Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I got | 'ana tiAibtaacnaa tiAibt | أنا َ تـِعـِبت |
| We got | 'ihna tiAibnaiicHnaa tiAibnaa | إحنا َ تـِعـِبنا |
| You(m) got | 'inta tiAibtiicnta tiAibt | إنت َ تـِعـِبت |
| You(f) got | 'inti tiAibtiiicnti tiAibty | إنت ِ تـِعـِبتي |
| You(pl) got | 'intu tiAibtuiicntoo tiAibtoo | إنتوا تـِعـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) got | huwa tiAibhuwa tiAib | هـُو َ تـِعـِب |
| She/it(f) got | hiya tiAbithiya tiAbit | هـِي َ تـِعبـِت |
| They got | humma tiAbuhumma tiAboo | هـُمّ َ تـِعبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might get | 'ana yimkin 'atAabaacnaa yimkin aactAab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَب |
| We might get | 'ihna yimkin nitAabiicHnaa yimkin nitAab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَب |
| You(m) might get | 'inta yimkin titAabiicnta yimkin titAab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَب |
| You(f) might get | 'inti yimkin titAabiiicnti yimkin titAaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَبي |
| You(pl) might get | 'intu yimkin titAabuiicntoo yimkin titAaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might get | huwa yimkin yitAabhuwa yimkin yitAab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَب |
| She/it(f) might get | hiya yimkin titAabhiya yimkin titAab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَب |
| They might get | humma yimkin yitAabuhumma yimkin yitAaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I get | 'ana batAabaacnaa batAab | أنا َ بـَتعـَب |
| We get | 'ihna binitAabiicHnaa binitAab | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَب |
| You(m) get | 'inta bititAabiicnta bititAab | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَب |
| You(f) get | 'inti bititAabiiicnti bititAaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَبي |
| You(pl) get | 'intu bititAabuiicntoo bititAaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) gets | huwa biyitAabhuwa biyitAab | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَب |
| She/it(f) gets | hiya bititAabhiya bititAab | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَب |
| They get | humma biyitAabuhumma biyitAaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will get | 'ana hatAabaacnaa hatAab | أنا َ هـَتعـَب |
| We will get | 'ihna hanitAabiicHnaa hanitAab | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَب |
| You(m) will get | 'inta hatitAabiicnta hatitAab | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَب |
| You(f) will get | 'inti hatitAabiiicnti hatitAaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَبي |
| You(pl) will get | 'intu hatitAabuiicntoo hatitAaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will get | huwa hayitAabhuwa hayitAab | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَب |
| She/it(f) will get | hiya hatitAabhiya hatitAab | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَب |
| They will get | humma hayitAabuhumma hayitAaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am getting | 'ana taAbaenaacnaa taAbaen | أنا َ تـَعبا َن |
| I(f) am getting | 'ana taAbaenaaacnaa taAbaenaö | أنا َ تـَعبا َنـَة |
| We are getting | 'ihna taAbaneeniicHnaa taAbaenyn | إحنا َ تـَعبا َنين |
| You(m) are getting | 'inta taAbaeniicnta taAbaen | إنت َ تـَعبا َن |
| You(f) are getting | 'inti taAbaenaiicnti taAbaenaö | إنت ِ تـَعبا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are getting | 'intu taAbaneeniicntoo taAbaenyn | إنتوا تـَعبا َنين |
| He/it(m) is getting | huwa taAbaenhuwa taAbaen | هـُو َ تـَعبا َن |
| She/it(f) is getting | hiya taAbaenahiya taAbaenaö | هـِي َ تـَعبا َنـَة |
| They are getting | humma taAbaneenhumma taAbaenyn | هـُمّ َ تـَعبا َنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tired | huwa matAoobhuwa matAwb | هـُو َ مـَتعوب |
| She/it(f) is tired | hiya matAoobahiya matAwbaö | هـِي َ مـَتعوبـَة |
| They are tired | humma matAoobeenhumma matAwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتعوبين |
