Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spent | 'ana boottaacnaa bwtt | أنا َ بوتّ |
| We spent | 'ihna bootnaiicHnaa bwtnaa | إحنا َ بوتنا |
| You(m) spent | 'inta boottiicnta bwtt | إنت َ بوتّ |
| You(f) spent | 'inti boottiiicnti bwtty | إنت ِ بوتّي |
| You(pl) spent | 'intu boottuiicntoo bwttoo | إنتوا بوتّوا |
| He/it(m) spent | huwa baethuwa baet | هـُو َ با َت |
| She/it(f) spent | hiya baetithiya baetit | هـِي َ با َتـِت |
| They spent | humma batuhumma baetoo | هـُمّ َ با َتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spend | 'ana yimkin 'abaetaacnaa yimkin aacbaet | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبا َت |
| We might spend | 'ihna yimkin nibaetiicHnaa yimkin nibaet | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبا َت |
| You(m) might spend | 'inta yimkin tibaetiicnta yimkin tibaet | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َت |
| You(f) might spend | 'inti yimkin tibaetiiicnti yimkin tibaety | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َتي |
| You(pl) might spend | 'intu yimkin tibatuiicntoo yimkin tibaetoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبا َتوا |
| He/it(m) might spend | huwa yimkin yibaethuwa yimkin yibaet | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َت |
| She/it(f) might spend | hiya yimkin tibaethiya yimkin tibaet | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َت |
| They might spend | humma yimkin yibatuhumma yimkin yibaetoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spend | 'ana babaetaacnaa babaet | أنا َ بـَبا َت |
| We spend | 'ihna binbaetiicHnaa binbaet | إحنا َ بـِنبا َت |
| You(m) spend | 'inta bitbaetiicnta bitbaet | إنت َ بـِتبا َت |
| You(f) spend | 'inti bitbaetiiicnti bitbaety | إنت ِ بـِتبا َتي |
| You(pl) spend | 'intu bitbatuiicntoo bitbaetoo | إنتوا بـِتبا َتوا |
| He/it(m) spends | huwa biyibaethuwa biyibaet | هـُو َ بـِيـِبا َت |
| She/it(f) spends | hiya bitbaethiya bitbaet | هـِي َ بـِتبا َت |
| They spend | humma biyibatuhumma biyibaetoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبا َتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spend | 'ana habaetaacnaa habaet | أنا َ هـَبا َت |
| We will spend | 'ihna hanbaetiicHnaa hanbaet | إحنا َ هـَنبا َت |
| You(m) will spend | 'inta hatbaetiicnta hatbaet | إنت َ هـَتبا َت |
| You(f) will spend | 'inti hatbaetiiicnti hatbaety | إنت ِ هـَتبا َتي |
| You(pl) will spend | 'intu hatbatuiicntoo hatbaetoo | إنتوا هـَتبا َتوا |
| He/it(m) will spend | huwa hayibaethuwa hayibaet | هـُو َ هـَيـِبا َت |
| She/it(f) will spend | hiya hatbaethiya hatbaet | هـِي َ هـَتبا َت |
| They will spend | humma hayibatuhumma hayibaetoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبا َتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spend! | baetbaet | با َت |
| You(f) spend! | baetibaety | با َتي |
| You(pl) spend! | batubaetoo | با َتوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am spending | 'ana baeyitaacnaa baeyit | أنا َ با َيـِت |
| I(f) am spending | 'ana baeyitaaacnaa baeyitaö | أنا َ با َيـِتـَة |
| We are spending | 'ihna baeyiteeniicHnaa baeyityn | إحنا َ با َيـِتين |
| You(m) are spending | 'inta baeyitiicnta baeyit | إنت َ با َيـِت |
| You(f) are spending | 'inti baeyitaiicnti baeyitaö | إنت ِ با َيـِتـَة |
| You(pl) are spending | 'intu baeyiteeniicntoo baeyityn | إنتوا با َيـِتين |
| He/it(m) is spending | huwa baeyithuwa baeyit | هـُو َ با َيـِت |
| She/it(f) is spending | hiya baeyitahiya baeyitaö | هـِي َ با َيـِتـَة |
| They are spending | humma baeyiteenhumma baeyityn | هـُمّ َ با َيـِتين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitbaethuwa mitbaet | هـُو َ مـِتبا َت |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitbaetahiya mitbaetaö | هـِي َ مـِتبا َتـَة |
| They are | humma mitbateenhumma mitbaetyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتبا َتين |
