Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana naesibtaacnaa naesibt | أنا َ نا َسـِبت |
| We was | 'ihna naesibnaiicHnaa naesibnaa | إحنا َ نا َسـِبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta naesibtiicnta naesibt | إنت َ نا َسـِبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti naesibtiiicnti naesibty | إنت ِ نا َسـِبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu naesibtuiicntoo naesibtoo | إنتوا نا َسـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa naesibhuwa naesib | هـُو َ نا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya nasbithiya naesbit | هـِي َ نا َسبـِت |
| They was | humma naesibuhumma naesiboo | هـُمّ َ نا َسـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'anaesibaacnaa yimkin aacnaesib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َسـِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ninaesibiicHnaa yimkin ninaesib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َسـِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tinaesibiicnta yimkin tinaesib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َسـِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tinasbiiicnti yimkin tinaesby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َسبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tinasbuiicntoo yimkin tinaesboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َسبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yinaesibhuwa yimkin yinaesib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tinaesibhiya yimkin tinaesib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َسـِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yinasbuhumma yimkin yinaesboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َسبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana banaesibaacnaa banaesib | أنا َ بـَنا َسـِب |
| We be | 'ihna binnaesibiicHnaa binnaesib | إحنا َ بـِنّا َسـِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitnaesibiicnta bitnaesib | إنت َ بـِتنا َسـِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitnasbiiicnti bitnaesby | إنت ِ بـِتنا َسبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitnasbuiicntoo bitnaesboo | إنتوا بـِتنا َسبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyinaesibhuwa biyinaesib | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitnaesibhiya bitnaesib | هـِي َ بـِتنا َسـِب |
| They be | humma biynasbuhumma biynaesboo | هـُمّ َ بـِينا َسبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hanaesibaacnaa hanaesib | أنا َ هـَنا َسـِب |
| We will be | 'ihna hannaesibiicHnaa hannaesib | إحنا َ هـَنّا َسـِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatnaesibiicnta hatnaesib | إنت َ هـَتنا َسـِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatnasbiiicnti hatnaesby | إنت ِ هـَتنا َسبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatnasbuiicntoo hatnaesboo | إنتوا هـَتنا َسبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayinaesibhuwa hayinaesib | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatnaesibhiya hatnaesib | هـِي َ هـَتنا َسـِب |
| They will be | humma hayinasbuhumma hayinaesboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َسبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | naesibnaesib | نا َسـِب |
| You(f) be! | nasbinaesby | نا َسبي |
| You(pl) be! | nasbunaesboo | نا َسبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa munaesibhuwa munaesib | هـُو َ مـُنا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya munaesibahiya munaesibaö | هـِي َ مـُنا َسـِبـَة |
| They are | humma munaesibeenhumma munaesibyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنا َسـِبين |
