Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana Aitiltaacnaa AiTilt | أنا َ عـِطـِلت |
| We was | 'ihna AitilnaiicHnaa AiTilnaa | إحنا َ عـِطـِلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta Aitiltiicnta AiTilt | إنت َ عـِطـِلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti Aitiltiiicnti AiTilty | إنت ِ عـِطـِلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu Aitiltuiicntoo AiTiltoo | إنتوا عـِطـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa Aitilhuwa AiTil | هـُو َ عـِطـِل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya Aitlithiya AiTlit | هـِي َ عـِطلـِت |
| They was | humma Aitluhumma AiTloo | هـُمّ َ عـِطلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aAtalaacnaa yimkin aacATal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعطـَل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin niAtaliicHnaa yimkin niATal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعطـَل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tiAtaliicnta yimkin tiATal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tiAtaliiicnti yimkin tiATaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tiAtaluiicntoo yimkin tiATaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yiAtalhuwa yimkin yiATal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعطـَل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tiAtalhiya yimkin tiATal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعطـَل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yiAtaluhumma yimkin yiATaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعطـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baAtalaacnaa baATal | أنا َ بـَعطـَل |
| We be | 'ihna biniAtaliicHnaa biniATal | إحنا َ بـِنـِعطـَل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitiAtaliicnta bitiATal | إنت َ بـِتـِعطـَل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitiAtaliiicnti bitiATaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِعطـَلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitiAtaluiicntoo bitiATaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعطـَلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyiAtalhuwa biyiATal | هـُو َ بـِيـِعطـَل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitiAtalhiya bitiATal | هـِي َ بـِتـِعطـَل |
| They be | humma biyiAtaluhumma biyiATaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعطـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haAtalaacnaa haATal | أنا َ هـَعطـَل |
| We will be | 'ihna haniAtaliicHnaa haniATal | إحنا َ هـَنـِعطـَل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatiAtaliicnta hatiATal | إنت َ هـَتـِعطـَل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatiAtaliiicnti hatiATaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِعطـَلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatiAtaluiicntoo hatiATaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعطـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayiAtalhuwa hayiATal | هـُو َ هـَيـِعطـَل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatiAtalhiya hatiATal | هـِي َ هـَتـِعطـَل |
| They will be | humma hayiAtaluhumma hayiATaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعطـَلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana Aatlaanaacnaa AaTlaan | أنا َ عـَطلا َن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana Aatlaanaaacnaa AaTlaanaö | أنا َ عـَطلا َنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna AatlaneeniicHnaa AaTlaanyn | إحنا َ عـَطلا َنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta Aatlaaniicnta AaTlaan | إنت َ عـَطلا َن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti Aatlaanaiicnti AaTlaanaö | إنت ِ عـَطلا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu Aatlaneeniicntoo AaTlaanyn | إنتوا عـَطلا َنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa Aatlaanhuwa AaTlaan | هـُو َ عـَطلا َن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya Aatlaanahiya AaTlaanaö | هـِي َ عـَطلا َنـَة |
| They are bing | humma Aatlaneenhumma AaTlaanyn | هـُمّ َ عـَطلا َنين |
