Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rang | 'ana darabtaacnaa Darabt | أنا َ ضـَر َبت |
| We rang | 'ihna darabnaiicHnaa Darabnaa | إحنا َ ضـَر َبنا |
| You(m) rang | 'inta darabtiicnta Darabt | إنت َ ضـَر َبت |
| You(f) rang | 'inti darabtiiicnti Darabty | إنت ِ ضـَر َبتي |
| You(pl) rang | 'intu darabtuiicntoo Darabtoo | إنتوا ضـَر َبتوا |
| He/it(m) rang | huwa darabhuwa Darab | هـُو َ ضـَر َب |
| She/it(f) rang | hiya darabithiya Darabit | هـِي َ ضـَر َبـِت |
| They rang | humma darabuhumma Daraboo | هـُمّ َ ضـَر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might ring | 'ana yimkin 'adrabaacnaa yimkin aacDrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضر َب |
| We might ring | 'ihna yimkin nidrabiicHnaa yimkin niDrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضر َب |
| You(m) might ring | 'inta yimkin tidrabiicnta yimkin tiDrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب |
| You(f) might ring | 'inti yimkin tidrabiiicnti yimkin tiDraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبي |
| You(pl) might ring | 'intu yimkin tidrabuiicntoo yimkin tiDraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبوا |
| He/it(m) might ring | huwa yimkin yidrabhuwa yimkin yiDrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َب |
| She/it(f) might ring | hiya yimkin tidrabhiya yimkin tiDrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب |
| They might ring | humma yimkin yidrabuhumma yimkin yiDraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I ring | 'ana badrabaacnaa baDrab | أنا َ بـَضر َب |
| We ring | 'ihna binidrabiicHnaa biniDrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِضر َب |
| You(m) ring | 'inta bitidrabiicnta bitiDrab | إنت َ بـِتـِضر َب |
| You(f) ring | 'inti bitidrabiiicnti bitiDraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِضر َبي |
| You(pl) ring | 'intu bitidrabuiicntoo bitiDraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِضر َبوا |
| He/it(m) rings | huwa biyidrabhuwa biyiDrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِضر َب |
| She/it(f) rings | hiya bitidrabhiya bitiDrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِضر َب |
| They ring | humma biyidrabuhumma biyiDraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will ring | 'ana hadrabaacnaa haDrab | أنا َ هـَضر َب |
| We will ring | 'ihna hanidrabiicHnaa haniDrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِضر َب |
| You(m) will ring | 'inta hatidrabiicnta hatiDrab | إنت َ هـَتـِضر َب |
| You(f) will ring | 'inti hatidrabiiicnti hatiDraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِضر َبي |
| You(pl) will ring | 'intu hatidrabuiicntoo hatiDraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِضر َبوا |
| He/it(m) will ring | huwa hayidrabhuwa hayiDrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِضر َب |
| She/it(f) will ring | hiya hatidrabhiya hatiDrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِضر َب |
| They will ring | humma hayidrabuhumma hayiDraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضر َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) ring! | 'idrabiicDrab | إضر َب |
| You(f) ring! | 'idrabiiicDraby | إضر َبي |
| You(pl) ring! | 'idrabuiicDraboo | إضر َبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am ringing | 'ana daaribaacnaa Daarib | أنا َ ضا َر ِب |
| I(f) am ringing | 'ana daaribaaacnaa Daaribaö | أنا َ ضا َر ِبـَة |
| We are ringing | 'ihna daaribeeniicHnaa Daaribyn | إحنا َ ضا َر ِبين |
| You(m) are ringing | 'inta daaribiicnta Daarib | إنت َ ضا َر ِب |
| You(f) are ringing | 'inti daaribaiicnti Daaribaö | إنت ِ ضا َر ِبـَة |
| You(pl) are ringing | 'intu daaribeeniicntoo Daaribyn | إنتوا ضا َر ِبين |
| He/it(m) is ringing | huwa daaribhuwa Daarib | هـُو َ ضا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) is ringing | hiya daaribahiya Daaribaö | هـِي َ ضا َر ِبـَة |
| They are ringing | humma daaribeenhumma Daaribyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َر ِبين |
