Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I left | 'ana seebtaacnaa sybt | أنا َ سيبت |
| We left | 'ihna seebnaiicHnaa sybnaa | إحنا َ سيبنا |
| You(m) left | 'inta seebtiicnta sybt | إنت َ سيبت |
| You(f) left | 'inti seebtiiicnti sybty | إنت ِ سيبتي |
| You(pl) left | 'intu seebtuiicntoo sybtoo | إنتوا سيبتوا |
| He/it(m) left | huwa saebhuwa saeb | هـُو َ سا َب |
| She/it(f) left | hiya saebithiya saebit | هـِي َ سا َبـِت |
| They left | humma sabuhumma saeboo | هـُمّ َ سا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might leave | 'ana yimkin 'aseebaacnaa yimkin aacsyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسيب |
| We might leave | 'ihna yimkin niseebiicHnaa yimkin nisyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسيب |
| You(m) might leave | 'inta yimkin tiseebiicnta yimkin tisyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسيب |
| You(f) might leave | 'inti yimkin tiseebiiicnti yimkin tisyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسيبي |
| You(pl) might leave | 'intu yimkin tiseebuiicntoo yimkin tisyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسيبوا |
| He/it(m) might leave | huwa yimkin yiseebhuwa yimkin yisyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسيب |
| She/it(f) might leave | hiya yimkin tiseebhiya yimkin tisyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسيب |
| They might leave | humma yimkin yiseebuhumma yimkin yisyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I leave | 'ana baseebaacnaa basyb | أنا َ بـَسيب |
| We leave | 'ihna binseebiicHnaa binsyb | إحنا َ بـِنسيب |
| You(m) leave | 'inta bitseebiicnta bitsyb | إنت َ بـِتسيب |
| You(f) leave | 'inti bitseebiiicnti bitsyby | إنت ِ بـِتسيبي |
| You(pl) leave | 'intu bitseebuiicntoo bitsyboo | إنتوا بـِتسيبوا |
| He/it(m) leaves | huwa biyiseebhuwa biyisyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِسيب |
| She/it(f) leaves | hiya bitseebhiya bitsyb | هـِي َ بـِتسيب |
| They leave | humma biyiseebuhumma biyisyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will leave | 'ana haseebaacnaa hasyb | أنا َ هـَسيب |
| We will leave | 'ihna hanseebiicHnaa hansyb | إحنا َ هـَنسيب |
| You(m) will leave | 'inta hatseebiicnta hatsyb | إنت َ هـَتسيب |
| You(f) will leave | 'inti hatseebiiicnti hatsyby | إنت ِ هـَتسيبي |
| You(pl) will leave | 'intu hatseebuiicntoo hatsyboo | إنتوا هـَتسيبوا |
| He/it(m) will leave | huwa hayiseebhuwa hayisyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِسيب |
| She/it(f) will leave | hiya hatseebhiya hatsyb | هـِي َ هـَتسيب |
| They will leave | humma hayiseebuhumma hayisyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) leave! | seebsyb | سيب |
| You(f) leave! | seebisyby | سيبي |
| You(pl) leave! | seebusyboo | سيبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am leaving | 'ana saeyibaacnaa saeyib | أنا َ سا َيـِب |
| I(f) am leaving | 'ana saeyibaaacnaa saeyibaö | أنا َ سا َيـِبـَة |
| We are leaving | 'ihna saeyibeeniicHnaa saeyibyn | إحنا َ سا َيـِبين |
| You(m) are leaving | 'inta saeyibiicnta saeyib | إنت َ سا َيـِب |
| You(f) are leaving | 'inti saeyibaiicnti saeyibaö | إنت ِ سا َيـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are leaving | 'intu saeyibeeniicntoo saeyibyn | إنتوا سا َيـِبين |
| He/it(m) is leaving | huwa saeyibhuwa saeyib | هـُو َ سا َيـِب |
| She/it(f) is leaving | hiya saeyibahiya saeyibaö | هـِي َ سا َيـِبـَة |
| They are leaving | humma saeyibeenhumma saeyibyn | هـُمّ َ سا َيـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is left | huwa mitsaebhuwa mitsaeb | هـُو َ مـِتسا َب |
| She/it(f) is left | hiya mitsaebahiya mitsaebaö | هـِي َ مـِتسا َبـَة |
| They are left | humma mitsabeenhumma mitsaebyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسا َبين |
