Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lied | 'ana kidibtaacnaa kidibt | أنا َ كـِد ِبت |
| We lied | 'ihna kidibnaiicHnaa kidibnaa | إحنا َ كـِد ِبنا |
| You(m) lied | 'inta kidibtiicnta kidibt | إنت َ كـِد ِبت |
| You(f) lied | 'inti kidibtiiicnti kidibty | إنت ِ كـِد ِبتي |
| You(pl) lied | 'intu kidibtuiicntoo kidibtoo | إنتوا كـِد ِبتوا |
| He/it(m) lied | huwa kidibhuwa kidib | هـُو َ كـِد ِب |
| She/it(f) lied | hiya kidbithiya kidbit | هـِي َ كـِدبـِت |
| They lied | humma kidbuhumma kidboo | هـُمّ َ كـِدبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lie | 'ana yimkin 'akdibaacnaa yimkin aackdib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكد ِب |
| We might lie | 'ihna yimkin nikdibiicHnaa yimkin nikdib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكد ِب |
| You(m) might lie | 'inta yimkin tikdibiicnta yimkin tikdib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكد ِب |
| You(f) might lie | 'inti yimkin tikdibiiicnti yimkin tikdiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكد ِبي |
| You(pl) might lie | 'intu yimkin tikdibuiicntoo yimkin tikdiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكد ِبوا |
| He/it(m) might lie | huwa yimkin yikdibhuwa yimkin yikdib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكد ِب |
| She/it(f) might lie | hiya yimkin tikdibhiya yimkin tikdib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكد ِب |
| They might lie | humma yimkin yikdibuhumma yimkin yikdiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكد ِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lie | 'ana bakdibaacnaa bakdib | أنا َ بـَكد ِب |
| We lie | 'ihna binikdibiicHnaa binikdib | إحنا َ بـِنـِكد ِب |
| You(m) lie | 'inta bitikdibiicnta bitikdib | إنت َ بـِتـِكد ِب |
| You(f) lie | 'inti bitikdibiiicnti bitikdiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِكد ِبي |
| You(pl) lie | 'intu bitikdibuiicntoo bitikdiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِكد ِبوا |
| He/it(m) lies | huwa biyikdibhuwa biyikdib | هـُو َ بـِيـِكد ِب |
| She/it(f) lies | hiya bitikdibhiya bitikdib | هـِي َ بـِتـِكد ِب |
| They lie | humma biyikdibuhumma biyikdiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكد ِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lie | 'ana hakdibaacnaa hakdib | أنا َ هـَكد ِب |
| We will lie | 'ihna hanikdibiicHnaa hanikdib | إحنا َ هـَنـِكد ِب |
| You(m) will lie | 'inta hatikdibiicnta hatikdib | إنت َ هـَتـِكد ِب |
| You(f) will lie | 'inti hatikdibiiicnti hatikdiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِكد ِبي |
| You(pl) will lie | 'intu hatikdibuiicntoo hatikdiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِكد ِبوا |
| He/it(m) will lie | huwa hayikdibhuwa hayikdib | هـُو َ هـَيـِكد ِب |
| She/it(f) will lie | hiya hatikdibhiya hatikdib | هـِي َ هـَتـِكد ِب |
| They will lie | humma hayikdibuhumma hayikdiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكد ِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lie! | 'ikdibiickdib | إكد ِب |
| You(f) lie! | 'ikdibiiickdiby | إكد ِبي |
| You(pl) lie! | 'ikdibuiickdiboo | إكد ِبوا |
