Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana tamaAtaacnaa TamaAt | أنا َ طـَمـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna tamaAnaiicHnaa TamaAnaa | إحنا َ طـَمـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta tamaAtiicnta TamaAt | إنت َ طـَمـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti tamaAtiiicnti TamaAty | إنت ِ طـَمـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu tamaAtuiicntoo TamaAtoo | إنتوا طـَمـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa tamaAhuwa TamaA | هـُو َ طـَمـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya tamaAithiya TamaAit | هـِي َ طـَمـَعـِت |
| They was | humma tamaAuhumma TamaAoo | هـُمّ َ طـَمـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atmaAaacnaa yimkin aacTmaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطمـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitmaAiicHnaa yimkin niTmaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطمـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titmaAiicnta yimkin tiTmaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطمـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titmaAiiicnti yimkin tiTmaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطمـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titmaAuiicntoo yimkin tiTmaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطمـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitmaAhuwa yimkin yiTmaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطمـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titmaAhiya yimkin tiTmaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطمـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitmaAuhumma yimkin yiTmaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطمـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batmaAaacnaa baTmaA | أنا َ بـَطمـَع |
| We be | 'ihna binitmaAiicHnaa biniTmaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِطمـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititmaAiicnta bitiTmaA | إنت َ بـِتـِطمـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititmaAiiicnti bitiTmaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِطمـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititmaAuiicntoo bitiTmaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطمـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitmaAhuwa biyiTmaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِطمـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititmaAhiya bitiTmaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِطمـَع |
| They be | humma biyitmaAuhumma biyiTmaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطمـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatmaAaacnaa haTmaA | أنا َ هـَطمـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitmaAiicHnaa haniTmaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِطمـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitmaAiicnta hatiTmaA | إنت َ هـَتـِطمـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitmaAiiicnti hatiTmaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِطمـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitmaAuiicntoo hatiTmaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطمـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitmaAhuwa hayiTmaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِطمـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitmaAhiya hatiTmaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِطمـَع |
| They will be | humma hayitmaAuhumma hayiTmaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطمـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itmaAiicTmaA | إطمـَع |
| You(f) be! | 'itmaAiiicTmaAy | إطمـَعي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itmaAuiicTmaAoo | إطمـَعوا |
