Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'inzaAagtaacnaa iicnzaAagt | أنا َ إنز َعـَجت |
| We was | 'ihna 'inzaAagnaiicHnaa iicnzaAagnaa | إحنا َ إنز َعـَجنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'inzaAagtiicnta iicnzaAagt | إنت َ إنز َعـَجت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'inzaAagtiiicnti iicnzaAagty | إنت ِ إنز َعـَجتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'inzaAagtuiicntoo iicnzaAagtoo | إنتوا إنز َعـَجتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'inzaAaghuwa iicnzaAag | هـُو َ إنز َعـَج |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'inzaAagithiya iicnzaAagit | هـِي َ إنز َعـَجـِت |
| They was | humma 'inzaAaguhumma iicnzaAagoo | هـُمّ َ إنز َعـَجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'anziAigaacnaa yimkin aacnziAig | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنز ِعـِج |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ninziAigiicHnaa yimkin ninziAig | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنز ِعـِج |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tinziAigiicnta yimkin tinziAig | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِعـِج |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tinziAgiiicnti yimkin tinziAgy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِعجي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tinziAguiicntoo yimkin tinziAgoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِعجوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yinziAighuwa yimkin yinziAig | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنز ِعـِج |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tinziAighiya yimkin tinziAig | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنز ِعـِج |
| They might be | humma yimkin yinziAguhumma yimkin yinziAgoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنز ِعجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana banziAigaacnaa banziAig | أنا َ بـَنز ِعـِج |
| We be | 'ihna bininziAigiicHnaa bininziAig | إحنا َ بـِنـِنز ِعـِج |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitinziAigiicnta bitinziAig | إنت َ بـِتـِنز ِعـِج |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitinziAgiiicnti bitinziAgy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنز ِعجي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitinziAguiicntoo bitinziAgoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنز ِعجوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyinziAighuwa biyinziAig | هـُو َ بـِيـِنز ِعـِج |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitinziAighiya bitinziAig | هـِي َ بـِتـِنز ِعـِج |
| They be | humma biyinziAguhumma biyinziAgoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنز ِعجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hanziAigaacnaa hanziAig | أنا َ هـَنز ِعـِج |
| We will be | 'ihna haninziAigiicHnaa haninziAig | إحنا َ هـَنـِنز ِعـِج |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatinziAigiicnta hatinziAig | إنت َ هـَتـِنز ِعـِج |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatinziAgiiicnti hatinziAgy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنز ِعجي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatinziAguiicntoo hatinziAgoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنز ِعجوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayinziAighuwa hayinziAig | هـُو َ هـَيـِنز ِعـِج |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatinziAighiya hatinziAig | هـِي َ هـَتـِنز ِعـِج |
| They will be | humma hayinziAguhumma hayinziAgoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنز ِعجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'inzaAagiicnzaAag | إنز َعـَج |
| You(f) be! | 'inzaAagitiicnzaAagit | إنز َعـَجـِت |
| You(pl) be! | 'inzaAaguiicnzaAagoo | إنز َعـَجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa munzaAighuwa munzaAig | هـُو َ مـُنز َعـِج |
| She/it(f) is | hiya munzaAigahiya munzaAigaö | هـِي َ مـُنز َعـِجـَة |
| They are | humma munzaAigeenhumma munzaAigyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنز َعـِجين |
