Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsadamtaacnaa iictSadamt | أنا َ إتصـَد َمت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsadamnaiicHnaa iictSadamnaa | إحنا َ إتصـَد َمنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsadamtiicnta iictSadamt | إنت َ إتصـَد َمت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsadamtiiicnti iictSadamty | إنت ِ إتصـَد َمتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsadamtuiicntoo iictSadamtoo | إنتوا إتصـَد َمتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsadamhuwa iictSadam | هـُو َ إتصـَد َم |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsadamithiya iictSadamit | هـِي َ إتصـَد َمـِت |
| They was | humma 'itsadamuhumma iictSadamoo | هـُمّ َ إتصـَد َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsidimaacnaa yimkin aactSidim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتصـِد ِم |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsidimiicHnaa yimkin nitSidim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتصـِد ِم |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsidimiicnta yimkin titSidim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِد ِم |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsidmiiicnti yimkin titSidmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِدمي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsidmuiicntoo yimkin titSidmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِدموا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsidimhuwa yimkin yitSidim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـِد ِم |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsidimhiya yimkin titSidim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِد ِم |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsidmuhumma yimkin yitSidmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـِدموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsidimaacnaa batSidim | أنا َ بـَتصـِد ِم |
| We be | 'ihna binitsidimiicHnaa binitSidim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتصـِد ِم |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsidimiicnta bititSidim | إنت َ بـِتـِتصـِد ِم |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsidmiiicnti bititSidmy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتصـِدمي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsidmuiicntoo bititSidmoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتصـِدموا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsidimhuwa biyitSidim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتصـِد ِم |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsidimhiya bititSidim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتصـِد ِم |
| They be | humma biyitsidmuhumma biyitSidmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتصـِدموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsidimaacnaa hatSidim | أنا َ هـَتصـِد ِم |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsidimiicHnaa hanitSidim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتصـِد ِم |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsidimiicnta hatitSidim | إنت َ هـَتـِتصـِد ِم |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsidmiiicnti hatitSidmy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتصـِدمي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsidmuiicntoo hatitSidmoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتصـِدموا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsidimhuwa hayitSidim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتصـِد ِم |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsidimhiya hatitSidim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتصـِد ِم |
| They will be | humma hayitsidmuhumma hayitSidmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتصـِدموا |
