Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'athmartaacnaa aacthmart | أنا َ أثمـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna 'athmarnaiicHnaa aacthmarnaa | إحنا َ أثمـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'athmartiicnta aacthmart | إنت َ أثمـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'athmartiiicnti aacthmarty | إنت ِ أثمـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'athmartuiicntoo aacthmartoo | إنتوا أثمـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'athmarhuwa aacthmar | هـُو َ أثمـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'athmarithiya aacthmarit | هـِي َ أثمـَر ِت |
| They was | humma 'athmaruhumma aacthmaroo | هـُمّ َ أثمـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'ethmiraacnaa yimkin eethmir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آثمـِر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nuthmiriicHnaa yimkin nuthmir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُثمـِر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tuthmiriicnta yimkin tuthmir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُثمـِر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tuthmiriiicnti yimkin tuthmiry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُثمـِري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tuthmiruiicntoo yimkin tuthmiroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُثمـِروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yuthmirhuwa yimkin yuthmir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُثمـِر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tuthmirhiya yimkin tuthmir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُثمـِر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yuthmiruhumma yimkin yuthmiroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُثمـِروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bathmiraacnaa bathmir | أنا َ بـَثمـِر |
| We be | 'ihna binuthmiriicHnaa binuthmir | إحنا َ بـِنـُثمـِر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bituthmiriicnta bituthmir | إنت َ بـِتـُثمـِر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bituthmiriiicnti bituthmiry | إنت ِ بـِتـُثمـِري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bituthmiruiicntoo bituthmiroo | إنتوا بـِتـُثمـِروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyuthmirhuwa biyuthmir | هـُو َ بـِيـُثمـِر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bituthmirhiya bituthmir | هـِي َ بـِتـُثمـِر |
| They be | humma biyuthmiruhumma biyuthmiroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُثمـِروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hathmiraacnaa hathmir | أنا َ هـَثمـِر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanuthmiriicHnaa hanuthmir | إحنا َ هـَنـُثمـِر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatuthmiriicnta hatuthmir | إنت َ هـَتـُثمـِر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatuthmiriiicnti hatuthmiry | إنت ِ هـَتـُثمـِري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatuthmiruiicntoo hatuthmiroo | إنتوا هـَتـُثمـِروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayuthmirhuwa hayuthmir | هـُو َ هـَيـُثمـِر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatuthmirhiya hatuthmir | هـِي َ هـَتـُثمـِر |
| They will be | humma hayuthmiruhumma hayuthmiroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُثمـِروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ithmiriicthmir | إثمـِر |
| You(f) be! | 'ithmiriiicthmiry | إثمـِري |
| You(pl) be! | 'ithmiruiicthmiroo | إثمـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muthmirhuwa muthmir | هـُو َ مـُثمـِر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muthmirahiya muthmiraö | هـِي َ مـُثمـِر َة |
| They are | humma muthmireenhumma muthmiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُثمـِرين |
