Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  beat | 'ana saba'taacnaa sabaqt |  أنا َ سـَبـَقت | 
| We  beat | 'ihna saba'naiicHnaa sabaqnaa |  إحنا َ سـَبـَقنا | 
| You(m)  beat | 'inta saba'tiicnta sabaqt |  إنت َ سـَبـَقت | 
| You(f)  beat | 'inti saba'tiiicnti sabaqty |  إنت ِ سـَبـَقتي | 
| You(pl)  beat | 'intu saba'tuiicntoo sabaqtoo |  إنتوا سـَبـَقتوا | 
| He/it(m)  beat | huwa saba'huwa sabaq |  هـُو َ سـَبـَق | 
| She/it(f)  beat | hiya saba'ithiya sabaqit |  هـِي َ سـَبـَقـِت | 
| They  beat | humma saba'uhumma sabaqoo |  هـُمّ َ سـَبـَقوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  beat | 'ana yimkin 'asba'aacnaa yimkin aacsbaq |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسبـَق | 
| We might  beat | 'ihna yimkin nisba'iicHnaa yimkin nisbaq |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسبـَق | 
| You(m) might  beat | 'inta yimkin tisba'iicnta yimkin tisbaq |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق | 
| You(f) might  beat | 'inti yimkin tisba'iiicnti yimkin tisbaqy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقي | 
| You(pl) might  beat | 'intu yimkin tisba'uiicntoo yimkin tisbaqoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَقوا | 
| He/it(m) might  beat | huwa yimkin yisba'huwa yimkin yisbaq |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَق | 
| She/it(f) might  beat | hiya yimkin tisba'hiya yimkin tisbaq |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسبـَق | 
| They might  beat | humma yimkin yisba'uhumma yimkin yisbaqoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسبـَقوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  beat | 'ana basba'aacnaa basbaq |  أنا َ بـَسبـَق | 
| We  beat | 'ihna binisba'iicHnaa binisbaq |  إحنا َ بـِنـِسبـَق | 
| You(m)  beat | 'inta bitisba'iicnta bitisbaq |  إنت َ بـِتـِسبـَق | 
| You(f)  beat | 'inti bitisba'iiicnti bitisbaqy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِسبـَقي | 
| You(pl)  beat | 'intu bitisba'uiicntoo bitisbaqoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِسبـَقوا | 
| He/it(m)  beats | huwa biyisba'huwa biyisbaq |  هـُو َ بـِيـِسبـَق | 
| She/it(f)  beats | hiya bitisba'hiya bitisbaq |  هـِي َ بـِتـِسبـَق | 
| They  beat | humma biyisba'uhumma biyisbaqoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسبـَقوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  beat | 'ana hasba'aacnaa hasbaq |  أنا َ هـَسبـَق | 
| We will  beat | 'ihna hanisba'iicHnaa hanisbaq |  إحنا َ هـَنـِسبـَق | 
| You(m) will  beat | 'inta hatisba'iicnta hatisbaq |  إنت َ هـَتـِسبـَق | 
| You(f) will  beat | 'inti hatisba'iiicnti hatisbaqy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِسبـَقي | 
| You(pl) will  beat | 'intu hatisba'uiicntoo hatisbaqoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِسبـَقوا | 
| He/it(m) will  beat | huwa hayisba'huwa hayisbaq |  هـُو َ هـَيـِسبـَق | 
| She/it(f) will  beat | hiya hatisba'hiya hatisbaq |  هـِي َ هـَتـِسبـَق | 
| They will  beat | humma hayisba'uhumma hayisbaqoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسبـَقوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  beat! | 'isba'iicsbaq |  إسبـَق | 
| You(f)  beat! | 'isba'iiicsbaqy |  إسبـَقي | 
| You(pl)  beat! | 'isba'uiicsbaqoo |  إسبـَقوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  beating | 'ana saaba'aacnaa saabaq |  أنا َ سا َبـَق | 
| I(f) am  beating | 'ana saaba'aaacnaa saabaqaö |  أنا َ سا َبـَقـَة | 
| We are  beating | 'ihna saaba'eeniicHnaa saabaqyn |  إحنا َ سا َبـَقين | 
| You(m) are  beating | 'inta saaba'iicnta saabaq |  إنت َ سا َبـَق | 
| You(f) are  beating | 'inti saaba'aiicnti saabaqaö |  إنت ِ سا َبـَقـَة | 
| You(pl) are  beating | 'intu saaba'eeniicntoo saabaqyn |  إنتوا سا َبـَقين | 
| He/it(m) is  beating | huwa saaba'huwa saabaq |  هـُو َ سا َبـَق | 
| She/it(f) is  beating | hiya saaba'ahiya saabaqaö |  هـِي َ سا َبـَقـَة | 
| They are  beating | humma saaba'eenhumma saabaqyn |  هـُمّ َ سا َبـَقين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  beaten | huwa masboo'huwa masbwq |  هـُو َ مـَسبوق | 
| She/it(f) is  beaten | hiya masboo'ahiya masbwqaö |  هـِي َ مـَسبوقـَة | 
| They are  beaten | humma masboo'eenhumma masbwqyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَسبوقين |