Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'ihtammeetaacnaa iichtammyt | أنا َ إهتـَمّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'ihtammeenaiicHnaa iichtammynaa | إحنا َ إهتـَمّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'ihtammeetiicnta iichtammyt | إنت َ إهتـَمّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'ihtammeetiiicnti iichtammyty | إنت ِ إهتـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'ihtammeetuiicntoo iichtammytoo | إنتوا إهتـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'ihtammhuwa iichtamm | هـُو َ إهتـَمّ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'ihtammithiya iichtammit | هـِي َ إهتـَمّـِت |
| They was | humma 'ihtammuhumma iichtammoo | هـُمّ َ إهتـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'ahtammaacnaa yimkin aachtamm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهتـَمّ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nihtammiicHnaa yimkin nihtamm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهتـَمّ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tihtammiicnta yimkin tihtamm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهتـَمّ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tihtammiiicnti yimkin tihtammy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهتـَمّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tihtammuiicntoo yimkin tihtammoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهتـَمّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yihtammhuwa yimkin yihtamm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهتـَمّ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tihtammhiya yimkin tihtamm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهتـَمّ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yihtammuhumma yimkin yihtammoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهتـَمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bahtammaacnaa bahtamm | أنا َ بـَهتـَمّ |
| We be | 'ihna binihtammiicHnaa binihtamm | إحنا َ بـِنـِهتـَمّ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitihtammiicnta bitihtamm | إنت َ بـِتـِهتـَمّ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitihtammiiicnti bitihtammy | إنت ِ بـِتـِهتـَمّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitihtammuiicntoo bitihtammoo | إنتوا بـِتـِهتـَمّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyihtammhuwa biyihtamm | هـُو َ بـِيـِهتـَمّ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitihtammhiya bitihtamm | هـِي َ بـِتـِهتـَمّ |
| They be | humma biyihtammuhumma biyihtammoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهتـَمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hahtammaacnaa hahtamm | أنا َ هـَهتـَمّ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanihtammiicHnaa hanihtamm | إحنا َ هـَنـِهتـَمّ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatihtammiicnta hatihtamm | إنت َ هـَتـِهتـَمّ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatihtammiiicnti hatihtammy | إنت ِ هـَتـِهتـَمّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatihtammuiicntoo hatihtammoo | إنتوا هـَتـِهتـَمّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayihtammhuwa hayihtamm | هـُو َ هـَيـِهتـَمّ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatihtammhiya hatihtamm | هـِي َ هـَتـِهتـَمّ |
| They will be | humma hayihtammuhumma hayihtammoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهتـَمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ihtammiichtamm | إهتـَمّ |
| You(f) be! | 'ihtammiiichtammy | إهتـَمّي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ihtammuiichtammoo | إهتـَمّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muhtammhuwa muhtamm | هـُو َ مـُهتـَمّ |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muhtammahiya muhtammaö | هـِي َ مـُهتـَمّـَة |
| They are | humma muhtammeenhumma muhtammyn | هـُمّ َ مـُهتـَمّين |
