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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana boontaacnaa bwnt | أنا َ بونت |
| We was | 'ihna boonnaiicHnaa bwnnaa | إحنا َ بونّا |
| You(m) was | 'inta boontiicnta bwnt | إنت َ بونت |
| You(f) was | 'inti boontiiicnti bwnty | إنت ِ بونتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu boontuiicntoo bwntoo | إنتوا بونتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa baenhuwa baen | هـُو َ با َن |
| She/it(f) was | hiya baenithiya baenit | هـِي َ با َنـِت |
| They was | humma banuhumma baenoo | هـُمّ َ با َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'abaenaacnaa yimkin aacbaen | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبا َن |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nibaeniicHnaa yimkin nibaen | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبا َن |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tibaeniicnta yimkin tibaen | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َن |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tibaeniiicnti yimkin tibaeny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َني |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tibanuiicntoo yimkin tibaenoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبا َنوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yibaenhuwa yimkin yibaen | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َن |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tibaenhiya yimkin tibaen | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َن |
| They might be | humma yimkin yibanuhumma yimkin yibaenoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana babaenaacnaa babaen | أنا َ بـَبا َن |
| We be | 'ihna binbaeniicHnaa binbaen | إحنا َ بـِنبا َن |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitbaeniicnta bitbaen | إنت َ بـِتبا َن |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitbaeniiicnti bitbaeny | إنت ِ بـِتبا َني |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitbanuiicntoo bitbaenoo | إنتوا بـِتبا َنوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyibaenhuwa biyibaen | هـُو َ بـِيـِبا َن |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitbaenhiya bitbaen | هـِي َ بـِتبا َن |
| They be | humma biyibanuhumma biyibaenoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبا َنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana habaenaacnaa habaen | أنا َ هـَبا َن |
| We will be | 'ihna hanbaeniicHnaa hanbaen | إحنا َ هـَنبا َن |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatbaeniicnta hatbaen | إنت َ هـَتبا َن |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatbaeniiicnti hatbaeny | إنت ِ هـَتبا َني |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatbanuiicntoo hatbaenoo | إنتوا هـَتبا َنوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayibaenhuwa hayibaen | هـُو َ هـَيـِبا َن |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatbaenhiya hatbaen | هـِي َ هـَتبا َن |
| They will be | humma hayibanuhumma hayibaenoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبا َنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | baenbaen | با َن |
| You(f) be! | baenibaeny | با َني |
| You(pl) be! | banubaenoo | با َنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana baeyinaacnaa baeyin | أنا َ با َيـِن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana baeyinaaacnaa baeyinaö | أنا َ با َيـِنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna baeyineeniicHnaa baeyinyn | إحنا َ با َيـِنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta baeyiniicnta baeyin | إنت َ با َيـِن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti baeyinaiicnti baeyinaö | إنت ِ با َيـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu baeyineeniicntoo baeyinyn | إنتوا با َيـِنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa baeyinhuwa baeyin | هـُو َ با َيـِن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya baeyinahiya baeyinaö | هـِي َ با َيـِنـَة |
| They are bing | humma baeyineenhumma baeyinyn | هـُمّ َ با َيـِنين |
