Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I met | 'ana 'it'aebiltaacnaa iictqaebilt | أنا َ إتقا َبـِلت |
| We met | 'ihna 'it'aebilnaiicHnaa iictqaebilnaa | إحنا َ إتقا َبـِلنا |
| You(m) met | 'inta 'it'aebiltiicnta iictqaebilt | إنت َ إتقا َبـِلت |
| You(f) met | 'inti 'it'aebiltiiicnti iictqaebilty | إنت ِ إتقا َبـِلتي |
| You(pl) met | 'intu 'it'aebiltuiicntoo iictqaebiltoo | إنتوا إتقا َبـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) met | huwa 'it'aebilhuwa iictqaebil | هـُو َ إتقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) met | hiya 'it'ablithiya iictqaeblit | هـِي َ إتقا َبلـِت |
| They met | humma 'it'aebiluhumma iictqaebiloo | هـُمّ َ إتقا َبـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might meet | 'ana yimkin 'at'aebilaacnaa yimkin aactqaebil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقا َبـِل |
| We might meet | 'ihna yimkin nit'aebiliicHnaa yimkin nitqaebil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(m) might meet | 'inta yimkin tit'aebiliicnta yimkin titqaebil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(f) might meet | 'inti yimkin tit'abliiicnti yimkin titqaebly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقا َبلي |
| You(pl) might meet | 'intu yimkin tit'abluiicntoo yimkin titqaebloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقا َبلوا |
| He/it(m) might meet | huwa yimkin yit'aebilhuwa yimkin yitqaebil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) might meet | hiya yimkin tit'aebilhiya yimkin titqaebil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقا َبـِل |
| They might meet | humma yimkin yit'abluhumma yimkin yitqaebloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقا َبلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I meet | 'ana bat'aebilaacnaa batqaebil | أنا َ بـَتقا َبـِل |
| We meet | 'ihna binit'aebiliicHnaa binitqaebil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(m) meet | 'inta bitit'aebiliicnta bititqaebil | إنت َ بـِتـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(f) meet | 'inti bitit'abliiicnti bititqaebly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقا َبلي |
| You(pl) meet | 'intu bitit'abluiicntoo bititqaebloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقا َبلوا |
| He/it(m) meets | huwa biyit'aebilhuwa biyitqaebil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) meets | hiya bitit'aebilhiya bititqaebil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقا َبـِل |
| They meet | humma biyit'abluhumma biyitqaebloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقا َبلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will meet | 'ana hat'aebilaacnaa hatqaebil | أنا َ هـَتقا َبـِل |
| We will meet | 'ihna hanit'aebiliicHnaa hanitqaebil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(m) will meet | 'inta hatit'aebiliicnta hatitqaebil | إنت َ هـَتـِتقا َبـِل |
| You(f) will meet | 'inti hatit'abliiicnti hatitqaebly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقا َبلي |
| You(pl) will meet | 'intu hatit'abluiicntoo hatitqaebloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقا َبلوا |
| He/it(m) will meet | huwa hayit'aebilhuwa hayitqaebil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) will meet | hiya hatit'aebilhiya hatitqaebil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقا َبـِل |
| They will meet | humma hayit'abluhumma hayitqaebloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقا َبلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) meet! | 'it'aebiliictqaebil | إتقا َبـِل |
| You(f) meet! | 'it'abliiictqaebly | إتقا َبلي |
| You(pl) meet! | 'it'abluiictqaebloo | إتقا َبلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is met | huwa mit'aebilhuwa mitqaebil | هـُو َ مـِتقا َبـِل |
| She/it(f) is met | hiya mit'aebilahiya mitqaebilaö | هـِي َ مـِتقا َبـِلـَة |
| They are met | humma mit'aebileenhumma mitqaebilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتقا َبـِلين |
