Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swam | 'ana sabahtaacnaa sabaHt | أنا َ سـَبـَحت |
| We swam | 'ihna sabahnaiicHnaa sabaHnaa | إحنا َ سـَبـَحنا |
| You(m) swam | 'inta sabahtiicnta sabaHt | إنت َ سـَبـَحت |
| You(f) swam | 'inti sabahtiiicnti sabaHty | إنت ِ سـَبـَحتي |
| You(pl) swam | 'intu sabahtuiicntoo sabaHtoo | إنتوا سـَبـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) swam | huwa sabahhuwa sabaH | هـُو َ سـَبـَح |
| She/it(f) swam | hiya sabahithiya sabaHit | هـِي َ سـَبـَحـِت |
| They swam | humma sabahuhumma sabaHoo | هـُمّ َ سـَبـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might swim | 'ana yimkin 'asbahaacnaa yimkin aacsbaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسبـَح |
| We might swim | 'ihna yimkin nisbahiicHnaa yimkin nisbaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسبـَح |
| You(m) might swim | 'inta yimkin tisbahiicnta yimkin tisbaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَح |
| You(f) might swim | 'inti yimkin tisbahiiicnti yimkin tisbaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَحي |
| You(pl) might swim | 'intu yimkin tisbahuiicntoo yimkin tisbaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might swim | huwa yimkin yisbahhuwa yimkin yisbaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَح |
| She/it(f) might swim | hiya yimkin tisbahhiya yimkin tisbaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَح |
| They might swim | humma yimkin yisbahuhumma yimkin yisbaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I swim | 'ana basbahaacnaa basbaH | أنا َ بـَسبـَح |
| We swim | 'ihna binisbahiicHnaa binisbaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِسبـَح |
| You(m) swim | 'inta bitisbahiicnta bitisbaH | إنت َ بـِتـِسبـَح |
| You(f) swim | 'inti bitisbahiiicnti bitisbaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسبـَحي |
| You(pl) swim | 'intu bitisbahuiicntoo bitisbaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسبـَحوا |
| He/it(m) swims | huwa biyisbahhuwa biyisbaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِسبـَح |
| She/it(f) swims | hiya bitisbahhiya bitisbaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِسبـَح |
| They swim | humma biyisbahuhumma biyisbaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسبـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will swim | 'ana hasbahaacnaa hasbaH | أنا َ هـَسبـَح |
| We will swim | 'ihna hanisbahiicHnaa hanisbaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِسبـَح |
| You(m) will swim | 'inta hatisbahiicnta hatisbaH | إنت َ هـَتـِسبـَح |
| You(f) will swim | 'inti hatisbahiiicnti hatisbaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسبـَحي |
| You(pl) will swim | 'intu hatisbahuiicntoo hatisbaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسبـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will swim | huwa hayisbahhuwa hayisbaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِسبـَح |
| She/it(f) will swim | hiya hatisbahhiya hatisbaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِسبـَح |
| They will swim | humma hayisbahuhumma hayisbaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسبـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) swim! | 'isbahiicsbaH | إسبـَح |
| You(f) swim! | 'isbahiiicsbaHy | إسبـَحي |
| You(pl) swim! | 'isbahuiicsbaHoo | إسبـَحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am swimming | 'ana saebahaacnaa saebaH | أنا َ سا َبـَح |
| I(f) am swimming | 'ana saebahaaacnaa saebaHaö | أنا َ سا َبـَحـَة |
| We are swimming | 'ihna saebaheeniicHnaa saebaHyn | إحنا َ سا َبـَحين |
| You(m) are swimming | 'inta saebahiicnta saebaH | إنت َ سا َبـَح |
| You(f) are swimming | 'inti saebahaiicnti saebaHaö | إنت ِ سا َبـَحـَة |
| You(pl) are swimming | 'intu saebaheeniicntoo saebaHyn | إنتوا سا َبـَحين |
| He/it(m) is swimming | huwa saebahhuwa saebaH | هـُو َ سا َبـَح |
| She/it(f) is swimming | hiya saebahahiya saebaHaö | هـِي َ سا َبـَحـَة |
| They are swimming | humma saebaheenhumma saebaHyn | هـُمّ َ سا َبـَحين |
