Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dressed | 'ana libistaacnaa libist | أنا َ لـِبـِست |
| We dressed | 'ihna libisnaiicHnaa libisnaa | إحنا َ لـِبـِسنا |
| You(m) dressed | 'inta libistiicnta libist | إنت َ لـِبـِست |
| You(f) dressed | 'inti libistiiicnti libisty | إنت ِ لـِبـِستي |
| You(pl) dressed | 'intu libistuiicntoo libistoo | إنتوا لـِبـِستوا |
| He/it(m) dressed | huwa libishuwa libis | هـُو َ لـِبـِس |
| She/it(f) dressed | hiya libsithiya libsit | هـِي َ لـِبسـِت |
| They dressed | humma libsuhumma libsoo | هـُمّ َ لـِبسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dress | 'ana yimkin 'albisaacnaa yimkin aaclbis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألبـِس |
| We might dress | 'ihna yimkin nilbisiicHnaa yimkin nilbis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلبـِس |
| You(m) might dress | 'inta yimkin tilbisiicnta yimkin tilbis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلبـِس |
| You(f) might dress | 'inti yimkin tilbisiiicnti yimkin tilbisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلبـِسي |
| You(pl) might dress | 'intu yimkin tilbisuiicntoo yimkin tilbisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might dress | huwa yimkin yilbishuwa yimkin yilbis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلبـِس |
| She/it(f) might dress | hiya yimkin tilbishiya yimkin tilbis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلبـِس |
| They might dress | humma yimkin yilbisuhumma yimkin yilbisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلبـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dress | 'ana balbisaacnaa balbis | أنا َ بـَلبـِس |
| We dress | 'ihna binilbisiicHnaa binilbis | إحنا َ بـِنـِلبـِس |
| You(m) dress | 'inta bitilbisiicnta bitilbis | إنت َ بـِتـِلبـِس |
| You(f) dress | 'inti bitilbisiiicnti bitilbisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلبـِسي |
| You(pl) dress | 'intu bitilbisuiicntoo bitilbisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) dresss | huwa biyilbishuwa biyilbis | هـُو َ بـِيـِلبـِس |
| She/it(f) dresss | hiya bitilbishiya bitilbis | هـِي َ بـِتـِلبـِس |
| They dress | humma biyilbisuhumma biyilbisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلبـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dress | 'ana halbisaacnaa halbis | أنا َ هـَلبـِس |
| We will dress | 'ihna hanilbisiicHnaa hanilbis | إحنا َ هـَنـِلبـِس |
| You(m) will dress | 'inta hatilbisiicnta hatilbis | إنت َ هـَتـِلبـِس |
| You(f) will dress | 'inti hatilbisiiicnti hatilbisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلبـِسي |
| You(pl) will dress | 'intu hatilbisuiicntoo hatilbisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will dress | huwa hayilbishuwa hayilbis | هـُو َ هـَيـِلبـِس |
| She/it(f) will dress | hiya hatilbishiya hatilbis | هـِي َ هـَتـِلبـِس |
| They will dress | humma hayilbisuhumma hayilbisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلبـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dress! | 'ilbisiiclbis | إلبـِس |
| You(f) dress! | 'ilbisiiiclbisy | إلبـِسي |
| You(pl) dress! | 'ilbisuiiclbisoo | إلبـِسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am dressing | 'ana laebisaacnaa laebis | أنا َ لا َبـِس |
| I(f) am dressing | 'ana laebisaaacnaa laebisaö | أنا َ لا َبـِسـَة |
| We are dressing | 'ihna laebiseeniicHnaa laebisyn | إحنا َ لا َبـِسين |
| You(m) are dressing | 'inta laebisiicnta laebis | إنت َ لا َبـِس |
| You(f) are dressing | 'inti laebisaiicnti laebisaö | إنت ِ لا َبـِسـَة |
| You(pl) are dressing | 'intu laebiseeniicntoo laebisyn | إنتوا لا َبـِسين |
| He/it(m) is dressing | huwa laebishuwa laebis | هـُو َ لا َبـِس |
| She/it(f) is dressing | hiya laebisahiya laebisaö | هـِي َ لا َبـِسـَة |
| They are dressing | humma laebiseenhumma laebisyn | هـُمّ َ لا َبـِسين |
