Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ithaegimtaacnaa iicthaegimt | أنا َ إثا َجـِمت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ithaegimnaiicHnaa iicthaegimnaa | إحنا َ إثا َجـِمنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ithaegimtiicnta iicthaegimt | إنت َ إثا َجـِمت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ithaegimtiiicnti iicthaegimty | إنت ِ إثا َجـِمتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ithaegimtuiicntoo iicthaegimtoo | إنتوا إثا َجـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ithaegimhuwa iicthaegim | هـُو َ إثا َجـِم |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ithagmithiya iicthaegmit | هـِي َ إثا َجمـِت |
| They was | humma 'ithaegimuhumma iicthaegimoo | هـُمّ َ إثا َجـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'athaegimaacnaa yimkin aacthaegim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أثا َجـِم |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nithaegimiicHnaa yimkin nithaegim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِثا َجـِم |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tithaegimiicnta yimkin tithaegim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِثا َجـِم |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tithagmiiicnti yimkin tithaegmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِثا َجمي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tithagmuiicntoo yimkin tithaegmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِثا َجموا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yithaegimhuwa yimkin yithaegim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِثا َجـِم |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tithaegimhiya yimkin tithaegim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِثا َجـِم |
| They might be | humma yimkin yithagmuhumma yimkin yithaegmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِثا َجموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathaegimaacnaa bathaegim | أنا َ بـَثا َجـِم |
| We be | 'ihna binithaegimiicHnaa binithaegim | إحنا َ بـِنـِثا َجـِم |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitithaegimiicnta bitithaegim | إنت َ بـِتـِثا َجـِم |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitithagmiiicnti bitithaegmy | إنت ِ بـِتـِثا َجمي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitithagmuiicntoo bitithaegmoo | إنتوا بـِتـِثا َجموا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyithaegimhuwa biyithaegim | هـُو َ بـِيـِثا َجـِم |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitithaegimhiya bitithaegim | هـِي َ بـِتـِثا َجـِم |
| They be | humma biyithagmuhumma biyithaegmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِثا َجموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathaegimaacnaa hathaegim | أنا َ هـَثا َجـِم |
| We will be | 'ihna hanithaegimiicHnaa hanithaegim | إحنا َ هـَنـِثا َجـِم |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatithaegimiicnta hatithaegim | إنت َ هـَتـِثا َجـِم |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatithagmiiicnti hatithaegmy | إنت ِ هـَتـِثا َجمي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatithagmuiicntoo hatithaegmoo | إنتوا هـَتـِثا َجموا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayithaegimhuwa hayithaegim | هـُو َ هـَيـِثا َجـِم |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatithaegimhiya hatithaegim | هـِي َ هـَتـِثا َجـِم |
| They will be | humma hayithagmuhumma hayithaegmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِثا َجموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithaegimiicthaegim | إثا َجـِم |
| You(f) be! | 'ithagmiiicthaegmy | إثا َجمي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithagmuiicthaegmoo | إثا َجموا |
