Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itzana'taacnaa iictzanaqt | أنا َ إتز َنـَقت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itzana'naiicHnaa iictzanaqnaa | إحنا َ إتز َنـَقنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itzana'tiicnta iictzanaqt | إنت َ إتز َنـَقت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itzana'tiiicnti iictzanaqty | إنت ِ إتز َنـَقتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itzana'tuiicntoo iictzanaqtoo | إنتوا إتز َنـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itzana'huwa iictzanaq | هـُو َ إتز َنـَق |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itzana'ithiya iictzanaqit | هـِي َ إتز َنـَقـِت |
| They was | humma 'itzana'uhumma iictzanaqoo | هـُمّ َ إتز َنـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atzini'aacnaa yimkin aactziniq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتز ِنـِق |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitzini'iicHnaa yimkin nitziniq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتز ِنـِق |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titzini'iicnta yimkin titziniq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتز ِنـِق |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titzin'iiicnti yimkin titzinqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتز ِنقي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titzin'uiicntoo yimkin titzinqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتز ِنقوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitzini'huwa yimkin yitziniq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتز ِنـِق |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titzini'hiya yimkin titziniq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتز ِنـِق |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitzin'uhumma yimkin yitzinqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتز ِنقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batzini'aacnaa batziniq | أنا َ بـَتز ِنـِق |
| We be | 'ihna binitzini'iicHnaa binitziniq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتز ِنـِق |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititzini'iicnta bititziniq | إنت َ بـِتـِتز ِنـِق |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititzin'iiicnti bititzinqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتز ِنقي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititzin'uiicntoo bititzinqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتز ِنقوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitzini'huwa biyitziniq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتز ِنـِق |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititzini'hiya bititziniq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتز ِنـِق |
| They be | humma biyitzin'uhumma biyitzinqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتز ِنقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatzini'aacnaa hatziniq | أنا َ هـَتز ِنـِق |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitzini'iicHnaa hanitziniq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتز ِنـِق |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitzini'iicnta hatitziniq | إنت َ هـَتـِتز ِنـِق |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitzin'iiicnti hatitzinqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتز ِنقي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitzin'uiicntoo hatitzinqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتز ِنقوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitzini'huwa hayitziniq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتز ِنـِق |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitzini'hiya hatitziniq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتز ِنـِق |
| They will be | humma hayitzin'uhumma hayitzinqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتز ِنقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itzini'iictziniq | إتز ِنـِق |
| You(f) be! | 'itzini'iiictziniqy | إتز ِنـِقي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itzini'uiictziniqoo | إتز ِنـِقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is stuck | huwa mutzani'huwa mutzaniq | هـُو َ مـُتز َنـِق |
| She/it(f) is stuck | hiya mutzani'ahiya mutzaniqaö | هـِي َ مـُتز َنـِقـَة |
| They are stuck | humma mutzani'eenhumma mutzaniqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتز َنـِقين |
