Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana gheebtaacnaa Gybt | أنا َ غيبت |
| We was | 'ihna gheebnaiicHnaa Gybnaa | إحنا َ غيبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta gheebtiicnta Gybt | إنت َ غيبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti gheebtiiicnti Gybty | إنت ِ غيبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu gheebtuiicntoo Gybtoo | إنتوا غيبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa ghaebhuwa Gaeb | هـُو َ غا َب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya ghaebithiya Gaebit | هـِي َ غا َبـِت |
| They was | humma ghabuhumma Gaeboo | هـُمّ َ غا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'agheebaacnaa yimkin aacGyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغيب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nigheebiicHnaa yimkin niGyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغيب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tigheebiicnta yimkin tiGyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغيب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tigheebiiicnti yimkin tiGyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغيبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tigheebuiicntoo yimkin tiGyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغيبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yigheebhuwa yimkin yiGyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغيب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tigheebhiya yimkin tiGyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغيب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yigheebuhumma yimkin yiGyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bagheebaacnaa baGyb | أنا َ بـَغيب |
| We be | 'ihna bingheebiicHnaa binGyb | إحنا َ بـِنغيب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitgheebiicnta bitGyb | إنت َ بـِتغيب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitgheebiiicnti bitGyby | إنت ِ بـِتغيبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitgheebuiicntoo bitGyboo | إنتوا بـِتغيبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyigheebhuwa biyiGyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِغيب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitgheebhiya bitGyb | هـِي َ بـِتغيب |
| They be | humma biyigheebuhumma biyiGyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hagheebaacnaa haGyb | أنا َ هـَغيب |
| We will be | 'ihna hangheebiicHnaa hanGyb | إحنا َ هـَنغيب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatgheebiicnta hatGyb | إنت َ هـَتغيب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatgheebiiicnti hatGyby | إنت ِ هـَتغيبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatgheebuiicntoo hatGyboo | إنتوا هـَتغيبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayigheebhuwa hayiGyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِغيب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatgheebhiya hatGyb | هـِي َ هـَتغيب |
| They will be | humma hayigheebuhumma hayiGyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | gheebGyb | غيب |
| You(f) be! | gheebiGyby | غيبي |
| You(pl) be! | gheebuGyboo | غيبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana ghaeyibaacnaa Gaeyib | أنا َ غا َيـِب |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana ghaeyibaaacnaa Gaeyibaö | أنا َ غا َيـِبـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna ghaeyibeeniicHnaa Gaeyibyn | إحنا َ غا َيـِبين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta ghaeyibiicnta Gaeyib | إنت َ غا َيـِب |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti ghaeyibaiicnti Gaeyibaö | إنت ِ غا َيـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu ghaeyibeeniicntoo Gaeyibyn | إنتوا غا َيـِبين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa ghaeyibhuwa Gaeyib | هـُو َ غا َيـِب |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya ghaeyibahiya Gaeyibaö | هـِي َ غا َيـِبـَة |
| They are bing | humma ghaeyibeenhumma Gaeyibyn | هـُمّ َ غا َيـِبين |
