Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I began | 'ana 'ibtadeetaacnaa iicbtadyt | أنا َ إبتـَديت |
| We began | 'ihna 'ibtadeenaiicHnaa iicbtadynaa | إحنا َ إبتـَدينا |
| You(m) began | 'inta 'ibtadeetiicnta iicbtadyt | إنت َ إبتـَديت |
| You(f) began | 'inti 'ibtadeetiiicnti iicbtadyty | إنت ِ إبتـَديتي |
| You(pl) began | 'intu 'ibtadeetuiicntoo iicbtadytoo | إنتوا إبتـَديتوا |
| He/it(m) began | huwa 'ibtadahuwa iicbtadY | هـُو َ إبتـَدى |
| She/it(f) began | hiya 'ibtadyithiya iicbtadyit | هـِي َ إبتـَديـِت |
| They began | humma 'ibtaduhumma iicbtadoo | هـُمّ َ إبتـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might begin | 'ana yimkin 'abtidiaacnaa yimkin aacbtidy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبتـِدي |
| We might begin | 'ihna yimkin nibtidiiicHnaa yimkin nibtidy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبتـِدي |
| You(m) might begin | 'inta yimkin tibtidiiicnta yimkin tibtidy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي |
| You(f) might begin | 'inti yimkin tibtidiiicnti yimkin tibtidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي |
| You(pl) might begin | 'intu yimkin tibtiduiicntoo yimkin tibtidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might begin | huwa yimkin yibtidihuwa yimkin yibtidy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) might begin | hiya yimkin tibtidihiya yimkin tibtidy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبتـِدي |
| They might begin | humma yimkin yibtiduhumma yimkin yibtidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبتـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I begin | 'ana babtidiaacnaa babtidy | أنا َ بـَبتـِدي |
| We begin | 'ihna binibtidiiicHnaa binibtidy | إحنا َ بـِنـِبتـِدي |
| You(m) begin | 'inta bitibtidiiicnta bitibtidy | إنت َ بـِتـِبتـِدي |
| You(f) begin | 'inti bitibtidiiicnti bitibtidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبتـِدي |
| You(pl) begin | 'intu bitibtiduiicntoo bitibtidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبتـِدوا |
| He/it(m) begins | huwa biyibtidihuwa biyibtidy | هـُو َ بـِيـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) begins | hiya bitibtidihiya bitibtidy | هـِي َ بـِتـِبتـِدي |
| They begin | humma biyibtiduhumma biyibtidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبتـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will begin | 'ana habtidiaacnaa habtidy | أنا َ هـَبتـِدي |
| We will begin | 'ihna hanibtidiiicHnaa hanibtidy | إحنا َ هـَنـِبتـِدي |
| You(m) will begin | 'inta hatibtidiiicnta hatibtidy | إنت َ هـَتـِبتـِدي |
| You(f) will begin | 'inti hatibtidiiicnti hatibtidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبتـِدي |
| You(pl) will begin | 'intu hatibtiduiicntoo hatibtidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبتـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will begin | huwa hayibtidihuwa hayibtidy | هـُو َ هـَيـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) will begin | hiya hatibtidihiya hatibtidy | هـِي َ هـَتـِبتـِدي |
| They will begin | humma hayibtiduhumma hayibtidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبتـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) begin! | 'ibtidiiicbtidy | إبتـِدي |
| You(f) begin! | 'ibtidiiicbtidy | إبتـِدي |
| You(pl) begin! | 'ibtiduiicbtidoo | إبتـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is begun | huwa mibtidihuwa mibtidy | هـُو َ مـِبتـِدي |
| She/it(f) is begun | hiya mibtidyahiya mibtidyaö | هـِي َ مـِبتـِديـَة |
| They are begun | humma mibtidyeenhumma mibtidyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِبتـِديين |
