Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spilt | 'ana kabbeetaacnaa kabbyt | أنا َ كـَبّيت |
| We spilt | 'ihna kabbeenaiicHnaa kabbynaa | إحنا َ كـَبّينا |
| You(m) spilt | 'inta kabbeetiicnta kabbyt | إنت َ كـَبّيت |
| You(f) spilt | 'inti kabbeetiiicnti kabbyty | إنت ِ كـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) spilt | 'intu kabbeetuiicntoo kabbytoo | إنتوا كـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) spilt | huwa kabbhuwa kabb | هـُو َ كـَبّ |
| She/it(f) spilt | hiya kabbithiya kabbit | هـِي َ كـَبّـِت |
| They spilt | humma kabbuhumma kabboo | هـُمّ َ كـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spill | 'ana yimkin 'akubbaacnaa yimkin aackubb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـُبّ |
| We might spill | 'ihna yimkin nikubbiicHnaa yimkin nikubb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـُبّ |
| You(m) might spill | 'inta yimkin tikubbiicnta yimkin tikubb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـُبّ |
| You(f) might spill | 'inti yimkin tikubbiiicnti yimkin tikubby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـُبّي |
| You(pl) might spill | 'intu yimkin tikubbuiicntoo yimkin tikubboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـُبّوا |
| He/it(m) might spill | huwa yimkin yikubbhuwa yimkin yikubb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـُبّ |
| She/it(f) might spill | hiya yimkin tikubbhiya yimkin tikubb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـُبّ |
| They might spill | humma yimkin yikubbuhumma yimkin yikubboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـُبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spill | 'ana bakubbaacnaa bakubb | أنا َ بـَكـُبّ |
| We spill | 'ihna binkubbiicHnaa binkubb | إحنا َ بـِنكـُبّ |
| You(m) spill | 'inta bitkubbiicnta bitkubb | إنت َ بـِتكـُبّ |
| You(f) spill | 'inti bitkubbiiicnti bitkubby | إنت ِ بـِتكـُبّي |
| You(pl) spill | 'intu bitkubbuiicntoo bitkubboo | إنتوا بـِتكـُبّوا |
| He/it(m) spills | huwa biyikubbhuwa biyikubb | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـُبّ |
| She/it(f) spills | hiya bitkubbhiya bitkubb | هـِي َ بـِتكـُبّ |
| They spill | humma biyikubbuhumma biyikubboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـُبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spill | 'ana hakubbaacnaa hakubb | أنا َ هـَكـُبّ |
| We will spill | 'ihna hankubbiicHnaa hankubb | إحنا َ هـَنكـُبّ |
| You(m) will spill | 'inta hatkubbiicnta hatkubb | إنت َ هـَتكـُبّ |
| You(f) will spill | 'inti hatkubbiiicnti hatkubby | إنت ِ هـَتكـُبّي |
| You(pl) will spill | 'intu hatkubbuiicntoo hatkubboo | إنتوا هـَتكـُبّوا |
| He/it(m) will spill | huwa hayikubbhuwa hayikubb | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـُبّ |
| She/it(f) will spill | hiya hatkubbhiya hatkubb | هـِي َ هـَتكـُبّ |
| They will spill | humma hayikubbuhumma hayikubboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـُبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spill! | 'ikubbiickubb | إكـُبّ |
| You(f) spill! | 'ikubbiiickubby | إكـُبّي |
| You(pl) spill! | 'ikubbuiickubboo | إكـُبّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spilt | huwa makboobhuwa makbwb | هـُو َ مـَكبوب |
| She/it(f) is spilt | hiya makboobahiya makbwbaö | هـِي َ مـَكبوبـَة |
| They are spilt | humma makboobeenhumma makbwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكبوبين |
