Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I blew | 'ana habbeetaacnaa habbyt | أنا َ هـَبّيت |
| We blew | 'ihna habbeenaiicHnaa habbynaa | إحنا َ هـَبّينا |
| You(m) blew | 'inta habbeetiicnta habbyt | إنت َ هـَبّيت |
| You(f) blew | 'inti habbeetiiicnti habbyty | إنت ِ هـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) blew | 'intu habbeetuiicntoo habbytoo | إنتوا هـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) blew | huwa habbhuwa habb | هـُو َ هـَبّ |
| She/it(f) blew | hiya habbithiya habbit | هـِي َ هـَبّـِت |
| They blew | humma habbuhumma habboo | هـُمّ َ هـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might blow | 'ana yimkin 'ahibbaacnaa yimkin aachibb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـِبّ |
| We might blow | 'ihna yimkin nihibbiicHnaa yimkin nihibb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـِبّ |
| You(m) might blow | 'inta yimkin tihibbiicnta yimkin tihibb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِبّ |
| You(f) might blow | 'inti yimkin tihibbiiicnti yimkin tihibby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِبّي |
| You(pl) might blow | 'intu yimkin tihibbuiicntoo yimkin tihibboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) might blow | huwa yimkin yihibbhuwa yimkin yihibb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـِبّ |
| She/it(f) might blow | hiya yimkin tihibbhiya yimkin tihibb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِبّ |
| They might blow | humma yimkin yihibbuhumma yimkin yihibboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـِبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I blow | 'ana bahibbaacnaa bahibb | أنا َ بـَهـِبّ |
| We blow | 'ihna binhibbiicHnaa binhibb | إحنا َ بـِنهـِبّ |
| You(m) blow | 'inta bithibbiicnta bithibb | إنت َ بـِثـِبّ |
| You(f) blow | 'inti bithibbiiicnti bithibby | إنت ِ بـِثـِبّي |
| You(pl) blow | 'intu bithibbuiicntoo bithibboo | إنتوا بـِثـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) blows | huwa biyihibbhuwa biyihibb | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـِبّ |
| She/it(f) blows | hiya bithibbhiya bithibb | هـِي َ بـِثـِبّ |
| They blow | humma biyihibbuhumma biyihibboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـِبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will blow | 'ana hahibbaacnaa hahibb | أنا َ هـَهـِبّ |
| We will blow | 'ihna hanhibbiicHnaa hanhibb | إحنا َ هـَنهـِبّ |
| You(m) will blow | 'inta hathibbiicnta hathibb | إنت َ هـَثـِبّ |
| You(f) will blow | 'inti hathibbiiicnti hathibby | إنت ِ هـَثـِبّي |
| You(pl) will blow | 'intu hathibbuiicntoo hathibboo | إنتوا هـَثـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) will blow | huwa hayihibbhuwa hayihibb | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـِبّ |
| She/it(f) will blow | hiya hathibbhiya hathibb | هـِي َ هـَثـِبّ |
| They will blow | humma hayihibbuhumma hayihibboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـِبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) blow! | hibbhibb | هـِبّ |
| You(f) blow! | hibbihibby | هـِبّي |
| You(pl) blow! | hibbuhibboo | هـِبّوا |
