Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ithara'taacnaa iictHaraqt | أنا َ إتحـَر َقت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ithara'naiicHnaa iictHaraqnaa | إحنا َ إتحـَر َقنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ithara'tiicnta iictHaraqt | إنت َ إتحـَر َقت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ithara'tiiicnti iictHaraqty | إنت ِ إتحـَر َقتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ithara'tuiicntoo iictHaraqtoo | إنتوا إتحـَر َقتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ithara'huwa iictHaraq | هـُو َ إتحـَر َق |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ithara'ithiya iictHaraqit | هـِي َ إتحـَر َقـِت |
| They was | humma 'ithara'uhumma iictHaraqoo | هـُمّ َ إتحـَر َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athiri'aacnaa yimkin aactHiriq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتحـِر ِق |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithiri'iicHnaa yimkin nitHiriq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتحـِر ِق |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithiri'iicnta yimkin titHiriq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِر ِق |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithir'iiicnti yimkin titHirqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِرقي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithir'uiicntoo yimkin titHirqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِرقوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithiri'huwa yimkin yitHiriq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithiri'hiya yimkin titHiriq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحـِر ِق |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithir'uhumma yimkin yitHirqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحـِرقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathiri'aacnaa batHiriq | أنا َ بـَتحـِر ِق |
| We be | 'ihna binithiri'iicHnaa binitHiriq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتحـِر ِق |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithiri'iicnta bititHiriq | إنت َ بـِتـِتحـِر ِق |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithir'iiicnti bititHirqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتحـِرقي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithir'uiicntoo bititHirqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتحـِرقوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithiri'huwa biyitHiriq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتحـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithiri'hiya bititHiriq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتحـِر ِق |
| They be | humma biyithir'uhumma biyitHirqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتحـِرقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathiri'aacnaa hatHiriq | أنا َ هـَتحـِر ِق |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithiri'iicHnaa hanitHiriq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتحـِر ِق |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithiri'iicnta hatitHiriq | إنت َ هـَتـِتحـِر ِق |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithir'iiicnti hatitHirqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتحـِرقي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithir'uiicntoo hatitHirqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتحـِرقوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithiri'huwa hayitHiriq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتحـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithiri'hiya hatitHiriq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتحـِر ِق |
| They will be | humma hayithir'uhumma hayitHirqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتحـِرقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithiri'iictHiriq | إتحـِر ِق |
| You(f) be! | 'ithiri'iiictHiriqy | إتحـِر ِقي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithiri'uiictHiriqoo | إتحـِر ِقوا |
