Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana raggaAtaacnaa raggaAt | أنا َ ر َجّـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna raggaAnaiicHnaa raggaAnaa | إحنا َ ر َجّـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta raggaAtiicnta raggaAt | إنت َ ر َجّـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti raggaAtiiicnti raggaAty | إنت ِ ر َجّـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu raggaAtuiicntoo raggaAtoo | إنتوا ر َجّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa raggaAhuwa raggaA | هـُو َ ر َجّـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya raggaAithiya raggaAit | هـِي َ ر َجّـَعـِت |
| They was | humma raggaAuhumma raggaAoo | هـُمّ َ ر َجّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'araggaAaacnaa yimkin aacraggaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َجّـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin niraggaAiicHnaa yimkin niraggaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َجّـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tiraggaAiicnta yimkin tiraggaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َجّـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tiraggaAiiicnti yimkin tiraggaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َجّـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tiraggaAuiicntoo yimkin tiraggaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yiraggaAhuwa yimkin yiraggaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َجّـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tiraggaAhiya yimkin tiraggaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َجّـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yiraggaAuhumma yimkin yiraggaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َجّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baraggaAaacnaa baraggaA | أنا َ بـَر َجّـَع |
| We be | 'ihna biniraggaAiicHnaa biniraggaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِر َجّـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitiraggaAiicnta bitiraggaA | إنت َ بـِتـِر َجّـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitiraggaAiiicnti bitiraggaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِر َجّـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitiraggaAuiicntoo bitiraggaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِر َجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyiraggaAhuwa biyiraggaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َجّـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitiraggaAhiya bitiraggaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِر َجّـَع |
| They be | humma biyiraggaAuhumma biyiraggaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َجّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haraggaAaacnaa haraggaA | أنا َ هـَر َجّـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna haniraggaAiicHnaa haniraggaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِر َجّـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatiraggaAiicnta hatiraggaA | إنت َ هـَتـِر َجّـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatiraggaAiiicnti hatiraggaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِر َجّـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatiraggaAuiicntoo hatiraggaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِر َجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayiraggaAhuwa hayiraggaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َجّـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatiraggaAhiya hatiraggaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِر َجّـَع |
| They will be | humma hayiraggaAuhumma hayiraggaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َجّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'irgaAiicrgaA | إرجـَع |
| You(f) be! | 'irgaAiiicrgaAy | إرجـَعي |
| You(pl) be! | irgaAuirgaAoo | ِرجـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muraggaAhuwa muraggaA | هـُو َ مـُر َجّـَع |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muraggaAahiya muraggaAaö | هـِي َ مـُر َجّـَعـَة |
| They are | humma muraggaAeenhumma muraggaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُر َجّـَعين |
