Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I started | 'ana 'ibtadeetaacnaa iicbtadyt | أنا َ إبتـَديت |
| We started | 'ihna 'ibtadeenaiicHnaa iicbtadynaa | إحنا َ إبتـَدينا |
| You(m) started | 'inta 'ibtadeetiicnta iicbtadyt | إنت َ إبتـَديت |
| You(f) started | 'inti 'ibtadeetiiicnti iicbtadyty | إنت ِ إبتـَديتي |
| You(pl) started | 'intu 'ibtadeetuiicntoo iicbtadytoo | إنتوا إبتـَديتوا |
| He/it(m) started | huwa 'ibtadahuwa iicbtadY | هـُو َ إبتـَدى |
| She/it(f) started | hiya 'ibtadyithiya iicbtadyit | هـِي َ إبتـَديـِت |
| They started | humma 'ibtaduhumma iicbtadoo | هـُمّ َ إبتـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might start | 'ana yimkin 'abtidiaacnaa yimkin aacbtidy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبتـِدي |
| We might start | 'ihna yimkin nibtidiiicHnaa yimkin nibtidy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبتـِدي |
| You(m) might start | 'inta yimkin tibtidiiicnta yimkin tibtidy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي |
| You(f) might start | 'inti yimkin tibtidiiicnti yimkin tibtidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي |
| You(pl) might start | 'intu yimkin tibtiduiicntoo yimkin tibtidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might start | huwa yimkin yibtidihuwa yimkin yibtidy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) might start | hiya yimkin tibtidihiya yimkin tibtidy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي |
| They might start | humma yimkin yibtiduhumma yimkin yibtidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبتـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I start | 'ana babtidiaacnaa babtidy | أنا َ بـَبتـِدي |
| We start | 'ihna binibtidiiicHnaa binibtidy | إحنا َ بـِنـِبتـِدي |
| You(m) start | 'inta bitibtidiiicnta bitibtidy | إنت َ بـِتـِبتـِدي |
| You(f) start | 'inti bitibtidiiicnti bitibtidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبتـِدي |
| You(pl) start | 'intu bitibtiduiicntoo bitibtidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبتـِدوا |
| He/it(m) starts | huwa biyibtidihuwa biyibtidy | هـُو َ بـِيـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) starts | hiya bitibtidihiya bitibtidy | هـِي َ بـِتـِبتـِدي |
| They start | humma biyibtiduhumma biyibtidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبتـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will start | 'ana habtidiaacnaa habtidy | أنا َ هـَبتـِدي |
| We will start | 'ihna hanibtidiiicHnaa hanibtidy | إحنا َ هـَنـِبتـِدي |
| You(m) will start | 'inta hatibtidiiicnta hatibtidy | إنت َ هـَتـِبتـِدي |
| You(f) will start | 'inti hatibtidiiicnti hatibtidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبتـِدي |
| You(pl) will start | 'intu hatibtiduiicntoo hatibtidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبتـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will start | huwa hayibtidihuwa hayibtidy | هـُو َ هـَيـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) will start | hiya hatibtidihiya hatibtidy | هـِي َ هـَتـِبتـِدي |
| They will start | humma hayibtiduhumma hayibtidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبتـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) start! | 'ibtidiiicbtidy | إبتـِدي |
| You(f) start! | 'ibtidiiicbtidy | إبتـِدي |
| You(pl) start! | 'ibtiduiicbtidoo | إبتـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is started | huwa mibtidihuwa mibtidy | هـُو َ مـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) is started | hiya mibtidyahiya mibtidyaö | هـِي َ مـِبتـِديـَة |
| They are started | humma mibtidyeenhumma mibtidyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِبتـِديين |
