Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I succeeded | 'ana tabaAtaacnaa tabaAt | أنا َ تـَبـَعت |
| We succeeded | 'ihna tabaAnaiicHnaa tabaAnaa | إحنا َ تـَبـَعنا |
| You(m) succeeded | 'inta tabaAtiicnta tabaAt | إنت َ تـَبـَعت |
| You(f) succeeded | 'inti tabaAtiiicnti tabaAty | إنت ِ تـَبـَعتي |
| You(pl) succeeded | 'intu tabaAtuiicntoo tabaAtoo | إنتوا تـَبـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) succeeded | huwa tabaAhuwa tabaA | هـُو َ تـَبـَع |
| She/it(f) succeeded | hiya tabaAithiya tabaAit | هـِي َ تـَبـَعـِت |
| They succeeded | humma tabaAuhumma tabaAoo | هـُمّ َ تـَبـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might succeed | 'ana yimkin 'atbaAaacnaa yimkin aactbaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَع |
| We might succeed | 'ihna yimkin nitbaAiicHnaa yimkin nitbaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَع |
| You(m) might succeed | 'inta yimkin titbaAiicnta yimkin titbaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَع |
| You(f) might succeed | 'inti yimkin titbaAiiicnti yimkin titbaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَعي |
| You(pl) might succeed | 'intu yimkin titbaAuiicntoo yimkin titbaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might succeed | huwa yimkin yitbaAhuwa yimkin yitbaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَع |
| She/it(f) might succeed | hiya yimkin titbaAhiya yimkin titbaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَع |
| They might succeed | humma yimkin yitbaAuhumma yimkin yitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I succeed | 'ana batbaAaacnaa batbaA | أنا َ بـَتبـَع |
| We succeed | 'ihna binitbaAiicHnaa binitbaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَع |
| You(m) succeed | 'inta bititbaAiicnta bititbaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَع |
| You(f) succeed | 'inti bititbaAiiicnti bititbaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتبـَعي |
| You(pl) succeed | 'intu bititbaAuiicntoo bititbaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) succeeds | huwa biyitbaAhuwa biyitbaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَع |
| She/it(f) succeeds | hiya bititbaAhiya bititbaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَع |
| They succeed | humma biyitbaAuhumma biyitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will succeed | 'ana hatbaAaacnaa hatbaA | أنا َ هـَتبـَع |
| We will succeed | 'ihna hanitbaAiicHnaa hanitbaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتبـَع |
| You(m) will succeed | 'inta hatitbaAiicnta hatitbaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَع |
| You(f) will succeed | 'inti hatitbaAiiicnti hatitbaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَعي |
| You(pl) will succeed | 'intu hatitbaAuiicntoo hatitbaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will succeed | huwa hayitbaAhuwa hayitbaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَع |
| She/it(f) will succeed | hiya hatitbaAhiya hatitbaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَع |
| They will succeed | humma hayitbaAuhumma hayitbaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) succeed! | 'itbaAiictbaA | إتبـَع |
| You(f) succeed! | 'itbaAiiictbaAy | إتبـَعي |
| You(pl) succeed! | 'itbaAuiictbaAoo | إتبـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am succeeding | 'ana taabaAaacnaa taabaA | أنا َ تا َبـَع |
| I(f) am succeeding | 'ana taabaAaaacnaa taabaAaö | أنا َ تا َبـَعـَة |
| We are succeeding | 'ihna taabaAeeniicHnaa taabaAyn | إحنا َ تا َبـَعين |
| You(m) are succeeding | 'inta taabaAiicnta taabaA | إنت َ تا َبـَع |
| You(f) are succeeding | 'inti taabaAaiicnti taabaAaö | إنت ِ تا َبـَعـَة |
| You(pl) are succeeding | 'intu taabaAeeniicntoo taabaAyn | إنتوا تا َبـَعين |
| He/it(m) is succeeding | huwa taabaAhuwa taabaA | هـُو َ تا َبـَع |
| She/it(f) is succeeding | hiya taabaAahiya taabaAaö | هـِي َ تا َبـَعـَة |
| They are succeeding | humma taabaAeenhumma taabaAyn | هـُمّ َ تا َبـَعين |
