Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'akramtaacnaa aackramt | أنا َ أكر َمت |
| We was | 'ihna 'akramnaiicHnaa aackramnaa | إحنا َ أكر َمنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'akramtiicnta aackramt | إنت َ أكر َمت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'akramtiiicnti aackramty | إنت ِ أكر َمتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'akramtuiicntoo aackramtoo | إنتوا أكر َمتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'akramhuwa aackram | هـُو َ أكر َم |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'akramithiya aackramit | هـِي َ أكر َمـِت |
| They was | humma 'akramuhumma aackramoo | هـُمّ َ أكر َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'ekrimaacnaa yimkin eekrim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آكر ِم |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nukrimiicHnaa yimkin nukrim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُكر ِم |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tukrimiicnta yimkin tukrim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُكر ِم |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tukrimiiicnti yimkin tukrimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُكر ِمي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tukrimuiicntoo yimkin tukrimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُكر ِموا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yukrimhuwa yimkin yukrim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُكر ِم |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tukrimhiya yimkin tukrim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُكر ِم |
| They might be | humma yimkin yukrimuhumma yimkin yukrimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُكر ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bakrimaacnaa bakrim | أنا َ بـَكر ِم |
| We be | 'ihna binukrimiicHnaa binukrim | إحنا َ بـِنـُكر ِم |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitukrimiicnta bitukrim | إنت َ بـِتـُكر ِم |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitukrimiiicnti bitukrimy | إنت ِ بـِتـُكر ِمي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitukrimuiicntoo bitukrimoo | إنتوا بـِتـُكر ِموا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyukrimhuwa biyukrim | هـُو َ بـِيـُكر ِم |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitukrimhiya bitukrim | هـِي َ بـِتـُكر ِم |
| They be | humma biyukrimuhumma biyukrimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُكر ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hakrimaacnaa hakrim | أنا َ هـَكر ِم |
| We will be | 'ihna hanukrimiicHnaa hanukrim | إحنا َ هـَنـُكر ِم |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatukrimiicnta hatukrim | إنت َ هـَتـُكر ِم |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatukrimiiicnti hatukrimy | إنت ِ هـَتـُكر ِمي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatukrimuiicntoo hatukrimoo | إنتوا هـَتـُكر ِموا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayukrimhuwa hayukrim | هـُو َ هـَيـُكر ِم |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatukrimhiya hatukrim | هـِي َ هـَتـُكر ِم |
| They will be | humma hayukrimuhumma hayukrimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُكر ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ikrimiickrim | إكر ِم |
| You(f) be! | 'ikrimiiickrimy | إكر ِمي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ikrimuiickrimoo | إكر ِموا |
