Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itghayyartaacnaa iictGayyart | أنا َ إتغـَييـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itghayyarnaiicHnaa iictGayyarnaa | إحنا َ إتغـَييـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itghayyartiicnta iictGayyart | إنت َ إتغـَييـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itghayyartiiicnti iictGayyarty | إنت ِ إتغـَييـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itghayyartuiicntoo iictGayyartoo | إنتوا إتغـَييـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itghayyarhuwa iictGayyar | هـُو َ إتغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itghayyarithiya iictGayyarit | هـِي َ إتغـَييـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'itghayyaruhumma iictGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ إتغـَييـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atghayyaraacnaa yimkin aactGayyar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتغـَييـَر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitghayyariicHnaa yimkin nitGayyar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتغـَييـَر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titghayyariicnta yimkin titGayyar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتغـَييـَر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titghayyariiicnti yimkin titGayyary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titghayyaruiicntoo yimkin titGayyaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتغـَييـَروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitghayyarhuwa yimkin yitGayyar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titghayyarhiya yimkin titGayyar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتغـَييـَر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitghayyaruhumma yimkin yitGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتغـَييـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batghayyaraacnaa batGayyar | أنا َ بـَتغـَييـَر |
| We be | 'ihna binitghayyariicHnaa binitGayyar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتغـَييـَر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititghayyariicnta bititGayyar | إنت َ بـِتـِتغـَييـَر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititghayyariiicnti bititGayyary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititghayyaruiicntoo bititGayyaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتغـَييـَروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitghayyarhuwa biyitGayyar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititghayyarhiya bititGayyar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتغـَييـَر |
| They be | humma biyitghayyaruhumma biyitGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتغـَييـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatghayyaraacnaa hatGayyar | أنا َ هـَتغـَييـَر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitghayyariicHnaa hanitGayyar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتغـَييـَر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitghayyariicnta hatitGayyar | إنت َ هـَتـِتغـَييـَر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitghayyariiicnti hatitGayyary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitghayyaruiicntoo hatitGayyaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتغـَييـَروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitghayyarhuwa hayitGayyar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitghayyarhiya hatitGayyar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتغـَييـَر |
| They will be | humma hayitghayyaruhumma hayitGayyaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتغـَييـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itghayyariictGayyar | إتغـَييـَر |
| You(f) be! | 'itghayyariiictGayyary | إتغـَييـَري |
| You(pl) be! | 'itghayyaruiictGayyaroo | إتغـَييـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitghayyarhuwa mitGayyar | هـُو َ مـِتغـَييـَر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitghayyarahiya mitGayyaraö | هـِي َ مـِتغـَييـَر َة |
| They are | humma mitghayyareenhumma mitGayyaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتغـَييـَرين |
