Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itshahantaacnaa iictshaHant | أنا َ إتشـَحـَنت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itshahannaiicHnaa iictshaHannaa | إحنا َ إتشـَحـَنّا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itshahantiicnta iictshaHant | إنت َ إتشـَحـَنت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itshahantiiicnti iictshaHanty | إنت ِ إتشـَحـَنتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itshahantuiicntoo iictshaHantoo | إنتوا إتشـَحـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itshahanhuwa iictshaHan | هـُو َ إتشـَحـَن |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itshahanithiya iictshaHanit | هـِي َ إتشـَحـَنـِت |
| They was | humma 'itshahanuhumma iictshaHanoo | هـُمّ َ إتشـَحـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atshihinaacnaa yimkin aactshiHin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتشـِحـِن |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitshihiniicHnaa yimkin nitshiHin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتشـِحـِن |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titshihiniicnta yimkin titshiHin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـِحـِن |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titshihniiicnti yimkin titshiHny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـِحني |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titshihnuiicntoo yimkin titshiHnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتشـِحنوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitshihinhuwa yimkin yitshiHin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـِحـِن |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titshihinhiya yimkin titshiHin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـِحـِن |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitshihnuhumma yimkin yitshiHnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـِحنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batshihinaacnaa batshiHin | أنا َ بـَتشـِحـِن |
| We be | 'ihna binitshihiniicHnaa binitshiHin | إحنا َ بـِنـِتشـِحـِن |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititshihiniicnta bititshiHin | إنت َ بـِتـِتشـِحـِن |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititshihniiicnti bititshiHny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتشـِحني |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititshihnuiicntoo bititshiHnoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتشـِحنوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitshihinhuwa biyitshiHin | هـُو َ بـِيـِتشـِحـِن |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititshihinhiya bititshiHin | هـِي َ بـِتـِتشـِحـِن |
| They be | humma biyitshihnuhumma biyitshiHnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتشـِحنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatshihinaacnaa hatshiHin | أنا َ هـَتشـِحـِن |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitshihiniicHnaa hanitshiHin | إحنا َ هـَنـِتشـِحـِن |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitshihiniicnta hatitshiHin | إنت َ هـَتـِتشـِحـِن |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitshihniiicnti hatitshiHny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتشـِحني |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitshihnuiicntoo hatitshiHnoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتشـِحنوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitshihinhuwa hayitshiHin | هـُو َ هـَيـِتشـِحـِن |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitshihinhiya hatitshiHin | هـِي َ هـَتـِتشـِحـِن |
| They will be | humma hayitshihnuhumma hayitshiHnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتشـِحنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana mashhoonaacnaa mashHwn | أنا َ مـَشحون |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana mashhoonaaacnaa mashHwnaö | أنا َ مـَشحونـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna mashhooneeniicHnaa mashHwnyn | إحنا َ مـَشحونين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta mashhooniicnta mashHwn | إنت َ مـَشحون |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti mashhoonaiicnti mashHwnaö | إنت ِ مـَشحونـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu mashhooneeniicntoo mashHwnyn | إنتوا مـَشحونين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa mashhoonhuwa mashHwn | هـُو َ مـَشحون |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya mashhoonahiya mashHwnaö | هـِي َ مـَشحونـَة |
| They are bing | humma mashhooneenhumma mashHwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشحونين |
