Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stained | 'ana ba''aAtaacnaa baqqaAt | أنا َ بـَقّـَعت |
| We stained | 'ihna ba''aAnaiicHnaa baqqaAnaa | إحنا َ بـَقّـَعنا |
| You(m) stained | 'inta ba''aAtiicnta baqqaAt | إنت َ بـَقّـَعت |
| You(f) stained | 'inti ba''aAtiiicnti baqqaAty | إنت ِ بـَقّـَعتي |
| You(pl) stained | 'intu ba''aAtuiicntoo baqqaAtoo | إنتوا بـَقّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) stained | huwa ba''aAhuwa baqqaA | هـُو َ بـَقّـَع |
| She/it(f) stained | hiya ba''aAithiya baqqaAit | هـِي َ بـَقّـَعـِت |
| They stained | humma ba''aAuhumma baqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـَقّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might stain | 'ana yimkin 'aba''aAaacnaa yimkin aacbaqqaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَقّـَع |
| We might stain | 'ihna yimkin niba''aAiicHnaa yimkin nibaqqaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَقّـَع |
| You(m) might stain | 'inta yimkin tiba''aAiicnta yimkin tibaqqaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَقّـَع |
| You(f) might stain | 'inti yimkin tiba''aAiiicnti yimkin tibaqqaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَقّـَعي |
| You(pl) might stain | 'intu yimkin tiba''aAuiicntoo yimkin tibaqqaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَقّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might stain | huwa yimkin yiba''aAhuwa yimkin yibaqqaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَقّـَع |
| She/it(f) might stain | hiya yimkin tiba''aAhiya yimkin tibaqqaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَقّـَع |
| They might stain | humma yimkin yiba''aAuhumma yimkin yibaqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَقّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I stain | 'ana baba''aAaacnaa babaqqaA | أنا َ بـَبـَقّـَع |
| We stain | 'ihna biniba''aAiicHnaa binibaqqaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِبـَقّـَع |
| You(m) stain | 'inta bitiba''aAiicnta bitibaqqaA | إنت َ بـِتـِبـَقّـَع |
| You(f) stain | 'inti bitiba''aAiiicnti bitibaqqaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَقّـَعي |
| You(pl) stain | 'intu bitiba''aAuiicntoo bitibaqqaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبـَقّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) stains | huwa biyiba''aAhuwa biyibaqqaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَقّـَع |
| She/it(f) stains | hiya bitiba''aAhiya bitibaqqaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِبـَقّـَع |
| They stain | humma biyiba''aAuhumma biyibaqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَقّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will stain | 'ana haba''aAaacnaa habaqqaA | أنا َ هـَبـَقّـَع |
| We will stain | 'ihna haniba''aAiicHnaa hanibaqqaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَقّـَع |
| You(m) will stain | 'inta hatiba''aAiicnta hatibaqqaA | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَقّـَع |
| You(f) will stain | 'inti hatiba''aAiiicnti hatibaqqaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَقّـَعي |
| You(pl) will stain | 'intu hatiba''aAuiicntoo hatibaqqaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَقّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will stain | huwa hayiba''aAhuwa hayibaqqaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَقّـَع |
| She/it(f) will stain | hiya hatiba''aAhiya hatibaqqaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَقّـَع |
| They will stain | humma hayiba''aAuhumma hayibaqqaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَقّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) stain! | 'ib'aAiicbqaA | إبقـَع |
| You(f) stain! | 'ib'aAiiicbqaAy | إبقـَعي |
| You(pl) stain! | ib'aAuibqaAoo | ِبقـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is stained | huwa muba''aAhuwa mubaqqaA | هـُو َ مـُبـَقّـَع |
| She/it(f) is stained | hiya muba''aAahiya mubaqqaAaö | هـِي َ مـُبـَقّـَعـَة |
| They are stained | humma muba''aAeenhumma mubaqqaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَقّـَعين |
