Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratched | 'ana charbishtaacnaa Karbisht | أنا َ خـَربـِشت |
| We scratched | 'ihna charbishnaiicHnaa Karbishnaa | إحنا َ خـَربـِشنا |
| You(m) scratched | 'inta charbishtiicnta Karbisht | إنت َ خـَربـِشت |
| You(f) scratched | 'inti charbishtiiicnti Karbishty | إنت ِ خـَربـِشتي |
| You(pl) scratched | 'intu charbishtuiicntoo Karbishtoo | إنتوا خـَربـِشتوا |
| He/it(m) scratched | huwa charbishhuwa Karbish | هـُو َ خـَربـِش |
| She/it(f) scratched | hiya charbishithiya Karbishit | هـِي َ خـَربـِشـِت |
| They scratched | humma charbishuhumma Karbishoo | هـُمّ َ خـَربـِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might scratch | 'ana yimkin 'acharbishaacnaa yimkin aacKarbish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَربـِش |
| We might scratch | 'ihna yimkin nicharbishiicHnaa yimkin niKarbish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَربـِش |
| You(m) might scratch | 'inta yimkin ticharbishiicnta yimkin tiKarbish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَربـِش |
| You(f) might scratch | 'inti yimkin ticharbishiiicnti yimkin tiKarbishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَربـِشي |
| You(pl) might scratch | 'intu yimkin ticharbishuiicntoo yimkin tiKarbishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَربـِشوا |
| He/it(m) might scratch | huwa yimkin yicharbishhuwa yimkin yiKarbish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَربـِش |
| She/it(f) might scratch | hiya yimkin ticharbishhiya yimkin tiKarbish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَربـِش |
| They might scratch | humma yimkin yicharbishuhumma yimkin yiKarbishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَربـِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I scratch | 'ana bacharbishaacnaa baKarbish | أنا َ بـَخـَربـِش |
| We scratch | 'ihna bincharbishiicHnaa binKarbish | إحنا َ بـِنخـَربـِش |
| You(m) scratch | 'inta bitcharbishiicnta bitKarbish | إنت َ بـِتخـَربـِش |
| You(f) scratch | 'inti bitcharbishiiicnti bitKarbishy | إنت ِ بـِتخـَربـِشي |
| You(pl) scratch | 'intu bitcharbishuiicntoo bitKarbishoo | إنتوا بـِتخـَربـِشوا |
| He/it(m) scratchs | huwa biyicharbishhuwa biyiKarbish | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَربـِش |
| She/it(f) scratchs | hiya bitcharbishhiya bitKarbish | هـِي َ بـِتخـَربـِش |
| They scratch | humma biyicharbishuhumma biyiKarbishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَربـِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will scratch | 'ana hacharbishaacnaa haKarbish | أنا َ هـَخـَربـِش |
| We will scratch | 'ihna hancharbishiicHnaa hanKarbish | إحنا َ هـَنخـَربـِش |
| You(m) will scratch | 'inta hatcharbishiicnta hatKarbish | إنت َ هـَتخـَربـِش |
| You(f) will scratch | 'inti hatcharbishiiicnti hatKarbishy | إنت ِ هـَتخـَربـِشي |
| You(pl) will scratch | 'intu hatcharbishuiicntoo hatKarbishoo | إنتوا هـَتخـَربـِشوا |
| He/it(m) will scratch | huwa hayicharbishhuwa hayiKarbish | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَربـِش |
| She/it(f) will scratch | hiya hatcharbishhiya hatKarbish | هـِي َ هـَتخـَربـِش |
| They will scratch | humma hayicharbishuhumma hayiKarbishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَربـِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) scratch! | charbishKarbish | خـَربـِش |
| You(f) scratch! | charbishiKarbishy | خـَربـِشي |
| You(pl) scratch! | charbishuKarbishoo | خـَربـِشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is scratched | huwa micharbishhuwa miKarbish | هـُو َ مـِخـَربـِش |
| She/it(f) is scratched | hiya micharbishahiya miKarbishaö | هـِي َ مـِخـَربـِشـَة |
| They are scratched | humma micharbisheenhumma miKarbishyn | هـُمّ َ مـِخـَربـِشين |
