Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsarraAtaacnaa iictsarraAt | أنا َ إتسـَرّ َعت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsarraAnaiicHnaa iictsarraAnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَرّ َعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsarraAtiicnta iictsarraAt | إنت َ إتسـَرّ َعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsarraAtiiicnti iictsarraAty | إنت ِ إتسـَرّ َعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsarraAtuiicntoo iictsarraAtoo | إنتوا إتسـَرّ َعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsarraAhuwa iictsarraA | هـُو َ إتسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsarraAithiya iictsarraAit | هـِي َ إتسـَرّ َعـِت |
| They was | humma 'itsarraAuhumma iictsarraAoo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَرّ َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsarraAaacnaa yimkin aactsarraA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَرّ َع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsarraAiicHnaa yimkin nitsarraA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَرّ َع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsarraAiicnta yimkin titsarraA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsarraAiiicnti yimkin titsarraAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsarraAuiicntoo yimkin titsarraAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَرّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsarraAhuwa yimkin yitsarraA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsarraAhiya yimkin titsarraA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَرّ َع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsarraAuhumma yimkin yitsarraAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَرّ َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsarraAaacnaa batsarraA | أنا َ بـَتسـَرّ َع |
| We be | 'ihna binitsarraAiicHnaa binitsarraA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَرّ َع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsarraAiicnta bititsarraA | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsarraAiiicnti bititsarraAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsarraAuiicntoo bititsarraAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَرّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsarraAhuwa biyitsarraA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsarraAhiya bititsarraA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَرّ َع |
| They be | humma biyitsarraAuhumma biyitsarraAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَرّ َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsarraAaacnaa hatsarraA | أنا َ هـَتسـَرّ َع |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsarraAiicHnaa hanitsarraA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَرّ َع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsarraAiicnta hatitsarraA | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsarraAiiicnti hatitsarraAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsarraAuiicntoo hatitsarraAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَرّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsarraAhuwa hayitsarraA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsarraAhiya hatitsarraA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَرّ َع |
| They will be | humma hayitsarraAuhumma hayitsarraAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَرّ َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itsarraAiictsarraA | إتسـَرّ َع |
| You(f) be! | 'itsarraAiiictsarraAy | إتسـَرّ َعي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itsarraAuiictsarraAoo | إتسـَرّ َعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mutasarraAhuwa mutasarraA | هـُو َ مـُتـَسـَرّ َع |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mutasarraAahiya mutasarraAaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَسـَرّ َعـَة |
| They are | humma mutasarraAeenhumma mutasarraAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَسـَرّ َعين |
