Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I preceded | 'ana saba'taacnaa sabaqt | أنا َ سـَبـَقت |
| We preceded | 'ihna saba'naiicHnaa sabaqnaa | إحنا َ سـَبـَقنا |
| You(m) preceded | 'inta saba'tiicnta sabaqt | إنت َ سـَبـَقت |
| You(f) preceded | 'inti saba'tiiicnti sabaqty | إنت ِ سـَبـَقتي |
| You(pl) preceded | 'intu saba'tuiicntoo sabaqtoo | إنتوا سـَبـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) preceded | huwa saba'huwa sabaq | هـُو َ سـَبـَق |
| She/it(f) preceded | hiya saba'ithiya sabaqit | هـِي َ سـَبـَقـِت |
| They preceded | humma saba'uhumma sabaqoo | هـُمّ َ سـَبـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might precede | 'ana yimkin 'asba'aacnaa yimkin aacsbaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسبـَق |
| We might precede | 'ihna yimkin nisba'iicHnaa yimkin nisbaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسبـَق |
| You(m) might precede | 'inta yimkin tisba'iicnta yimkin tisbaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق |
| You(f) might precede | 'inti yimkin tisba'iiicnti yimkin tisbaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) might precede | 'intu yimkin tisba'uiicntoo yimkin tisbaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might precede | huwa yimkin yisba'huwa yimkin yisbaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) might precede | hiya yimkin tisba'hiya yimkin tisbaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق |
| They might precede | humma yimkin yisba'uhumma yimkin yisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I precede | 'ana basba'aacnaa basbaq | أنا َ بـَسبـَق |
| We precede | 'ihna binisba'iicHnaa binisbaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِسبـَق |
| You(m) precede | 'inta bitisba'iicnta bitisbaq | إنت َ بـِتـِسبـَق |
| You(f) precede | 'inti bitisba'iiicnti bitisbaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) precede | 'intu bitisba'uiicntoo bitisbaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) precedes | huwa biyisba'huwa biyisbaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) precedes | hiya bitisba'hiya bitisbaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِسبـَق |
| They precede | humma biyisba'uhumma biyisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسبـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will precede | 'ana hasba'aacnaa hasbaq | أنا َ هـَسبـَق |
| We will precede | 'ihna hanisba'iicHnaa hanisbaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِسبـَق |
| You(m) will precede | 'inta hatisba'iicnta hatisbaq | إنت َ هـَتـِسبـَق |
| You(f) will precede | 'inti hatisba'iiicnti hatisbaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسبـَقي |
| You(pl) will precede | 'intu hatisba'uiicntoo hatisbaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسبـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will precede | huwa hayisba'huwa hayisbaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسبـَق |
| She/it(f) will precede | hiya hatisba'hiya hatisbaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِسبـَق |
| They will precede | humma hayisba'uhumma hayisbaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسبـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) precede! | 'isba'iicsbaq | إسبـَق |
| You(f) precede! | 'isba'iiicsbaqy | إسبـَقي |
| You(pl) precede! | 'isba'uiicsbaqoo | إسبـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am preceding | 'ana saebi'aacnaa saebiq | أنا َ سا َبـِق |
| I(f) am preceding | 'ana saebi'aaacnaa saebiqaö | أنا َ سا َبـِقـَة |
| We are preceding | 'ihna saebi'eeniicHnaa saebiqyn | إحنا َ سا َبـِقين |
| You(m) are preceding | 'inta saebi'iicnta saebiq | إنت َ سا َبـِق |
| You(f) are preceding | 'inti saebi'aiicnti saebiqaö | إنت ِ سا َبـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are preceding | 'intu saebi'eeniicntoo saebiqyn | إنتوا سا َبـِقين |
| He/it(m) is preceding | huwa saebi'huwa saebiq | هـُو َ سا َبـِق |
| She/it(f) is preceding | hiya saebi'ahiya saebiqaö | هـِي َ سا َبـِقـَة |
| They are preceding | humma saebi'eenhumma saebiqyn | هـُمّ َ سا َبـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is preceded | huwa masboo'huwa masbwq | هـُو َ مـَسبوق |
| She/it(f) is preceded | hiya masboo'ahiya masbwqaö | هـِي َ مـَسبوقـَة |
| They are preceded | humma masboo'eenhumma masbwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسبوقين |
