Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I knocked | 'ana chabbattaacnaa KabbaTt | أنا َ خـَبّـَطت |
| We knocked | 'ihna chabbatnaiicHnaa KabbaTnaa | إحنا َ خـَبّـَطنا |
| You(m) knocked | 'inta chabbattiicnta KabbaTt | إنت َ خـَبّـَطت |
| You(f) knocked | 'inti chabbattiiicnti KabbaTty | إنت ِ خـَبّـَطتي |
| You(pl) knocked | 'intu chabbattuiicntoo KabbaTtoo | إنتوا خـَبّـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) knocked | huwa chabbathuwa KabbaT | هـُو َ خـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) knocked | hiya chabbatithiya KabbaTit | هـِي َ خـَبّـَطـِت |
| They knocked | humma chabbatuhumma KabbaToo | هـُمّ َ خـَبّـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might knock | 'ana yimkin 'achabbataacnaa yimkin aacKabbaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَبّـَط |
| We might knock | 'ihna yimkin nichabbatiicHnaa yimkin niKabbaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(m) might knock | 'inta yimkin tichabbatiicnta yimkin tiKabbaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(f) might knock | 'inti yimkin tichabbatiiicnti yimkin tiKabbaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَطي |
| You(pl) might knock | 'intu yimkin tichabbatuiicntoo yimkin tiKabbaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might knock | huwa yimkin yichabbathuwa yimkin yiKabbaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) might knock | hiya yimkin tichabbathiya yimkin tiKabbaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَبّـَط |
| They might knock | humma yimkin yichabbatuhumma yimkin yiKabbaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَبّـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I knock | 'ana bachabbataacnaa baKabbaT | أنا َ بـَخـَبّـَط |
| We knock | 'ihna binichabbatiicHnaa biniKabbaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(m) knock | 'inta bitichabbatiicnta bitiKabbaT | إنت َ بـِتـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(f) knock | 'inti bitichabbatiiicnti bitiKabbaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخـَبّـَطي |
| You(pl) knock | 'intu bitichabbatuiicntoo bitiKabbaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِخـَبّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) knocks | huwa biyichabbathuwa biyiKabbaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) knocks | hiya bitichabbathiya bitiKabbaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِخـَبّـَط |
| They knock | humma biyichabbatuhumma biyiKabbaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَبّـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will knock | 'ana hachabbataacnaa haKabbaT | أنا َ هـَخـَبّـَط |
| We will knock | 'ihna hanichabbatiicHnaa haniKabbaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(m) will knock | 'inta hatichabbatiicnta hatiKabbaT | إنت َ هـَتـِخـَبّـَط |
| You(f) will knock | 'inti hatichabbatiiicnti hatiKabbaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخـَبّـَطي |
| You(pl) will knock | 'intu hatichabbatuiicntoo hatiKabbaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِخـَبّـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will knock | huwa hayichabbathuwa hayiKabbaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَبّـَط |
| She/it(f) will knock | hiya hatichabbathiya hatiKabbaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِخـَبّـَط |
| They will knock | humma hayichabbatuhumma hayiKabbaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَبّـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) knock! | 'ichbatiicKbaT | إخبـَط |
| You(f) knock! | 'ichbatiiicKbaTy | إخبـَطي |
| You(pl) knock! | ichbatuiKbaToo | ِخبـَطوا |
