Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I liked | 'ana habbeetaacnaa Habbyt | أنا َ حـَبّيت |
| We liked | 'ihna habbeenaiicHnaa Habbynaa | إحنا َ حـَبّينا |
| You(m) liked | 'inta habbeetiicnta Habbyt | إنت َ حـَبّيت |
| You(f) liked | 'inti habbeetiiicnti Habbyty | إنت ِ حـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) liked | 'intu habbeetuiicntoo Habbytoo | إنتوا حـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) liked | huwa habbhuwa Habb | هـُو َ حـَبّ |
| She/it(f) liked | hiya habbithiya Habbit | هـِي َ حـَبّـِت |
| They liked | humma habbuhumma Habboo | هـُمّ َ حـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might like | 'ana yimkin 'ahibbaacnaa yimkin aacHibb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـِبّ |
| We might like | 'ihna yimkin nihibbiicHnaa yimkin niHibb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـِبّ |
| You(m) might like | 'inta yimkin tihibbiicnta yimkin tiHibb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـِبّ |
| You(f) might like | 'inti yimkin tihibbiiicnti yimkin tiHibby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـِبّي |
| You(pl) might like | 'intu yimkin tihibbuiicntoo yimkin tiHibboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) might like | huwa yimkin yihibbhuwa yimkin yiHibb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـِبّ |
| She/it(f) might like | hiya yimkin tihibbhiya yimkin tiHibb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـِبّ |
| They might like | humma yimkin yihibbuhumma yimkin yiHibboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـِبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I like | 'ana bahibbaacnaa baHibb | أنا َ بـَحـِبّ |
| We like | 'ihna binhibbiicHnaa binHibb | إحنا َ بـِنحـِبّ |
| You(m) like | 'inta bithibbiicnta bitHibb | إنت َ بـِتحـِبّ |
| You(f) like | 'inti bithibbiiicnti bitHibby | إنت ِ بـِتحـِبّي |
| You(pl) like | 'intu bithibbuiicntoo bitHibboo | إنتوا بـِتحـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) likes | huwa biyihibbhuwa biyiHibb | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـِبّ |
| She/it(f) likes | hiya bithibbhiya bitHibb | هـِي َ بـِتحـِبّ |
| They like | humma biyihibbuhumma biyiHibboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـِبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will like | 'ana hahibbaacnaa haHibb | أنا َ هـَحـِبّ |
| We will like | 'ihna hanhibbiicHnaa hanHibb | إحنا َ هـَنحـِبّ |
| You(m) will like | 'inta hathibbiicnta hatHibb | إنت َ هـَتحـِبّ |
| You(f) will like | 'inti hathibbiiicnti hatHibby | إنت ِ هـَتحـِبّي |
| You(pl) will like | 'intu hathibbuiicntoo hatHibboo | إنتوا هـَتحـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) will like | huwa hayihibbhuwa hayiHibb | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـِبّ |
| She/it(f) will like | hiya hathibbhiya hatHibb | هـِي َ هـَتحـِبّ |
| They will like | humma hayihibbuhumma hayiHibboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـِبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) like! | hibbHibb | حـِبّ |
| You(f) like! | hibbiHibby | حـِبّي |
| You(pl) like! | hibbuHibboo | حـِبّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am liking | 'ana haebibaacnaa Haebib | أنا َ حا َبـِب |
| I(f) am liking | 'ana haebibaaacnaa Haebibaö | أنا َ حا َبـِبـَة |
| We are liking | 'ihna haebibeeniicHnaa Haebibyn | إحنا َ حا َبـِبين |
| You(m) are liking | 'inta haebibiicnta Haebib | إنت َ حا َبـِب |
| You(f) are liking | 'inti haebibaiicnti Haebibaö | إنت ِ حا َبـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are liking | 'intu haebibeeniicntoo Haebibyn | إنتوا حا َبـِبين |
| He/it(m) is liking | huwa haebibhuwa Haebib | هـُو َ حا َبـِب |
| She/it(f) is liking | hiya haebibahiya Haebibaö | هـِي َ حا َبـِبـَة |
| They are liking | humma haebibeenhumma Haebibyn | هـُمّ َ حا َبـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is liked | huwa mahboobhuwa maHbwb | هـُو َ مـَحبوب |
| She/it(f) is liked | hiya mahboobahiya maHbwbaö | هـِي َ مـَحبوبـَة |
| They are liked | humma mahboobeenhumma maHbwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحبوبين |
