Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I elected | 'ana 'intachabtaacnaa iicntaKabt | أنا َ إنتـَخـَبت |
| We elected | 'ihna 'intachabnaiicHnaa iicntaKabnaa | إحنا َ إنتـَخـَبنا |
| You(m) elected | 'inta 'intachabtiicnta iicntaKabt | إنت َ إنتـَخـَبت |
| You(f) elected | 'inti 'intachabtiiicnti iicntaKabty | إنت ِ إنتـَخـَبتي |
| You(pl) elected | 'intu 'intachabtuiicntoo iicntaKabtoo | إنتوا إنتـَخـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) elected | huwa 'intachabhuwa iicntaKab | هـُو َ إنتـَخـَب |
| She/it(f) elected | hiya 'intachabithiya iicntaKabit | هـِي َ إنتـَخـَبـِت |
| They elected | humma 'intachabuhumma iicntaKaboo | هـُمّ َ إنتـَخـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might elect | 'ana yimkin 'antichibaacnaa yimkin aacntiKib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنتـِخـِب |
| We might elect | 'ihna yimkin nintichibiicHnaa yimkin nintiKib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنتـِخـِب |
| You(m) might elect | 'inta yimkin tintichibiicnta yimkin tintiKib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِخـِب |
| You(f) might elect | 'inti yimkin tintichbiiicnti yimkin tintiKby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِخبي |
| You(pl) might elect | 'intu yimkin tintichbuiicntoo yimkin tintiKboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِخبوا |
| He/it(m) might elect | huwa yimkin yintichibhuwa yimkin yintiKib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِخـِب |
| She/it(f) might elect | hiya yimkin tintichibhiya yimkin tintiKib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِخـِب |
| They might elect | humma yimkin yintichbuhumma yimkin yintiKboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِخبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I elect | 'ana bantichibaacnaa bantiKib | أنا َ بـَنتـِخـِب |
| We elect | 'ihna binintichibiicHnaa binintiKib | إحنا َ بـِنـِنتـِخـِب |
| You(m) elect | 'inta bitintichibiicnta bitintiKib | إنت َ بـِتـِنتـِخـِب |
| You(f) elect | 'inti bitintichbiiicnti bitintiKby | إنت ِ بـِتـِنتـِخبي |
| You(pl) elect | 'intu bitintichbuiicntoo bitintiKboo | إنتوا بـِتـِنتـِخبوا |
| He/it(m) elects | huwa biyintichibhuwa biyintiKib | هـُو َ بـِيـِنتـِخـِب |
| She/it(f) elects | hiya bitintichibhiya bitintiKib | هـِي َ بـِتـِنتـِخـِب |
| They elect | humma biyintichbuhumma biyintiKboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنتـِخبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will elect | 'ana hantichibaacnaa hantiKib | أنا َ هـَنتـِخـِب |
| We will elect | 'ihna hanintichibiicHnaa hanintiKib | إحنا َ هـَنـِنتـِخـِب |
| You(m) will elect | 'inta hatintichibiicnta hatintiKib | إنت َ هـَتـِنتـِخـِب |
| You(f) will elect | 'inti hatintichbiiicnti hatintiKby | إنت ِ هـَتـِنتـِخبي |
| You(pl) will elect | 'intu hatintichbuiicntoo hatintiKboo | إنتوا هـَتـِنتـِخبوا |
| He/it(m) will elect | huwa hayintichibhuwa hayintiKib | هـُو َ هـَيـِنتـِخـِب |
| She/it(f) will elect | hiya hatintichibhiya hatintiKib | هـِي َ هـَتـِنتـِخـِب |
| They will elect | humma hayintichbuhumma hayintiKboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنتـِخبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) elect! | 'intachabiicntaKab | إنتـَخـَب |
| You(f) elect! | 'intachabitiicntaKabit | إنتـَخـَبـِت |
| You(pl) elect! | 'intachabuiicntaKaboo | إنتـَخـَبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is elected | huwa muntachibhuwa muntaKib | هـُو َ مـُنتـَخـِب |
| She/it(f) is elected | hiya muntachibahiya muntaKibaö | هـِي َ مـُنتـَخـِبـَة |
| They are elected | humma muntachibeenhumma muntaKibyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنتـَخـِبين |
