
| You(f) be! | 'itAawariiictAawary | إتعـَو َري |
| You(pl) be! | 'itAawaruiictAawaroo | إتعـَو َروا |
