Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kept | 'ana wafeetaacnaa wafyt | أنا َ و َفيت |
| We kept | 'ihna wafeenaiicHnaa wafynaa | إحنا َ و َفينا |
| You(m) kept | 'inta wafeetiicnta wafyt | إنت َ و َفيت |
| You(f) kept | 'inti wafeetiiicnti wafyty | إنت ِ و َفيتي |
| You(pl) kept | 'intu wafeetuiicntoo wafytoo | إنتوا و َفيتوا |
| He/it(m) kept | huwa wafihuwa wafy | هـُو َ و َفي |
| She/it(f) kept | hiya wafyithiya wafyit | هـِي َ و َفيـِت |
| They kept | humma wafyuhumma wafyoo | هـُمّ َ و َفيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might keep | 'ana yimkin 'aoofaaacnaa yimkin aacwfY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوفى |
| We might keep | 'ihna yimkin niwfaiicHnaa yimkin niwfY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوفى |
| You(m) might keep | 'inta yimkin tiwfaiicnta yimkin tiwfY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوفى |
| You(f) might keep | 'inti yimkin tiwfiiicnti yimkin tiwfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوفي |
| You(pl) might keep | 'intu yimkin tiwfuiicntoo yimkin tiwfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوفوا |
| He/it(m) might keep | huwa yimkin yiwfahuwa yimkin yiwfY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوفى |
| She/it(f) might keep | hiya yimkin tiwfahiya yimkin tiwfY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوفى |
| They might keep | humma yimkin yiwfuhumma yimkin yiwfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I keep | 'ana bawfaaacnaa bawfY | أنا َ بـَوفى |
| We keep | 'ihna biniwfaiicHnaa biniwfY | إحنا َ بـِنـِوفى |
| You(m) keep | 'inta bitiwfaiicnta bitiwfY | إنت َ بـِتـِوفى |
| You(f) keep | 'inti bitiwfiiicnti bitiwfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِوفي |
| You(pl) keep | 'intu bitiwfuiicntoo bitiwfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِوفوا |
| He/it(m) keeps | huwa biyiwfahuwa biyiwfY | هـُو َ بـِيـِوفى |
| She/it(f) keeps | hiya bitiwfahiya bitiwfY | هـِي َ بـِتـِوفى |
| They keep | humma biyiwfuhumma biyiwfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will keep | 'ana hawfaaacnaa hawfY | أنا َ هـَوفى |
| We will keep | 'ihna haniwfaiicHnaa haniwfY | إحنا َ هـَنـِوفى |
| You(m) will keep | 'inta hatiwfaiicnta hatiwfY | إنت َ هـَتـِوفى |
| You(f) will keep | 'inti hatiwfiiicnti hatiwfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِوفي |
| You(pl) will keep | 'intu hatiwfuiicntoo hatiwfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِوفوا |
| He/it(m) will keep | huwa hayiwfahuwa hayiwfY | هـُو َ هـَيـِوفى |
| She/it(f) will keep | hiya hatiwfahiya hatiwfY | هـِي َ هـَتـِوفى |
| They will keep | humma hayiwfuhumma hayiwfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) keep! | 'ioofaiicwfY | إوفى |
| You(f) keep! | 'ioofiiicwfy | إوفي |
| You(pl) keep! | 'ioofuiicwfoo | إوفوا |
