Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ittalla'taacnaa iicTTallaqt | أنا َ إطّـَلّـَقت |
| We was | 'ihna iicHnaa | إحنا َ |
| You(m) was | 'inta iicnta | إنت َ |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ittalla'tiiicnti iicTTallaqty | إنت ِ إطّـَلّـَقتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu iicntoo | إنتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa huwa | هـُو َ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ittalla'ithiya iicTTallaqit | هـِي َ إطّـَلّـَقـِت |
| They was | humma humma | هـُمّ َ |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'attalla'aacnaa yimkin aacTTallaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطّـَلّـَق |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin iicHnaa yimkin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin iicnta yimkin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tittalla'iiicnti yimkin tiTTallaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطّـَلّـَقي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin iicntoo yimkin | إنتوا يـِمكـِن |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin huwa yimkin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tittalla'hiya yimkin tiTTallaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطّـَلّـَق |
| They might be | humma yimkin humma yimkin | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana battalla'aacnaa baTTallaq | أنا َ بـَطّـَلّـَق |
| We be | 'ihna iicHnaa | إحنا َ |
| You(m) be | 'inta iicnta | إنت َ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitittalla'iiicnti bitiTTallaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِطّـَلّـَقي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu iicntoo | إنتوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa huwa | هـُو َ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitittalla'hiya bitiTTallaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِطّـَلّـَق |
| They be | humma humma | هـُمّ َ |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hattalla'aacnaa haTTallaq | أنا َ هـَطّـَلّـَق |
| We will be | 'ihna iicHnaa | إحنا َ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta iicnta | إنت َ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatittalla'iiicnti hatiTTallaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِطّـَلّـَقي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu iicntoo | إنتوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa huwa | هـُو َ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatittalla'hiya hatiTTallaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِطّـَلّـَق |
| They will be | humma humma | هـُمّ َ |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana mutalla'aacnaa muTallaq | أنا َ مـُطـَلّـَق |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana mutalla'aaacnaa muTallaqaö | أنا َ مـُطـَلّـَقـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna mutalla'eeniicHnaa muTallaqyn | إحنا َ مـُطـَلّـَقين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta mutalla'iicnta muTallaq | إنت َ مـُطـَلّـَق |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti mutalla'aiicnti muTallaqaö | إنت ِ مـُطـَلّـَقـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu mutalla'eeniicntoo muTallaqyn | إنتوا مـُطـَلّـَقين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa mutalla'huwa muTallaq | هـُو َ مـُطـَلّـَق |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya mutalla'ahiya muTallaqaö | هـِي َ مـُطـَلّـَقـَة |
| They are bing | humma mutalla'eenhumma muTallaqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُطـَلّـَقين |
