Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I met | 'ana 'aebiltaacnaa qaebilt | أنا َ قا َبـِلت |
| We met | 'ihna 'aebilnaiicHnaa qaebilnaa | إحنا َ قا َبـِلنا |
| You(m) met | 'inta 'aebiltiicnta qaebilt | إنت َ قا َبـِلت |
| You(f) met | 'inti 'aebiltiiicnti qaebilty | إنت ِ قا َبـِلتي |
| You(pl) met | 'intu 'aebiltuiicntoo qaebiltoo | إنتوا قا َبـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) met | huwa 'aebilhuwa qaebil | هـُو َ قا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) met | hiya 'ablithiya qaeblit | هـِي َ قا َبلـِت |
| They met | humma 'aebiluhumma qaebiloo | هـُمّ َ قا َبـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might meet | 'ana yimkin 'a'aebilaacnaa yimkin aacqaebil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقا َبـِل |
| We might meet | 'ihna yimkin ni'aebiliicHnaa yimkin niqaebil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقا َبـِل |
| You(m) might meet | 'inta yimkin ti'aebiliicnta yimkin tiqaebil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َبـِل |
| You(f) might meet | 'inti yimkin ti'abliiicnti yimkin tiqaebly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َبلي |
| You(pl) might meet | 'intu yimkin ti'abluiicntoo yimkin tiqaebloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقا َبلوا |
| He/it(m) might meet | huwa yimkin yi'aebilhuwa yimkin yiqaebil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) might meet | hiya yimkin ti'aebilhiya yimkin tiqaebil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َبـِل |
| They might meet | humma yimkin yi'abluhumma yimkin yiqaebloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقا َبلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I meet | 'ana ba'aebilaacnaa baqaebil | أنا َ بـَقا َبـِل |
| We meet | 'ihna bin'aebiliicHnaa binqaebil | إحنا َ بـِنقا َبـِل |
| You(m) meet | 'inta bit'aebiliicnta bitqaebil | إنت َ بـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(f) meet | 'inti bit'abliiicnti bitqaebly | إنت ِ بـِتقا َبلي |
| You(pl) meet | 'intu bit'abluiicntoo bitqaebloo | إنتوا بـِتقا َبلوا |
| He/it(m) meets | huwa biyi'aebilhuwa biyiqaebil | هـُو َ بـِيـِقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) meets | hiya bit'aebilhiya bitqaebil | هـِي َ بـِتقا َبـِل |
| They meet | humma biy'abluhumma biyqaebloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيقا َبلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will meet | 'ana ha'aebilaacnaa haqaebil | أنا َ هـَقا َبـِل |
| We will meet | 'ihna han'aebiliicHnaa hanqaebil | إحنا َ هـَنقا َبـِل |
| You(m) will meet | 'inta hat'aebiliicnta hatqaebil | إنت َ هـَتقا َبـِل |
| You(f) will meet | 'inti hat'abliiicnti hatqaebly | إنت ِ هـَتقا َبلي |
| You(pl) will meet | 'intu hat'abluiicntoo hatqaebloo | إنتوا هـَتقا َبلوا |
| He/it(m) will meet | huwa hayi'aebilhuwa hayiqaebil | هـُو َ هـَيـِقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) will meet | hiya hat'aebilhiya hatqaebil | هـِي َ هـَتقا َبـِل |
| They will meet | humma hayi'abluhumma hayiqaebloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقا َبلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) meet! | 'aebilqaebil | قا َبـِل |
| You(f) meet! | 'abliqaebly | قا َبلي |
| You(pl) meet! | 'abluqaebloo | قا َبلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is met | huwa mu'aebilhuwa muqaebil | هـُو َ مـُقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) is met | hiya mu'aebilahiya muqaebilaö | هـِي َ مـُقا َبـِلـَة |
| They are met | humma mu'aebileenhumma muqaebilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقا َبـِلين |
