Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana ballimtaacnaa ballimt | أنا َ بـَلّـِمت |
| We was | 'ihna ballimnaiicHnaa ballimnaa | إحنا َ بـَلّـِمنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta ballimtiicnta ballimt | إنت َ بـَلّـِمت |
| You(f) was | 'inti ballimtiiicnti ballimty | إنت ِ بـَلّـِمتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu ballimtuiicntoo ballimtoo | إنتوا بـَلّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa ballimhuwa ballim | هـُو َ بـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) was | hiya ballimithiya ballimit | هـِي َ بـَلّـِمـِت |
| They was | humma ballimuhumma ballimoo | هـُمّ َ بـَلّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aballimaacnaa yimkin aacballim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَلّـِم |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin niballimiicHnaa yimkin niballim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَلّـِم |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tiballimiicnta yimkin tiballim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلّـِم |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tiballimiiicnti yimkin tiballimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tiballimuiicntoo yimkin tiballimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yiballimhuwa yimkin yiballim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tiballimhiya yimkin tiballim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَلّـِم |
| They might be | humma yimkin yiballimuhumma yimkin yiballimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَلّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baballimaacnaa baballim | أنا َ بـَبـَلّـِم |
| We be | 'ihna binballimiicHnaa binballim | إحنا َ بـِنبـَلّـِم |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitballimiicnta bitballim | إنت َ بـِتبـَلّـِم |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitballimiiicnti bitballimy | إنت ِ بـِتبـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitballimuiicntoo bitballimoo | إنتوا بـِتبـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyiballimhuwa biyiballim | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitballimhiya bitballim | هـِي َ بـِتبـَلّـِم |
| They be | humma biyiballimuhumma biyiballimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَلّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haballimaacnaa haballim | أنا َ هـَبـَلّـِم |
| We will be | 'ihna hanballimiicHnaa hanballim | إحنا َ هـَنبـَلّـِم |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatballimiicnta hatballim | إنت َ هـَتبـَلّـِم |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatballimiiicnti hatballimy | إنت ِ هـَتبـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatballimuiicntoo hatballimoo | إنتوا هـَتبـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayiballimhuwa hayiballim | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatballimhiya hatballim | هـِي َ هـَتبـَلّـِم |
| They will be | humma hayiballimuhumma hayiballimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَلّـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa muballimhuwa muballim | هـُو َ مـُبـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya muballimahiya muballimaö | هـِي َ مـُبـَلّـِمـَة |
| They are been | humma muballimeenhumma muballimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَلّـِمين |
