Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'intaheetaacnaa iicntahyt | أنا َ إنتـَهيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'intaheenaiicHnaa iicntahynaa | إحنا َ إنتـَهينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'intaheetiicnta iicntahyt | إنت َ إنتـَهيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'intaheetiiicnti iicntahyty | إنت ِ إنتـَهيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'intaheetuiicntoo iicntahytoo | إنتوا إنتـَهيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'intahahuwa iicntahY | هـُو َ إنتـَهى |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'intahyithiya iicntahyit | هـِي َ إنتـَهيـِت |
| They was | humma 'intahuhumma iicntahoo | هـُمّ َ إنتـَهوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'antihiaacnaa yimkin aacntihy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنتـِهي |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nintihiiicHnaa yimkin nintihy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنتـِهي |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tintihiiicnta yimkin tintihy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِهي |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tintihiiicnti yimkin tintihy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِهي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tintihuiicntoo yimkin tintihoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِهوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yintihihuwa yimkin yintihy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِهي |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tintihihiya yimkin tintihy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِهي |
| They might be | humma yimkin yintihuhumma yimkin yintihoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِهوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bantihiaacnaa bantihy | أنا َ بـَنتـِهي |
| We be | 'ihna binintihiiicHnaa binintihy | إحنا َ بـِنـِنتـِهي |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitintihiiicnta bitintihy | إنت َ بـِتـِنتـِهي |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitintihiiicnti bitintihy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنتـِهي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitintihuiicntoo bitintihoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنتـِهوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyintihihuwa biyintihy | هـُو َ بـِيـِنتـِهي |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitintihihiya bitintihy | هـِي َ بـِتـِنتـِهي |
| They be | humma biyintihuhumma biyintihoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنتـِهوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hantihiaacnaa hantihy | أنا َ هـَنتـِهي |
| We will be | 'ihna hanintihiiicHnaa hanintihy | إحنا َ هـَنـِنتـِهي |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatintihiiicnta hatintihy | إنت َ هـَتـِنتـِهي |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatintihiiicnti hatintihy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنتـِهي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatintihuiicntoo hatintihoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنتـِهوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayintihihuwa hayintihy | هـُو َ هـَيـِنتـِهي |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatintihihiya hatintihy | هـِي َ هـَتـِنتـِهي |
| They will be | humma hayintihuhumma hayintihoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنتـِهوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muntahihuwa muntahy | هـُو َ مـُنتـَهي |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muntahyahiya muntahyaö | هـِي َ مـُنتـَهيـَة |
| They are | humma muntahyeenhumma muntahyyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنتـَهيين |
