Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I happened | 'ana tammeetaacnaa tammyt | أنا َ تـَمّيت |
| We happened | 'ihna tammeenaiicHnaa tammynaa | إحنا َ تـَمّينا |
| You(m) happened | 'inta tammeetiicnta tammyt | إنت َ تـَمّيت |
| You(f) happened | 'inti tammeetiiicnti tammyty | إنت ِ تـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) happened | 'intu tammeetuiicntoo tammytoo | إنتوا تـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) happened | huwa tammhuwa tamm | هـُو َ تـَمّ |
| She/it(f) happened | hiya tammithiya tammit | هـِي َ تـَمّـِت |
| They happened | humma tammuhumma tammoo | هـُمّ َ تـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might happen | 'ana yimkin 'atimmaacnaa yimkin aactimm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتـِمّ |
| We might happen | 'ihna yimkin nitimmiicHnaa yimkin nitimm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتـِمّ |
| You(m) might happen | 'inta yimkin titimmiicnta yimkin titimm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّ |
| You(f) might happen | 'inti yimkin titimmiiicnti yimkin titimmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّي |
| You(pl) might happen | 'intu yimkin titimmuiicntoo yimkin titimmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) might happen | huwa yimkin yitimmhuwa yimkin yitimm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـِمّ |
| She/it(f) might happen | hiya yimkin titimmhiya yimkin titimm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِمّ |
| They might happen | humma yimkin yitimmuhumma yimkin yitimmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـِمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I happen | 'ana batimmaacnaa batimm | أنا َ بـَتـِمّ |
| We happen | 'ihna bintimmiicHnaa bintimm | إحنا َ بـِنتـِمّ |
| You(m) happen | 'inta bittimmiicnta bittimm | إنت َ بـِتّـِمّ |
| You(f) happen | 'inti bittimmiiicnti bittimmy | إنت ِ بـِتّـِمّي |
| You(pl) happen | 'intu bittimmuiicntoo bittimmoo | إنتوا بـِتّـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) happens | huwa biyitimmhuwa biyitimm | هـُو َ بـِيـِتـِمّ |
| She/it(f) happens | hiya bittimmhiya bittimm | هـِي َ بـِتّـِمّ |
| They happen | humma biyitimmuhumma biyitimmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتـِمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will happen | 'ana hatimmaacnaa hatimm | أنا َ هـَتـِمّ |
| We will happen | 'ihna hantimmiicHnaa hantimm | إحنا َ هـَنتـِمّ |
| You(m) will happen | 'inta hattimmiicnta hattimm | إنت َ هـَتّـِمّ |
| You(f) will happen | 'inti hattimmiiicnti hattimmy | إنت ِ هـَتّـِمّي |
| You(pl) will happen | 'intu hattimmuiicntoo hattimmoo | إنتوا هـَتّـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) will happen | huwa hayitimmhuwa hayitimm | هـُو َ هـَيـِتـِمّ |
| She/it(f) will happen | hiya hattimmhiya hattimm | هـِي َ هـَتّـِمّ |
| They will happen | humma hayitimmuhumma hayitimmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتـِمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) happen! | timmtimm | تـِمّ |
| You(f) happen! | timmitimmy | تـِمّي |
| You(pl) happen! | timmutimmoo | تـِمّوا |
