Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ittaechidtaacnaa iicttaeKidt | أنا َ إتّا َخـِدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ittaechidnaiicHnaa iicttaeKidnaa | إحنا َ إتّا َخـِدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ittaechidtiicnta iicttaeKidt | إنت َ إتّا َخـِدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ittaechidtiiicnti iicttaeKidty | إنت ِ إتّا َخـِدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ittaechidtuiicntoo iicttaeKidtoo | إنتوا إتّا َخـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ittaechidhuwa iicttaeKid | هـُو َ إتّا َخـِد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ittachdithiya iicttaeKdit | هـِي َ إتّا َخد ِت |
| They was | humma 'ittaechiduhumma iicttaeKidoo | هـُمّ َ إتّا َخـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'attaechidaacnaa yimkin aacttaeKid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتّا َخـِد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nittaechidiicHnaa yimkin nittaeKid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتّا َخـِد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tittaechidiicnta yimkin tittaeKid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتّا َخـِد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tittachdiiicnti yimkin tittaeKdy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتّا َخدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tittachduiicntoo yimkin tittaeKdoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتّا َخدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yittaechidhuwa yimkin yittaeKid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتّا َخـِد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tittaechidhiya yimkin tittaeKid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتّا َخـِد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yittachduhumma yimkin yittaeKdoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتّا َخدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana battaechidaacnaa battaeKid | أنا َ بـَتّا َخـِد |
| We be | 'ihna binittaechidiicHnaa binittaeKid | إحنا َ بـِنـِتّا َخـِد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitittaechidiicnta bitittaeKid | إنت َ بـِتـِتّا َخـِد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitittachdiiicnti bitittaeKdy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتّا َخدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitittachduiicntoo bitittaeKdoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتّا َخدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyittaechidhuwa biyittaeKid | هـُو َ بـِيـِتّا َخـِد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitittaechidhiya bitittaeKid | هـِي َ بـِتـِتّا َخـِد |
| They be | humma biyittachduhumma biyittaeKdoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتّا َخدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hattaechidaacnaa hattaeKid | أنا َ هـَتّا َخـِد |
| We will be | 'ihna hanittaechidiicHnaa hanittaeKid | إحنا َ هـَنـِتّا َخـِد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatittaechidiicnta hatittaeKid | إنت َ هـَتـِتّا َخـِد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatittachdiiicnti hatittaeKdy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتّا َخدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatittachduiicntoo hatittaeKdoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتّا َخدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayittaechidhuwa hayittaeKid | هـُو َ هـَيـِتّا َخـِد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatittaechidhiya hatittaeKid | هـِي َ هـَتـِتّا َخـِد |
| They will be | humma hayittachduhumma hayittaeKdoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتّا َخدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ittaechidiicttaeKid | إتّا َخـِد |
| You(f) be! | 'ittachdiiicttaeKdy | إتّا َخدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ittachduiicttaeKdoo | إتّا َخدوا |
