Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdamaghtaacnaa iictdamaGt | أنا َ إتد َمـَغت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdamaghnaiicHnaa iictdamaGnaa | إحنا َ إتد َمـَغنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdamaghtiicnta iictdamaGt | إنت َ إتد َمـَغت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdamaghtiiicnti iictdamaGty | إنت ِ إتد َمـَغتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdamaghtuiicntoo iictdamaGtoo | إنتوا إتد َمـَغتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdamaghhuwa iictdamaG | هـُو َ إتد َمـَغ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdamaghithiya iictdamaGit | هـِي َ إتد َمـَغـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdamaghuhumma iictdamaGoo | هـُمّ َ إتد َمـَغوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdimighaacnaa yimkin aactdimiG | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد ِمـِغ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdimighiicHnaa yimkin nitdimiG | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد ِمـِغ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdimighiicnta yimkin titdimiG | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِمـِغ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdimghiiicnti yimkin titdimGy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِمغي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdimghuiicntoo yimkin titdimGoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِمغوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdimighhuwa yimkin yitdimiG | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد ِمـِغ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdimighhiya yimkin titdimiG | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد ِمـِغ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdimghuhumma yimkin yitdimGoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد ِمغوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdimighaacnaa batdimiG | أنا َ بـَتد ِمـِغ |
| We be | 'ihna binitdimighiicHnaa binitdimiG | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد ِمـِغ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdimighiicnta bititdimiG | إنت َ بـِتـِتد ِمـِغ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdimghiiicnti bititdimGy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد ِمغي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdimghuiicntoo bititdimGoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد ِمغوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdimighhuwa biyitdimiG | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد ِمـِغ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdimighhiya bititdimiG | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد ِمـِغ |
| They be | humma biyitdimghuhumma biyitdimGoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد ِمغوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdimighaacnaa hatdimiG | أنا َ هـَتد ِمـِغ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdimighiicHnaa hanitdimiG | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد ِمـِغ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdimighiicnta hatitdimiG | إنت َ هـَتـِتد ِمـِغ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdimghiiicnti hatitdimGy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد ِمغي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdimghuiicntoo hatitdimGoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد ِمغوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdimighhuwa hayitdimiG | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد ِمـِغ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdimighhiya hatitdimiG | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد ِمـِغ |
| They will be | humma hayitdimghuhumma hayitdimGoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد ِمغوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa madmooghhuwa madmwG | هـُو َ مـَدموغ |
| She/it(f) is | hiya madmooghahiya madmwGaö | هـِي َ مـَدموغـَة |
| They are | humma madmoogheenhumma madmwGyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدموغين |
