Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drifted | 'ana 'inharaftaacnaa iicnHaraft | أنا َ إنحـَر َفت |
| We drifted | 'ihna 'inharafnaiicHnaa iicnHarafnaa | إحنا َ إنحـَر َفنا |
| You(m) drifted | 'inta 'inharaftiicnta iicnHaraft | إنت َ إنحـَر َفت |
| You(f) drifted | 'inti 'inharaftiiicnti iicnHarafty | إنت ِ إنحـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) drifted | 'intu 'inharaftuiicntoo iicnHaraftoo | إنتوا إنحـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) drifted | huwa 'inharafhuwa iicnHaraf | هـُو َ إنحـَر َف |
| She/it(f) drifted | hiya 'inharafithiya iicnHarafit | هـِي َ إنحـَر َفـِت |
| They drifted | humma 'inharafuhumma iicnHarafoo | هـُمّ َ إنحـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drift | 'ana yimkin 'anhirifaacnaa yimkin aacnHirif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنحـِر ِف |
| We might drift | 'ihna yimkin ninhirifiicHnaa yimkin ninHirif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنحـِر ِف |
| You(m) might drift | 'inta yimkin tinhirifiicnta yimkin tinHirif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِر ِف |
| You(f) might drift | 'inti yimkin tinhirfiiicnti yimkin tinHirfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِرفي |
| You(pl) might drift | 'intu yimkin tinhirfuiicntoo yimkin tinHirfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) might drift | huwa yimkin yinhirifhuwa yimkin yinHirif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنحـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) might drift | hiya yimkin tinhirifhiya yimkin tinHirif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنحـِر ِف |
| They might drift | humma yimkin yinhirfuhumma yimkin yinHirfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنحـِرفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drift | 'ana banhirifaacnaa banHirif | أنا َ بـَنحـِر ِف |
| We drift | 'ihna bininhirifiicHnaa bininHirif | إحنا َ بـِنـِنحـِر ِف |
| You(m) drift | 'inta bitinhirifiicnta bitinHirif | إنت َ بـِتـِنحـِر ِف |
| You(f) drift | 'inti bitinhirfiiicnti bitinHirfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنحـِرفي |
| You(pl) drift | 'intu bitinhirfuiicntoo bitinHirfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنحـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) drifts | huwa biyinhirifhuwa biyinHirif | هـُو َ بـِيـِنحـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) drifts | hiya bitinhirifhiya bitinHirif | هـِي َ بـِتـِنحـِر ِف |
| They drift | humma biyinhirfuhumma biyinHirfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنحـِرفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drift | 'ana hanhirifaacnaa hanHirif | أنا َ هـَنحـِر ِف |
| We will drift | 'ihna haninhirifiicHnaa haninHirif | إحنا َ هـَنـِنحـِر ِف |
| You(m) will drift | 'inta hatinhirifiicnta hatinHirif | إنت َ هـَتـِنحـِر ِف |
| You(f) will drift | 'inti hatinhirfiiicnti hatinHirfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنحـِرفي |
| You(pl) will drift | 'intu hatinhirfuiicntoo hatinHirfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنحـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) will drift | huwa hayinhirifhuwa hayinHirif | هـُو َ هـَيـِنحـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) will drift | hiya hatinhirifhiya hatinHirif | هـِي َ هـَتـِنحـِر ِف |
| They will drift | humma hayinhirfuhumma hayinHirfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنحـِرفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drift! | 'inharafiicnHaraf | إنحـَر َف |
| You(f) drift! | 'inharafitiicnHarafit | إنحـَر َفـِت |
| You(pl) drift! | 'inharafuiicnHarafoo | إنحـَر َفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is drifted | huwa munharifhuwa munHarif | هـُو َ مـُنحـَر ِف |
| She/it(f) is drifted | hiya munharifahiya munHarifaö | هـِي َ مـُنحـَر ِفـَة |
| They are drifted | humma munharifeenhumma munHarifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنحـَر ِفين |
