Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itgazabtaacnaa iictgadhabt | أنا َ إتجـَذ َبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itgazabnaiicHnaa iictgadhabnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَذ َبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itgazabtiicnta iictgadhabt | إنت َ إتجـَذ َبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itgazabtiiicnti iictgadhabty | إنت ِ إتجـَذ َبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itgazabtuiicntoo iictgadhabtoo | إنتوا إتجـَذ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itgazabhuwa iictgadhab | هـُو َ إتجـَذ َب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itgazabithiya iictgadhabit | هـِي َ إتجـَذ َبـِت |
| They was | humma 'itgazabuhumma iictgadhaboo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَذ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atgizibaacnaa yimkin aactgidhib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـِذ ِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitgizibiicHnaa yimkin nitgidhib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـِذ ِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titgizibiicnta yimkin titgidhib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titgizbiiicnti yimkin titgidhby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِذبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titgizbuiicntoo yimkin titgidhboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِذبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitgizibhuwa yimkin yitgidhib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titgizibhiya yimkin titgidhib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـِذ ِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitgizbuhumma yimkin yitgidhboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـِذبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batgizibaacnaa batgidhib | أنا َ بـَتجـِذ ِب |
| We be | 'ihna binitgizibiicHnaa binitgidhib | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـِذ ِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititgizibiicnta bititgidhib | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititgizbiiicnti bititgidhby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـِذبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititgizbuiicntoo bititgidhboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـِذبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitgizibhuwa biyitgidhib | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititgizibhiya bititgidhib | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـِذ ِب |
| They be | humma biyitgizbuhumma biyitgidhboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـِذبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatgizibaacnaa hatgidhib | أنا َ هـَتجـِذ ِب |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitgizibiicHnaa hanitgidhib | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـِذ ِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitgizibiicnta hatitgidhib | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitgizbiiicnti hatitgidhby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـِذبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitgizbuiicntoo hatitgidhboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـِذبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitgizibhuwa hayitgidhib | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitgizibhiya hatitgidhib | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـِذ ِب |
| They will be | humma hayitgizbuhumma hayitgidhboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـِذبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itgizibiictgidhib | إتجـِذ ِب |
| You(f) be! | 'itgizibiiictgidhiby | إتجـِذ ِبي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itgizibuiictgidhiboo | إتجـِذ ِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitgizibhuwa mitgidhib | هـُو َ مـِتجـِذ ِب |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitgizibahiya mitgidhibaö | هـِي َ مـِتجـِذ ِبـَة |
| They are been | humma mitgizibeenhumma mitgidhibyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتجـِذ ِبين |
