Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ithareetaacnaa iictharyt | أنا َ إثـَريت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ithareenaiicHnaa iictharynaa | إحنا َ إثـَرينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ithareetiicnta iictharyt | إنت َ إثـَريت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ithareetiiicnti iictharyty | إنت ِ إثـَريتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ithareetuiicntoo iictharytoo | إنتوا إثـَريتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itharahuwa iictharY | هـُو َ إثـَرى |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itharyithiya iictharyit | هـِي َ إثـَريـِت |
| They was | humma 'itharuhumma iictharoo | هـُمّ َ إثـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athiriaacnaa yimkin aacthiry | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أثـِري |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithiriiicHnaa yimkin nithiry | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِثـِري |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithiriiicnta yimkin tithiry | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِثـِري |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithiriiicnti yimkin tithiry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِثـِري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithiruiicntoo yimkin tithiroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِثـِروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithirihuwa yimkin yithiry | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِثـِري |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithirihiya yimkin tithiry | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِثـِري |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithiruhumma yimkin yithiroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِثـِروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathiriaacnaa bathiry | أنا َ بـَثـِري |
| We be | 'ihna binithiriiicHnaa binithiry | إحنا َ بـِنـِثـِري |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithiriiicnta bitithiry | إنت َ بـِتـِثـِري |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithiriiicnti bitithiry | إنت ِ بـِتـِثـِري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithiruiicntoo bitithiroo | إنتوا بـِتـِثـِروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithirihuwa biyithiry | هـُو َ بـِيـِثـِري |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithirihiya bitithiry | هـِي َ بـِتـِثـِري |
| They be | humma biyithiruhumma biyithiroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِثـِروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathiriaacnaa hathiry | أنا َ هـَثـِري |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithiriiicHnaa hanithiry | إحنا َ هـَنـِثـِري |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithiriiicnta hatithiry | إنت َ هـَتـِثـِري |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithiriiicnti hatithiry | إنت ِ هـَتـِثـِري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithiruiicntoo hatithiroo | إنتوا هـَتـِثـِروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithirihuwa hayithiry | هـُو َ هـَيـِثـِري |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithirihiya hatithiry | هـِي َ هـَتـِثـِري |
| They will be | humma hayithiruhumma hayithiroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِثـِروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithiriiicthiry | إثـِري |
| You(f) be! | 'ithiriiicthiry | إثـِري |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithiruiicthiroo | إثـِروا |
