Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsarbaAtaacnaa iictsarbaAt | أنا َ إتسـَربـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsarbaAnaiicHnaa iictsarbaAnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَربـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsarbaAtiicnta iictsarbaAt | إنت َ إتسـَربـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsarbaAtiiicnti iictsarbaAty | إنت ِ إتسـَربـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsarbaAtuiicntoo iictsarbaAtoo | إنتوا إتسـَربـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsarbaAhuwa iictsarbaA | هـُو َ إتسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsarbaAithiya iictsarbaAit | هـِي َ إتسـَربـَعـِت |
| They was | humma 'itsarbaAuhumma iictsarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَربـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsarbaAaacnaa yimkin aactsarbaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَربـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsarbaAiicHnaa yimkin nitsarbaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsarbaAiicnta yimkin titsarbaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsarbaAiiicnti yimkin titsarbaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَربـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsarbaAuiicntoo yimkin titsarbaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَربـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsarbaAhuwa yimkin yitsarbaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsarbaAhiya yimkin titsarbaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَربـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsarbaAuhumma yimkin yitsarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَربـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsarbaAaacnaa batsarbaA | أنا َ بـَتسـَربـَع |
| We be | 'ihna binitsarbaAiicHnaa binitsarbaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsarbaAiicnta bititsarbaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsirbaAiiicnti bititsirbaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـِربـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsarbaAuiicntoo bititsarbaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَربـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsarbaAhuwa biyitsarbaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsarbaAhiya bititsarbaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَربـَع |
| They be | humma biyitsarbaAuhumma biyitsarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَربـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsarbaAaacnaa hatsarbaA | أنا َ هـَتسـَربـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsarbaAiicHnaa hanitsarbaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsarbaAiicnta hatitsarbaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsarbaAiiicnti hatitsarbaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَربـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsarbaAuiicntoo hatitsarbaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَربـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsarbaAhuwa hayitsarbaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsarbaAhiya hatitsarbaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَربـَع |
| They will be | humma hayitsarbaAuhumma hayitsarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَربـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitsarbaAhuwa mitsarbaA | هـُو َ مـِتسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitsarbaAahiya mitsarbaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتسـَربـَعـَة |
| They are been | humma mitsarbaAeenhumma mitsarbaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسـَربـَعين |
