Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drank | 'ana shiribtaacnaa shiribt | أنا َ شـِر ِبت |
| We drank | 'ihna shiribnaiicHnaa shiribnaa | إحنا َ شـِر ِبنا |
| You(m) drank | 'inta shiribtiicnta shiribt | إنت َ شـِر ِبت |
| You(f) drank | 'inti shiribtiiicnti shiribty | إنت ِ شـِر ِبتي |
| You(pl) drank | 'intu shiribtuiicntoo shiribtoo | إنتوا شـِر ِبتوا |
| He/it(m) drank | huwa shiribhuwa shirib | هـُو َ شـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) drank | hiya shirbithiya shirbit | هـِي َ شـِربـِت |
| They drank | humma shirbuhumma shirboo | هـُمّ َ شـِربوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drink | 'ana yimkin 'ashrabaacnaa yimkin aacshrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشر َب |
| We might drink | 'ihna yimkin nishrabiicHnaa yimkin nishrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشر َب |
| You(m) might drink | 'inta yimkin tishrabiicnta yimkin tishrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َب |
| You(f) might drink | 'inti yimkin tishrabiiicnti yimkin tishraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َبي |
| You(pl) might drink | 'intu yimkin tishrabuiicntoo yimkin tishraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشر َبوا |
| He/it(m) might drink | huwa yimkin yishrabhuwa yimkin yishrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر َب |
| She/it(f) might drink | hiya yimkin tishrabhiya yimkin tishrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر َب |
| They might drink | humma yimkin yishrabuhumma yimkin yishraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drink | 'ana bashrabaacnaa bashrab | أنا َ بـَشر َب |
| We drink | 'ihna binishrabiicHnaa binishrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِشر َب |
| You(m) drink | 'inta bitishrabiicnta bitishrab | إنت َ بـِتـِشر َب |
| You(f) drink | 'inti bitishrabiiicnti bitishraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِشر َبي |
| You(pl) drink | 'intu bitishrabuiicntoo bitishraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِشر َبوا |
| He/it(m) drinks | huwa biyishrabhuwa biyishrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِشر َب |
| She/it(f) drinks | hiya bitishrabhiya bitishrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِشر َب |
| They drink | humma biyishrabuhumma biyishraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drink | 'ana hashrabaacnaa hashrab | أنا َ هـَشر َب |
| We will drink | 'ihna hanishrabiicHnaa hanishrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِشر َب |
| You(m) will drink | 'inta hatishrabiicnta hatishrab | إنت َ هـَتـِشر َب |
| You(f) will drink | 'inti hatishrabiiicnti hatishraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِشر َبي |
| You(pl) will drink | 'intu hatishrabuiicntoo hatishraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِشر َبوا |
| He/it(m) will drink | huwa hayishrabhuwa hayishrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِشر َب |
| She/it(f) will drink | hiya hatishrabhiya hatishrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِشر َب |
| They will drink | humma hayishrabuhumma hayishraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشر َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drink! | 'ishribiicshrib | إشر ِب |
| You(f) drink! | 'ishribiiicshriby | إشر ِبي |
| You(pl) drink! | 'ishribuiicshriboo | إشر ِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am drinking | 'ana shaeribaacnaa shaerib | أنا َ شا َر ِب |
| I(f) am drinking | 'ana shaeribaaacnaa shaeribaö | أنا َ شا َر ِبـَة |
| We are drinking | 'ihna shaeribeeniicHnaa shaeribyn | إحنا َ شا َر ِبين |
| You(m) are drinking | 'inta shaeribiicnta shaerib | إنت َ شا َر ِب |
| You(f) are drinking | 'inti shaeribaiicnti shaeribaö | إنت ِ شا َر ِبـَة |
| You(pl) are drinking | 'intu shaeribeeniicntoo shaeribyn | إنتوا شا َر ِبين |
| He/it(m) is drinking | huwa shaeribhuwa shaerib | هـُو َ شا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) is drinking | hiya shaeribahiya shaeribaö | هـِي َ شا َر ِبـَة |
| They are drinking | humma shaeribeenhumma shaeribyn | هـُمّ َ شا َر ِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is drunk | huwa mashroobhuwa mashrwb | هـُو َ مـَشروب |
| She/it(f) is drunk | hiya mashroobahiya mashrwbaö | هـِي َ مـَشروبـَة |
| They are drunk | humma mashroobeenhumma mashrwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشروبين |
