Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I received | 'ana 'ista'biltaacnaa iicstaqbilt | أنا َ إستـَقبـِلت |
| We received | 'ihna 'ista'bilnaiicHnaa iicstaqbilnaa | إحنا َ إستـَقبـِلنا |
| You(m) received | 'inta 'ista'biltiicnta iicstaqbilt | إنت َ إستـَقبـِلت |
| You(f) received | 'inti 'ista'biltiiicnti iicstaqbilty | إنت ِ إستـَقبـِلتي |
| You(pl) received | 'intu 'ista'biltuiicntoo iicstaqbiltoo | إنتوا إستـَقبـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) received | huwa 'ista'bilhuwa iicstaqbil | هـُو َ إستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) received | hiya 'ista'bilithiya iicstaqbilit | هـِي َ إستـَقبـِلـِت |
| They received | humma 'ista'biluhumma iicstaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ إستـَقبـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might receive | 'ana yimkin 'asta'bilaacnaa yimkin aacstaqbil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَقبـِل |
| We might receive | 'ihna yimkin nista'biliicHnaa yimkin nistaqbil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(m) might receive | 'inta yimkin tista'biliicnta yimkin tistaqbil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) might receive | 'inti yimkin titsa'biliiicnti yimkin titsaqbily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَقبـِلي |
| You(pl) might receive | 'intu yimkin titsa'biluiicntoo yimkin titsaqbiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَقبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might receive | huwa yimkin yista'bilhuwa yimkin yistaqbil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) might receive | hiya yimkin tista'bilhiya yimkin tistaqbil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَقبـِل |
| They might receive | humma yimkin yista'biluhumma yimkin yistaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَقبـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I receive | 'ana basta'bilaacnaa bastaqbil | أنا َ بـَستـَقبـِل |
| We receive | 'ihna binista'biliicHnaa binistaqbil | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(m) receive | 'inta bitista'biliicnta bitistaqbil | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) receive | 'inti bitisi'biliiicnti bitisiqbily | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِقبـِلي |
| You(pl) receive | 'intu bitista'biluiicntoo bitistaqbiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَقبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) receives | huwa biyista'bilhuwa biyistaqbil | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) receives | hiya bitista'bilhiya bitistaqbil | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَقبـِل |
| They receive | humma biyista'biluhumma biyistaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَقبـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will receive | 'ana hasta'bilaacnaa hastaqbil | أنا َ هـَستـَقبـِل |
| We will receive | 'ihna hanista'biliicHnaa hanistaqbil | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(m) will receive | 'inta hatista'biliicnta hatistaqbil | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) will receive | 'inti hatista'biliiicnti hatistaqbily | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَقبـِلي |
| You(pl) will receive | 'intu hatista'biluiicntoo hatistaqbiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَقبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will receive | huwa hayista'bilhuwa hayistaqbil | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) will receive | hiya hatista'bilhiya hatistaqbil | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَقبـِل |
| They will receive | humma hayista'biluhumma hayistaqbiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَقبـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) receive! | 'ista'biliicstaqbil | إستـَقبـِل |
| You(f) receive! | 'ista'biliiicstaqbily | إستـَقبـِلي |
| You(pl) receive! | 'ista'biluiicstaqbiloo | إستـَقبـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is received | huwa mista'bilhuwa mistaqbil | هـُو َ مـِستـَقبـِل |
| She/it(f) is received | hiya mista'bilahiya mistaqbilaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَقبـِلـَة |
| They are received | humma mista'bileenhumma mistaqbilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَقبـِلين |
