Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I set | 'ana baedirtaacnaa baedirt | أنا َ با َد ِرت |
| We set | 'ihna baedirnaiicHnaa baedirnaa | إحنا َ با َد ِرنا |
| You(m) set | 'inta baedirtiicnta baedirt | إنت َ با َد ِرت |
| You(f) set | 'inti baedirtiiicnti baedirty | إنت ِ با َد ِرتي |
| You(pl) set | 'intu baedirtuiicntoo baedirtoo | إنتوا با َد ِرتوا |
| He/it(m) set | huwa baedirhuwa baedir | هـُو َ با َد ِر |
| She/it(f) set | hiya badrithiya baedrit | هـِي َ با َدر ِت |
| They set | humma baediruhumma baediroo | هـُمّ َ با َد ِروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might set | 'ana yimkin 'abaediraacnaa yimkin aacbaedir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبا َد ِر |
| We might set | 'ihna yimkin nibaediriicHnaa yimkin nibaedir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبا َد ِر |
| You(m) might set | 'inta yimkin tibaediriicnta yimkin tibaedir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َد ِر |
| You(f) might set | 'inti yimkin tibadriiicnti yimkin tibaedry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َدري |
| You(pl) might set | 'intu yimkin tibadruiicntoo yimkin tibaedroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبا َدروا |
| He/it(m) might set | huwa yimkin yibaedirhuwa yimkin yibaedir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َد ِر |
| She/it(f) might set | hiya yimkin tibaedirhiya yimkin tibaedir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َد ِر |
| They might set | humma yimkin yibadruhumma yimkin yibaedroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َدروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I set | 'ana babaediraacnaa babaedir | أنا َ بـَبا َد ِر |
| We set | 'ihna binbaediriicHnaa binbaedir | إحنا َ بـِنبا َد ِر |
| You(m) set | 'inta bitbaediriicnta bitbaedir | إنت َ بـِتبا َد ِر |
| You(f) set | 'inti bitbadriiicnti bitbaedry | إنت ِ بـِتبا َدري |
| You(pl) set | 'intu bitbadruiicntoo bitbaedroo | إنتوا بـِتبا َدروا |
| He/it(m) sets | huwa biyibaedirhuwa biyibaedir | هـُو َ بـِيـِبا َد ِر |
| She/it(f) sets | hiya bitbaedirhiya bitbaedir | هـِي َ بـِتبا َد ِر |
| They set | humma biybadruhumma biybaedroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيبا َدروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will set | 'ana habaediraacnaa habaedir | أنا َ هـَبا َد ِر |
| We will set | 'ihna hanbaediriicHnaa hanbaedir | إحنا َ هـَنبا َد ِر |
| You(m) will set | 'inta hatbaediriicnta hatbaedir | إنت َ هـَتبا َد ِر |
| You(f) will set | 'inti hatbadriiicnti hatbaedry | إنت ِ هـَتبا َدري |
| You(pl) will set | 'intu hatbadruiicntoo hatbaedroo | إنتوا هـَتبا َدروا |
| He/it(m) will set | huwa hayibaedirhuwa hayibaedir | هـُو َ هـَيـِبا َد ِر |
| She/it(f) will set | hiya hatbaedirhiya hatbaedir | هـِي َ هـَتبا َد ِر |
| They will set | humma hayibadruhumma hayibaedroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبا َدروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) set! | baedirbaedir | با َد ِر |
| You(f) set! | badribaedry | با َدري |
| You(pl) set! | badrubaedroo | با َدروا |
