Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana gheertaacnaa Gyrt | أنا َ غيرت |
| We was | 'ihna gheernaiicHnaa Gyrnaa | إحنا َ غيرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta gheertiicnta Gyrt | إنت َ غيرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti gheertiiicnti Gyrty | إنت ِ غيرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu gheertuiicntoo Gyrtoo | إنتوا غيرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa ghaarhuwa Gaar | هـُو َ غا َر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya ghaarithiya Gaarit | هـِي َ غا َر ِت |
| They was | humma gharuhumma Gaaroo | هـُمّ َ غا َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'agheeraacnaa yimkin aacGyr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغير |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nigheeriicHnaa yimkin niGyr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغير |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tigheeriicnta yimkin tiGyr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغير |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tigheeriiicnti yimkin tiGyry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغيري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tigheeruiicntoo yimkin tiGyroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغيروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yigheerhuwa yimkin yiGyr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغير |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tigheerhiya yimkin tiGyr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغير |
| They might be | humma yimkin yigheeruhumma yimkin yiGyroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغيروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bagheeraacnaa baGyr | أنا َ بـَغير |
| We be | 'ihna bingheeriicHnaa binGyr | إحنا َ بـِنغير |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitgheeriicnta bitGyr | إنت َ بـِتغير |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitgheeriiicnti bitGyry | إنت ِ بـِتغيري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitgheeruiicntoo bitGyroo | إنتوا بـِتغيروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyigheerhuwa biyiGyr | هـُو َ بـِيـِغير |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitgheerhiya bitGyr | هـِي َ بـِتغير |
| They be | humma biyigheeruhumma biyiGyroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغيروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hagheeraacnaa haGyr | أنا َ هـَغير |
| We will be | 'ihna hangheeriicHnaa hanGyr | إحنا َ هـَنغير |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatgheeriicnta hatGyr | إنت َ هـَتغير |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatgheeriiicnti hatGyry | إنت ِ هـَتغيري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatgheeruiicntoo hatGyroo | إنتوا هـَتغيروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayigheerhuwa hayiGyr | هـُو َ هـَيـِغير |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatgheerhiya hatGyr | هـِي َ هـَتغير |
| They will be | humma hayigheeruhumma hayiGyroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغيروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | gheerGyr | غير |
| You(f) be! | gheeriGyry | غيري |
| You(pl) be! | gheeruGyroo | غيروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana ghayraanaacnaa Gayraan | أنا َ غـَيرا َن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana ghayraanaaacnaa Gayraanaö | أنا َ غـَيرا َنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna ghayraneeniicHnaa Gayraanyn | إحنا َ غـَيرا َنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta ghayraaniicnta Gayraan | إنت َ غـَيرا َن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti ghayraanaiicnti Gayraanaö | إنت ِ غـَيرا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu ghayraneeniicntoo Gayraanyn | إنتوا غـَيرا َنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa ghayraanhuwa Gayraan | هـُو َ غـَيرا َن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya ghayraanahiya Gayraanaö | هـِي َ غـَيرا َنـَة |
| They are bing | humma ghayraneenhumma Gayraanyn | هـُمّ َ غـَيرا َنين |
