Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana habbiltaacnaa habbilt | أنا َ هـَبّـِلت |
| We was | 'ihna habbilnaiicHnaa habbilnaa | إحنا َ هـَبّـِلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta habbiltiicnta habbilt | إنت َ هـَبّـِلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti habbiltiiicnti habbilty | إنت ِ هـَبّـِلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu habbiltuiicntoo habbiltoo | إنتوا هـَبّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa habbilhuwa habbil | هـُو َ هـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya habbilithiya habbilit | هـِي َ هـَبّـِلـِت |
| They was | humma habbiluhumma habbiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَبّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'ahabbilaacnaa yimkin aachabbil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـَبّـِل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nihabbiliicHnaa yimkin nihabbil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـَبّـِل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tihabbiliicnta yimkin tihabbil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَبّـِل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tihabbiliiicnti yimkin tihabbily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tihabbiluiicntoo yimkin tihabbiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـَبّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yihabbilhuwa yimkin yihabbil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tihabbilhiya yimkin tihabbil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَبّـِل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yihabbiluhumma yimkin yihabbiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَبّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bahabbilaacnaa bahabbil | أنا َ بـَهـَبّـِل |
| We be | 'ihna binhabbiliicHnaa binhabbil | إحنا َ بـِنهـَبّـِل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bithabbiliicnta bithabbil | إنت َ بـِثـَبّـِل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bithabbiliiicnti bithabbily | إنت ِ بـِثـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bithabbiluiicntoo bithabbiloo | إنتوا بـِثـَبّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyihabbilhuwa biyihabbil | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bithabbilhiya bithabbil | هـِي َ بـِثـَبّـِل |
| They be | humma biyihabbiluhumma biyihabbiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـَبّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hahabbilaacnaa hahabbil | أنا َ هـَهـَبّـِل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanhabbiliicHnaa hanhabbil | إحنا َ هـَنهـَبّـِل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hathabbiliicnta hathabbil | إنت َ هـَثـَبّـِل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hathabbiliiicnti hathabbily | إنت ِ هـَثـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hathabbiluiicntoo hathabbiloo | إنتوا هـَثـَبّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayihabbilhuwa hayihabbil | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hathabbilhiya hathabbil | هـِي َ هـَثـَبّـِل |
| They will be | humma hayihabbiluhumma hayihabbiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـَبّـِلوا |
