Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I played | 'ana liAibtaacnaa liAibt | أنا َ لـِعـِبت |
| We played | 'ihna liAibnaiicHnaa liAibnaa | إحنا َ لـِعـِبنا |
| You(m) played | 'inta liAibtiicnta liAibt | إنت َ لـِعـِبت |
| You(f) played | 'inti liAibtiiicnti liAibty | إنت ِ لـِعـِبتي |
| You(pl) played | 'intu liAibtuiicntoo liAibtoo | إنتوا لـِعـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) played | huwa liAibhuwa liAib | هـُو َ لـِعـِب |
| She/it(f) played | hiya liAbithiya liAbit | هـِي َ لـِعبـِت |
| They played | humma liAbuhumma liAboo | هـُمّ َ لـِعبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might play | 'ana yimkin 'alAabaacnaa yimkin aaclAab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألعـَب |
| We might play | 'ihna yimkin nilAabiicHnaa yimkin nilAab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلعـَب |
| You(m) might play | 'inta yimkin tilAabiicnta yimkin tilAab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَب |
| You(f) might play | 'inti yimkin tilAabiiicnti yimkin tilAaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَبي |
| You(pl) might play | 'intu yimkin tilAabuiicntoo yimkin tilAaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might play | huwa yimkin yilAabhuwa yimkin yilAab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلعـَب |
| She/it(f) might play | hiya yimkin tilAabhiya yimkin tilAab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَب |
| They might play | humma yimkin yilAabuhumma yimkin yilAaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلعـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I play | 'ana balAabaacnaa balAab | أنا َ بـَلعـَب |
| We play | 'ihna binilAabiicHnaa binilAab | إحنا َ بـِنـِلعـَب |
| You(m) play | 'inta bitilAabiicnta bitilAab | إنت َ بـِتـِلعـَب |
| You(f) play | 'inti bitilAabiiicnti bitilAaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِلعـَبي |
| You(pl) play | 'intu bitilAabuiicntoo bitilAaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِلعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) plays | huwa biyilAabhuwa biyilAab | هـُو َ بـِيـِلعـَب |
| She/it(f) plays | hiya bitilAabhiya bitilAab | هـِي َ بـِتـِلعـَب |
| They play | humma biyilAabuhumma biyilAaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلعـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will play | 'ana halAabaacnaa halAab | أنا َ هـَلعـَب |
| We will play | 'ihna hanilAabiicHnaa hanilAab | إحنا َ هـَنـِلعـَب |
| You(m) will play | 'inta hatilAabiicnta hatilAab | إنت َ هـَتـِلعـَب |
| You(f) will play | 'inti hatilAabiiicnti hatilAaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِلعـَبي |
| You(pl) will play | 'intu hatilAabuiicntoo hatilAaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِلعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will play | huwa hayilAabhuwa hayilAab | هـُو َ هـَيـِلعـَب |
| She/it(f) will play | hiya hatilAabhiya hatilAab | هـِي َ هـَتـِلعـَب |
| They will play | humma hayilAabuhumma hayilAaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلعـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) play! | 'ilAibiiclAib | إلعـِب |
| You(f) play! | 'ilAibiiiclAiby | إلعـِبي |
| You(pl) play! | 'ilAibuiiclAiboo | إلعـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am playing | 'ana laeAibaacnaa laeAib | أنا َ لا َعـِب |
| I(f) am playing | 'ana laeAibaaacnaa laeAibaö | أنا َ لا َعـِبـَة |
| We are playing | 'ihna laeAibeeniicHnaa laeAibyn | إحنا َ لا َعـِبين |
| You(m) are playing | 'inta laeAibiicnta laeAib | إنت َ لا َعـِب |
| You(f) are playing | 'inti laeAibaiicnti laeAibaö | إنت ِ لا َعـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are playing | 'intu laeAibeeniicntoo laeAibyn | إنتوا لا َعـِبين |
| He/it(m) is playing | huwa laeAibhuwa laeAib | هـُو َ لا َعـِب |
| She/it(f) is playing | hiya laeAibahiya laeAibaö | هـِي َ لا َعـِبـَة |
| They are playing | humma laeAibeenhumma laeAibyn | هـُمّ َ لا َعـِبين |
