Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itmaleetaacnaa iictmalyt | أنا َ إتمـَليت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itmaleenaiicHnaa iictmalynaa | إحنا َ إتمـَلينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itmaleetiicnta iictmalyt | إنت َ إتمـَليت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itmaleetiiicnti iictmalyty | إنت ِ إتمـَليتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itmaleetuiicntoo iictmalytoo | إنتوا إتمـَليتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itmalahuwa iictmalY | هـُو َ إتمـَلى |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itmalyithiya iictmalyit | هـِي َ إتمـَليـِت |
| They was | humma 'itmaluhumma iictmaloo | هـُمّ َ إتمـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atmiliaacnaa yimkin aactmily | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتمـِلي |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitmiliiicHnaa yimkin nitmily | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتمـِلي |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titmiliiicnta yimkin titmily | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـِلي |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titmiliiicnti yimkin titmily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـِلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titmiluiicntoo yimkin titmiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitmilihuwa yimkin yitmily | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـِلي |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titmilihiya yimkin titmily | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتمـِلي |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitmiluhumma yimkin yitmiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتمـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batmiliaacnaa batmily | أنا َ بـَتمـِلي |
| We be | 'ihna binitmiliiicHnaa binitmily | إحنا َ بـِنـِتمـِلي |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititmiliiicnta bititmily | إنت َ بـِتـِتمـِلي |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititmiliiicnti bititmily | إنت ِ بـِتـِتمـِلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititmiluiicntoo bititmiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitmilihuwa biyitmily | هـُو َ بـِيـِتمـِلي |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititmilihiya bititmily | هـِي َ بـِتـِتمـِلي |
| They be | humma biyitmiluhumma biyitmiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتمـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatmiliaacnaa hatmily | أنا َ هـَتمـِلي |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitmiliiicHnaa hanitmily | إحنا َ هـَنـِتمـِلي |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitmiliiicnta hatitmily | إنت َ هـَتـِتمـِلي |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitmiliiicnti hatitmily | إنت ِ هـَتـِتمـِلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitmiluiicntoo hatitmiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitmilihuwa hayitmily | هـُو َ هـَيـِتمـِلي |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitmilihiya hatitmily | هـِي َ هـَتـِتمـِلي |
| They will be | humma hayitmiluhumma hayitmiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتمـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itmiliiictmily | إتمـِلي |
| You(f) be! | 'itmiliiictmily | إتمـِلي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itmiluiictmiloo | إتمـِلوا |
