Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I followed | 'ana taebiAtaacnaa taebiAt | أنا َ تا َبـِعت |
| We followed | 'ihna taebiAnaiicHnaa taebiAnaa | إحنا َ تا َبـِعنا |
| You(m) followed | 'inta taebiAtiicnta taebiAt | إنت َ تا َبـِعت |
| You(f) followed | 'inti taebiAtiiicnti taebiAty | إنت ِ تا َبـِعتي |
| You(pl) followed | 'intu taebiAtuiicntoo taebiAtoo | إنتوا تا َبـِعتوا |
| He/it(m) followed | huwa taebiAhuwa taebiA | هـُو َ تا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) followed | hiya tabAithiya taebAit | هـِي َ تا َبعـِت |
| They followed | humma taebiAuhumma taebiAoo | هـُمّ َ تا َبـِعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might follow | 'ana yimkin 'ataebiAaacnaa yimkin aactaebiA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتا َبـِع |
| We might follow | 'ihna yimkin nitaebiAiicHnaa yimkin nitaebiA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتا َبـِع |
| You(m) might follow | 'inta yimkin titaebiAiicnta yimkin titaebiA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع |
| You(f) might follow | 'inti yimkin titabAiiicnti yimkin titaebAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعي |
| You(pl) might follow | 'intu yimkin titabAuiicntoo yimkin titaebAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبعوا |
| He/it(m) might follow | huwa yimkin yitaebiAhuwa yimkin yitaebiA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) might follow | hiya yimkin titaebiAhiya yimkin titaebiA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َبـِع |
| They might follow | humma yimkin yitabAuhumma yimkin yitaebAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َبعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I follow | 'ana bataebiAaacnaa bataebiA | أنا َ بـَتا َبـِع |
| We follow | 'ihna bintaebiAiicHnaa bintaebiA | إحنا َ بـِنتا َبـِع |
| You(m) follow | 'inta bittaebiAiicnta bittaebiA | إنت َ بـِتّا َبـِع |
| You(f) follow | 'inti bittabAiiicnti bittaebAy | إنت ِ بـِتّا َبعي |
| You(pl) follow | 'intu bittabAuiicntoo bittaebAoo | إنتوا بـِتّا َبعوا |
| He/it(m) follows | huwa biyitaebiAhuwa biyitaebiA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) follows | hiya bittaebiAhiya bittaebiA | هـِي َ بـِتّا َبـِع |
| They follow | humma biytabAuhumma biytaebAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيتا َبعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will follow | 'ana hataebiAaacnaa hataebiA | أنا َ هـَتا َبـِع |
| We will follow | 'ihna hantaebiAiicHnaa hantaebiA | إحنا َ هـَنتا َبـِع |
| You(m) will follow | 'inta hattaebiAiicnta hattaebiA | إنت َ هـَتّا َبـِع |
| You(f) will follow | 'inti hattabAiiicnti hattaebAy | إنت ِ هـَتّا َبعي |
| You(pl) will follow | 'intu hattabAuiicntoo hattaebAoo | إنتوا هـَتّا َبعوا |
| He/it(m) will follow | huwa hayitaebiAhuwa hayitaebiA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) will follow | hiya hattaebiAhiya hattaebiA | هـِي َ هـَتّا َبـِع |
| They will follow | humma hayitabAuhumma hayitaebAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتا َبعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) follow! | taebiAtaebiA | تا َبـِع |
| You(f) follow! | tabAitaebAy | تا َبعي |
| You(pl) follow! | tabAutaebAoo | تا َبعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is followed | huwa mutaebiAhuwa mutaebiA | هـُو َ مـُتا َبـِع |
| She/it(f) is followed | hiya mutaebiAahiya mutaebiAaö | هـِي َ مـُتا َبـِعـَة |
| They are followed | humma mutaebiAeenhumma mutaebiAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتا َبـِعين |
