Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cooked | 'ana tabachtaacnaa TabaKt | أنا َ طـَبـَخت |
| We cooked | 'ihna tabachnaiicHnaa TabaKnaa | إحنا َ طـَبـَخنا |
| You(m) cooked | 'inta tabachtiicnta TabaKt | إنت َ طـَبـَخت |
| You(f) cooked | 'inti tabachtiiicnti TabaKty | إنت ِ طـَبـَختي |
| You(pl) cooked | 'intu tabachtuiicntoo TabaKtoo | إنتوا طـَبـَختوا |
| He/it(m) cooked | huwa tabachhuwa TabaK | هـُو َ طـَبـَخ |
| She/it(f) cooked | hiya tabachithiya TabaKit | هـِي َ طـَبـَخـِت |
| They cooked | humma tabachuhumma TabaKoo | هـُمّ َ طـَبـَخوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cook | 'ana yimkin 'atbuchaacnaa yimkin aacTbuK | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطبـُخ |
| We might cook | 'ihna yimkin nutbuchiicHnaa yimkin nuTbuK | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُطبـُخ |
| You(m) might cook | 'inta yimkin tutbuchiicnta yimkin tuTbuK | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُطبـُخ |
| You(f) might cook | 'inti yimkin tutbuchiiicnti yimkin tuTbuKy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُطبـُخي |
| You(pl) might cook | 'intu yimkin tutbuchuiicntoo yimkin tuTbuKoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُطبـُخوا |
| He/it(m) might cook | huwa yimkin yutbuchhuwa yimkin yuTbuK | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُطبـُخ |
| She/it(f) might cook | hiya yimkin tutbuchhiya yimkin tuTbuK | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُطبـُخ |
| They might cook | humma yimkin yutbuchuhumma yimkin yuTbuKoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُطبـُخوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cook | 'ana batbuchaacnaa baTbuK | أنا َ بـَطبـُخ |
| We cook | 'ihna binutbuchiicHnaa binuTbuK | إحنا َ بـِنـُطبـُخ |
| You(m) cook | 'inta bitutbuchiicnta bituTbuK | إنت َ بـِتـُطبـُخ |
| You(f) cook | 'inti bitutbuchiiicnti bituTbuKy | إنت ِ بـِتـُطبـُخي |
| You(pl) cook | 'intu bitutbuchuiicntoo bituTbuKoo | إنتوا بـِتـُطبـُخوا |
| He/it(m) cooks | huwa biyutbuchhuwa biyuTbuK | هـُو َ بـِيـُطبـُخ |
| She/it(f) cooks | hiya bitutbuchhiya bituTbuK | هـِي َ بـِتـُطبـُخ |
| They cook | humma biyutbuchuhumma biyuTbuKoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُطبـُخوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cook | 'ana hatbuchaacnaa haTbuK | أنا َ هـَطبـُخ |
| We will cook | 'ihna hanutbuchiicHnaa hanuTbuK | إحنا َ هـَنـُطبـُخ |
| You(m) will cook | 'inta hatutbuchiicnta hatuTbuK | إنت َ هـَتـُطبـُخ |
| You(f) will cook | 'inti hatutbuchiiicnti hatuTbuKy | إنت ِ هـَتـُطبـُخي |
| You(pl) will cook | 'intu hatutbuchuiicntoo hatuTbuKoo | إنتوا هـَتـُطبـُخوا |
| He/it(m) will cook | huwa hayutbuchhuwa hayuTbuK | هـُو َ هـَيـُطبـُخ |
| She/it(f) will cook | hiya hatutbuchhiya hatuTbuK | هـِي َ هـَتـُطبـُخ |
| They will cook | humma hayutbuchuhumma hayuTbuKoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُطبـُخوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cook! | 'utbuchuucTbuK | أ ُطبـُخ |
| You(f) cook! | 'utbuchiuucTbuKy | أ ُطبـُخي |
| You(pl) cook! | 'utbuchuuucTbuKoo | أ ُطبـُخوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am cooking | 'ana taabichaacnaa TaabiK | أنا َ طا َبـِخ |
| I(f) am cooking | 'ana taabichaaacnaa TaabiKaö | أنا َ طا َبـِخـَة |
| We are cooking | 'ihna taabicheeniicHnaa TaabiKyn | إحنا َ طا َبـِخين |
| You(m) are cooking | 'inta taabichiicnta TaabiK | إنت َ طا َبـِخ |
| You(f) are cooking | 'inti taabichaiicnti TaabiKaö | إنت ِ طا َبـِخـَة |
| You(pl) are cooking | 'intu taabicheeniicntoo TaabiKyn | إنتوا طا َبـِخين |
| He/it(m) is cooking | huwa taabichhuwa TaabiK | هـُو َ طا َبـِخ |
| She/it(f) is cooking | hiya taabichahiya TaabiKaö | هـِي َ طا َبـِخـَة |
| They are cooking | humma taabicheenhumma TaabiKyn | هـُمّ َ طا َبـِخين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is cooked | huwa matboochhuwa maTbwK | هـُو َ مـَطبوخ |
| She/it(f) is cooked | hiya matboochahiya maTbwKaö | هـِي َ مـَطبوخـَة |
| They are cooked | humma matboocheenhumma maTbwKyn | هـُمّ َ مـَطبوخين |
