Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana nafaAtaacnaa nafaAt | أنا َ نـَفـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna nafaAnaiicHnaa nafaAnaa | إحنا َ نـَفـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta nafaAtiicnta nafaAt | إنت َ نـَفـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti nafaAtiiicnti nafaAty | إنت ِ نـَفـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu nafaAtuiicntoo nafaAtoo | إنتوا نـَفـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa nafaAhuwa nafaA | هـُو َ نـَفـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya nafaAithiya nafaAit | هـِي َ نـَفـَعـِت |
| They was | humma nafaAuhumma nafaAoo | هـُمّ َ نـَفـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'anfaAaacnaa yimkin aacnfaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنفـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin ninfaAiicHnaa yimkin ninfaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنفـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tinfaAiicnta yimkin tinfaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tinfaAiiicnti yimkin tinfaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tinfaAuiicntoo yimkin tinfaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yinfaAhuwa yimkin yinfaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنفـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tinfaAhiya yimkin tinfaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yinfaAuhumma yimkin yinfaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنفـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana banfaAaacnaa banfaA | أنا َ بـَنفـَع |
| We be | 'ihna bininfaAiicHnaa bininfaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِنفـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitinfaAiicnta bitinfaA | إنت َ بـِتـِنفـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitinfaAiiicnti bitinfaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنفـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitinfaAuiicntoo bitinfaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyinfaAhuwa biyinfaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِنفـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitinfaAhiya bitinfaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِنفـَع |
| They be | humma biyinfaAuhumma biyinfaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنفـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hanfaAaacnaa hanfaA | أنا َ هـَنفـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna haninfaAiicHnaa haninfaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِنفـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatinfaAiicnta hatinfaA | إنت َ هـَتـِنفـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatinfaAiiicnti hatinfaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنفـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatinfaAuiicntoo hatinfaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayinfaAhuwa hayinfaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِنفـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatinfaAhiya hatinfaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِنفـَع |
| They will be | humma hayinfaAuhumma hayinfaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنفـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'infaAiicnfaA | إنفـَع |
| You(f) be! | 'infaAiiicnfaAy | إنفـَعي |
| You(pl) be! | 'infaAuiicnfaAoo | إنفـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana naefiAaacnaa naefiA | أنا َ نا َفـِع |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana naefiAaaacnaa naefiAaö | أنا َ نا َفـِعـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna naefiAeeniicHnaa naefiAyn | إحنا َ نا َفـِعين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta naefiAiicnta naefiA | إنت َ نا َفـِع |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti naefiAaiicnti naefiAaö | إنت ِ نا َفـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu naefiAeeniicntoo naefiAyn | إنتوا نا َفـِعين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa naefiAhuwa naefiA | هـُو َ نا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya naefiAahiya naefiAaö | هـِي َ نا َفـِعـَة |
| They are bing | humma naefiAeenhumma naefiAyn | هـُمّ َ نا َفـِعين |
