Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I crossed | 'ana shatabtaacnaa shaTabt | أنا َ شـَطـَبت |
| We crossed | 'ihna shatabnaiicHnaa shaTabnaa | إحنا َ شـَطـَبنا |
| You(m) crossed | 'inta shatabtiicnta shaTabt | إنت َ شـَطـَبت |
| You(f) crossed | 'inti shatabtiiicnti shaTabty | إنت ِ شـَطـَبتي |
| You(pl) crossed | 'intu shatabtuiicntoo shaTabtoo | إنتوا شـَطـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) crossed | huwa shatabhuwa shaTab | هـُو َ شـَطـَب |
| She/it(f) crossed | hiya shatabithiya shaTabit | هـِي َ شـَطـَبـِت |
| They crossed | humma shatabuhumma shaTaboo | هـُمّ َ شـَطـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cross | 'ana yimkin 'ashtubaacnaa yimkin aacshTub | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشطـُب |
| We might cross | 'ihna yimkin nushtubiicHnaa yimkin nushTub | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُشطـُب |
| You(m) might cross | 'inta yimkin tushtubiicnta yimkin tushTub | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُشطـُب |
| You(f) might cross | 'inti yimkin tushtubiiicnti yimkin tushTuby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُشطـُبي |
| You(pl) might cross | 'intu yimkin tushtubuiicntoo yimkin tushTuboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُشطـُبوا |
| He/it(m) might cross | huwa yimkin yushtubhuwa yimkin yushTub | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُشطـُب |
| She/it(f) might cross | hiya yimkin tushtubhiya yimkin tushTub | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُشطـُب |
| They might cross | humma yimkin yushtubuhumma yimkin yushTuboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُشطـُبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cross | 'ana bashtubaacnaa bashTub | أنا َ بـَشطـُب |
| We cross | 'ihna binushtubiicHnaa binushTub | إحنا َ بـِنـُشطـُب |
| You(m) cross | 'inta bitushtubiicnta bitushTub | إنت َ بـِتـُشطـُب |
| You(f) cross | 'inti bitushtubiiicnti bitushTuby | إنت ِ بـِتـُشطـُبي |
| You(pl) cross | 'intu bitushtubuiicntoo bitushTuboo | إنتوا بـِتـُشطـُبوا |
| He/it(m) crosss | huwa biyushtubhuwa biyushTub | هـُو َ بـِيـُشطـُب |
| She/it(f) crosss | hiya bitushtubhiya bitushTub | هـِي َ بـِتـُشطـُب |
| They cross | humma biyushtubuhumma biyushTuboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُشطـُبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cross | 'ana hashtubaacnaa hashTub | أنا َ هـَشطـُب |
| We will cross | 'ihna hanushtubiicHnaa hanushTub | إحنا َ هـَنـُشطـُب |
| You(m) will cross | 'inta hatushtubiicnta hatushTub | إنت َ هـَتـُشطـُب |
| You(f) will cross | 'inti hatushtubiiicnti hatushTuby | إنت ِ هـَتـُشطـُبي |
| You(pl) will cross | 'intu hatushtubuiicntoo hatushTuboo | إنتوا هـَتـُشطـُبوا |
| He/it(m) will cross | huwa hayushtubhuwa hayushTub | هـُو َ هـَيـُشطـُب |
| She/it(f) will cross | hiya hatushtubhiya hatushTub | هـِي َ هـَتـُشطـُب |
| They will cross | humma hayushtubuhumma hayushTuboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُشطـُبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cross! | 'ushtubuucshTub | أ ُشطـُب |
| You(f) cross! | 'ushtubiuucshTuby | أ ُشطـُبي |
| You(pl) cross! | 'ushtubuuucshTuboo | أ ُشطـُبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is crossed | huwa mashtoobhuwa mashTwb | هـُو َ مـَشطوب |
| She/it(f) is crossed | hiya mashtoobahiya mashTwbaö | هـِي َ مـَشطوبـَة |
| They are crossed | humma mashtoobeenhumma mashTwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشطوبين |
