Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itwaladtaacnaa iictwaladt | أنا َ إتو َلـَدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itwaladnaiicHnaa iictwaladnaa | إحنا َ إتو َلـَدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itwaladtiicnta iictwaladt | إنت َ إتو َلـَدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itwaladtiiicnti iictwaladty | إنت ِ إتو َلـَدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itwaladtuiicntoo iictwaladtoo | إنتوا إتو َلـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itwaladhuwa iictwalad | هـُو َ إتو َلـَد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itwaladithiya iictwaladit | هـِي َ إتو َلـَد ِت |
| They was | humma 'itwaladuhumma iictwaladoo | هـُمّ َ إتو َلـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atwilidaacnaa yimkin aactwilid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتو ِلـِد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitwilidiicHnaa yimkin nitwilid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتو ِلـِد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titwilidiicnta yimkin titwilid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتو ِلـِد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titwildiiicnti yimkin titwildy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتو ِلدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titwilduiicntoo yimkin titwildoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتو ِلدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitwilidhuwa yimkin yitwilid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتو ِلـِد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titwilidhiya yimkin titwilid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتو ِلـِد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitwilduhumma yimkin yitwildoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتو ِلدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batwilidaacnaa batwilid | أنا َ بـَتو ِلـِد |
| We be | 'ihna binitwilidiicHnaa binitwilid | إحنا َ بـِنـِتو ِلـِد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititwilidiicnta bititwilid | إنت َ بـِتـِتو ِلـِد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititwildiiicnti bititwildy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتو ِلدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititwilduiicntoo bititwildoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتو ِلدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitwilidhuwa biyitwilid | هـُو َ بـِيـِتو ِلـِد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititwilidhiya bititwilid | هـِي َ بـِتـِتو ِلـِد |
| They be | humma biyitwilduhumma biyitwildoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتو ِلدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatwilidaacnaa hatwilid | أنا َ هـَتو ِلـِد |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitwilidiicHnaa hanitwilid | إحنا َ هـَنـِتو ِلـِد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitwilidiicnta hatitwilid | إنت َ هـَتـِتو ِلـِد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitwildiiicnti hatitwildy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتو ِلدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitwilduiicntoo hatitwildoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتو ِلدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitwilidhuwa hayitwilid | هـُو َ هـَيـِتو ِلـِد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitwilidhiya hatitwilid | هـِي َ هـَتـِتو ِلـِد |
| They will be | humma hayitwilduhumma hayitwildoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتو ِلدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itwilidiictwilid | إتو ِلـِد |
| You(f) be! | 'itwilidiiictwilidy | إتو ِلـِدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itwiliduiictwilidoo | إتو ِلـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mawloodhuwa mawlwd | هـُو َ مـَولود |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mawloodahiya mawlwdaö | هـِي َ مـَولود َة |
| They are | humma mawloodeenhumma mawlwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَولودين |
