Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itchabattaacnaa iictKabaTt | أنا َ إتخـَبـَطت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itchabatnaiicHnaa iictKabaTnaa | إحنا َ إتخـَبـَطنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itchabattiicnta iictKabaTt | إنت َ إتخـَبـَطت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itchabattiiicnti iictKabaTty | إنت ِ إتخـَبـَطتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itchabattuiicntoo iictKabaTtoo | إنتوا إتخـَبـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itchabathuwa iictKabaT | هـُو َ إتخـَبـَط |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itchabatithiya iictKabaTit | هـِي َ إتخـَبـَطـِت |
| They was | humma 'itchabatuhumma iictKabaToo | هـُمّ َ إتخـَبـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atchabataacnaa yimkin aactKabaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخـَبـَط |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitchabatiicHnaa yimkin nitKabaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخـَبـَط |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titchabatiicnta yimkin titKabaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَبـَط |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titchabatiiicnti yimkin titKabaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَبـَطي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titchabatuiicntoo yimkin titKabaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَبـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitchabathuwa yimkin yitKabaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَبـَط |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titchabathiya yimkin titKabaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَبـَط |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitchabatuhumma yimkin yitKabaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَبـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batchabataacnaa batKabaT | أنا َ بـَتخـَبـَط |
| We be | 'ihna binitchabatiicHnaa binitKabaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخـَبـَط |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititchabatiicnta bititKabaT | إنت َ بـِتـِتخـَبـَط |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititchabatiiicnti bititKabaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخـَبـَطي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititchabatuiicntoo bititKabaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخـَبـَطوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitchabathuwa biyitKabaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخـَبـَط |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititchabathiya bititKabaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخـَبـَط |
| They be | humma biyitchabatuhumma biyitKabaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخـَبـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatchabataacnaa hatKabaT | أنا َ هـَتخـَبـَط |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitchabatiicHnaa hanitKabaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخـَبـَط |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitchabatiicnta hatitKabaT | إنت َ هـَتـِتخـَبـَط |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitchabatiiicnti hatitKabaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخـَبـَطي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitchabatuiicntoo hatitKabaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخـَبـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitchabathuwa hayitKabaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخـَبـَط |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitchabathiya hatitKabaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخـَبـَط |
| They will be | humma hayitchabatuhumma hayitKabaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخـَبـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itchabatiictKabaT | إتخـَبـَط |
| You(f) be! | 'itchabatiiictKabaTy | إتخـَبـَطي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itchabatuiictKabaToo | إتخـَبـَطوا |
