Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lay | 'ana faradtaacnaa faradt | أنا َ فـَر َدت |
| We lay | 'ihna faradnaiicHnaa faradnaa | إحنا َ فـَر َدنا |
| You(m) lay | 'inta faradtiicnta faradt | إنت َ فـَر َدت |
| You(f) lay | 'inti faradtiiicnti faradty | إنت ِ فـَر َدتي |
| You(pl) lay | 'intu faradtuiicntoo faradtoo | إنتوا فـَر َدتوا |
| He/it(m) lay | huwa faradhuwa farad | هـُو َ فـَر َد |
| She/it(f) lay | hiya faradithiya faradit | هـِي َ فـَر َد ِت |
| They lay | humma faraduhumma faradoo | هـُمّ َ فـَر َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lie | 'ana yimkin 'afridaacnaa yimkin aacfrid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفر ِد |
| We might lie | 'ihna yimkin nifridiicHnaa yimkin nifrid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفر ِد |
| You(m) might lie | 'inta yimkin tifridiicnta yimkin tifrid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِد |
| You(f) might lie | 'inti yimkin tifridiiicnti yimkin tifridy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِدي |
| You(pl) might lie | 'intu yimkin tifriduiicntoo yimkin tifridoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might lie | huwa yimkin yifridhuwa yimkin yifrid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفر ِد |
| She/it(f) might lie | hiya yimkin tifridhiya yimkin tifrid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِد |
| They might lie | humma yimkin yifriduhumma yimkin yifridoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفر ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lie | 'ana bafridaacnaa bafrid | أنا َ بـَفر ِد |
| We lie | 'ihna binifridiicHnaa binifrid | إحنا َ بـِنـِفر ِد |
| You(m) lie | 'inta bitifridiicnta bitifrid | إنت َ بـِتـِفر ِد |
| You(f) lie | 'inti bitifridiiicnti bitifridy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفر ِدي |
| You(pl) lie | 'intu bitifriduiicntoo bitifridoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفر ِدوا |
| He/it(m) lies | huwa biyifridhuwa biyifrid | هـُو َ بـِيـِفر ِد |
| She/it(f) lies | hiya bitifridhiya bitifrid | هـِي َ بـِتـِفر ِد |
| They lie | humma biyifriduhumma biyifridoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفر ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lie | 'ana hafridaacnaa hafrid | أنا َ هـَفر ِد |
| We will lie | 'ihna hanifridiicHnaa hanifrid | إحنا َ هـَنـِفر ِد |
| You(m) will lie | 'inta hatifridiicnta hatifrid | إنت َ هـَتـِفر ِد |
| You(f) will lie | 'inti hatifridiiicnti hatifridy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفر ِدي |
| You(pl) will lie | 'intu hatifriduiicntoo hatifridoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفر ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will lie | huwa hayifridhuwa hayifrid | هـُو َ هـَيـِفر ِد |
| She/it(f) will lie | hiya hatifridhiya hatifrid | هـِي َ هـَتـِفر ِد |
| They will lie | humma hayifriduhumma hayifridoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفر ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lie! | 'ifridiicfrid | إفر ِد |
| You(f) lie! | 'ifridiiicfridy | إفر ِدي |
| You(pl) lie! | 'ifriduiicfridoo | إفر ِدوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am liing | 'ana faeridaacnaa faerid | أنا َ فا َر ِد |
| I(f) am liing | 'ana faeridaaacnaa faeridaö | أنا َ فا َر ِد َة |
| We are liing | 'ihna faerideeniicHnaa faeridyn | إحنا َ فا َر ِدين |
| You(m) are liing | 'inta faeridiicnta faerid | إنت َ فا َر ِد |
| You(f) are liing | 'inti faeridaiicnti faeridaö | إنت ِ فا َر ِد َة |
| You(pl) are liing | 'intu faerideeniicntoo faeridyn | إنتوا فا َر ِدين |
| He/it(m) is liing | huwa faeridhuwa faerid | هـُو َ فا َر ِد |
| She/it(f) is liing | hiya faeridahiya faeridaö | هـِي َ فا َر ِد َة |
| They are liing | humma faerideenhumma faeridyn | هـُمّ َ فا َر ِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lain | huwa mafroodhuwa mafrwd | هـُو َ مـَفرود |
| She/it(f) is lain | hiya mafroodahiya mafrwdaö | هـِي َ مـَفرود َة |
| They are lain | humma mafroodeenhumma mafrwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفرودين |
