Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana hiliktaacnaa hilikt |  أنا َ هـِلـِكت | 
| We  was | 'ihna hiliknaiicHnaa hiliknaa |  إحنا َ هـِلـِكنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta hiliktiicnta hilikt |  إنت َ هـِلـِكت | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti hiliktiiicnti hilikty |  إنت ِ هـِلـِكتي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu hiliktuiicntoo hiliktoo |  إنتوا هـِلـِكتوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa hilikhuwa hilik |  هـُو َ هـِلـِك | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya hilkithiya hilkit |  هـِي َ هـِلكـِت | 
| They  was | humma hilkuhumma hilkoo |  هـُمّ َ هـِلكوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'ahlakaacnaa yimkin aachlak |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهلـَك | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin nihlakiicHnaa yimkin nihlak |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهلـَك | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin tihlakiicnta yimkin tihlak |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَك | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin tihlakiiicnti yimkin tihlaky |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَكي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin tihlakuiicntoo yimkin tihlakoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَكوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yihlakhuwa yimkin yihlak |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهلـَك | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin tihlakhiya yimkin tihlak |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهلـَك | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yihlakuhumma yimkin yihlakoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهلـَكوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana bahlakaacnaa bahlak |  أنا َ بـَهلـَك | 
| We  be | 'ihna binihlakiicHnaa binihlak |  إحنا َ بـِنـِهلـَك | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bitihlakiicnta bitihlak |  إنت َ بـِتـِهلـَك | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bitihlakiiicnti bitihlaky |  إنت ِ بـِتـِهلـَكي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bitihlakuiicntoo bitihlakoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِهلـَكوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyihlakhuwa biyihlak |  هـُو َ بـِيـِهلـَك | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bitihlakhiya bitihlak |  هـِي َ بـِتـِهلـَك | 
| They  be | humma biyihlakuhumma biyihlakoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهلـَكوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana hahlakaacnaa hahlak |  أنا َ هـَهلـَك | 
| We will  be | 'ihna hanihlakiicHnaa hanihlak |  إحنا َ هـَنـِهلـَك | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatihlakiicnta hatihlak |  إنت َ هـَتـِهلـَك | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatihlakiiicnti hatihlaky |  إنت ِ هـَتـِهلـَكي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatihlakuiicntoo hatihlakoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِهلـَكوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayihlakhuwa hayihlak |  هـُو َ هـَيـِهلـَك | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatihlakhiya hatihlak |  هـِي َ هـَتـِهلـَك | 
| They will  be | humma hayihlakuhumma hayihlakoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهلـَكوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  bing | 'ana halkaenaacnaa halkaen |  أنا َ هـَلكا َن | 
| I(f) am  bing | 'ana halkaenaaacnaa halkaenaö |  أنا َ هـَلكا َنـَة | 
| We are  bing | 'ihna halkaneeniicHnaa halkaenyn |  إحنا َ هـَلكا َنين | 
| You(m) are  bing | 'inta halkaeniicnta halkaen |  إنت َ هـَلكا َن | 
| You(f) are  bing | 'inti halkaenaiicnti halkaenaö |  إنت ِ هـَلكا َنـَة | 
| You(pl) are  bing | 'intu halkaneeniicntoo halkaenyn |  إنتوا هـَلكا َنين | 
| He/it(m) is  bing | huwa halkaenhuwa halkaen |  هـُو َ هـَلكا َن | 
| She/it(f) is  bing | hiya halkaenahiya halkaenaö |  هـِي َ هـَلكا َنـَة | 
| They are  bing | humma halkaneenhumma halkaenyn |  هـُمّ َ هـَلكا َنين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is   | huwa mahlookhuwa mahlwk |  هـُو َ مـَهلوك | 
| She/it(f) is   | hiya mahlookahiya mahlwkaö |  هـِي َ مـَهلوكـَة | 
| They are   | humma mahlookeenhumma mahlwkyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَهلوكين |