Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'istaghrabtaacnaa iicstaGrabt | أنا َ إستـَغر َبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'istaghrabnaiicHnaa iicstaGrabnaa | إحنا َ إستـَغر َبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'istaghrabtiicnta iicstaGrabt | إنت َ إستـَغر َبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'istaghrabtiiicnti iicstaGrabty | إنت ِ إستـَغر َبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'istaghrabtuiicntoo iicstaGrabtoo | إنتوا إستـَغر َبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'istaghrabhuwa iicstaGrab | هـُو َ إستـَغر َب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'istaghrabithiya iicstaGrabit | هـِي َ إستـَغر َبـِت |
| They was | humma 'istaghrabuhumma iicstaGraboo | هـُمّ َ إستـَغر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'astaghribaacnaa yimkin aacstaGrib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَغر ِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nistaghribiicHnaa yimkin nistaGrib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَغر ِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tistaghribiicnta yimkin tistaGrib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَغر ِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsaghribiiicnti yimkin titsaGriby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَغر ِبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsaghribuiicntoo yimkin titsaGriboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَغر ِبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yistaghribhuwa yimkin yistaGrib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَغر ِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tistaghribhiya yimkin tistaGrib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَغر ِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yistaghribuhumma yimkin yistaGriboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَغر ِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bastaghrabaacnaa bastaGrab | أنا َ بـَستـَغر َب |
| We be | 'ihna binistaghrabiicHnaa binistaGrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَغر َب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitistaghrabiicnta bitistaGrab | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَغر َب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitisighrabiiicnti bitisiGraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِغر َبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitistaghrabuiicntoo bitistaGraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَغر َبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyistaghrabhuwa biyistaGrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَغر َب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitistaghrabhiya bitistaGrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَغر َب |
| They be | humma biyistaghrabuhumma biyistaGraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَغر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hastaghrabaacnaa hastaGrab | أنا َ هـَستـَغر َب |
| We will be | 'ihna hanistaghrabiicHnaa hanistaGrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَغر َب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatistaghrabiicnta hatistaGrab | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَغر َب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatistaghrabiiicnti hatistaGraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَغر َبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatistaghrabuiicntoo hatistaGraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَغر َبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayistaghrabhuwa hayistaGrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَغر َب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatistaghrabhiya hatistaGrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَغر َب |
| They will be | humma hayistaghrabuhumma hayistaGraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَغر َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'istaghribiicstaGrib | إستـَغر ِب |
| You(f) be! | 'istaghribiiicstaGriby | إستـَغر ِبي |
| You(pl) be! | 'istaghribuiicstaGriboo | إستـَغر ِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana mustaghribaacnaa mustaGrib | أنا َ مـُستـَغر ِب |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana mustaghribaaacnaa mustaGribaö | أنا َ مـُستـَغر ِبـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna mustaghribeeniicHnaa mustaGribyn | إحنا َ مـُستـَغر ِبين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta mustaghribiicnta mustaGrib | إنت َ مـُستـَغر ِب |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti mustaghribaiicnti mustaGribaö | إنت ِ مـُستـَغر ِبـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu mustaghribeeniicntoo mustaGribyn | إنتوا مـُستـَغر ِبين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa mustaghribhuwa mustaGrib | هـُو َ مـُستـَغر ِب |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya mustaghribahiya mustaGribaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَغر ِبـَة |
| They are bing | humma mustaghribeenhumma mustaGribyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَغر ِبين |
