Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I halted | 'ana wi'iftaacnaa wiqift | أنا َ و ِقـِفت |
| We halted | 'ihna wi'ifnaiicHnaa wiqifnaa | إحنا َ و ِقـِفنا |
| You(m) halted | 'inta wi'iftiicnta wiqift | إنت َ و ِقـِفت |
| You(f) halted | 'inti wi'iftiiicnti wiqifty | إنت ِ و ِقـِفتي |
| You(pl) halted | 'intu wi'iftuiicntoo wiqiftoo | إنتوا و ِقـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) halted | huwa wi'ifhuwa wiqif | هـُو َ و ِقـِف |
| She/it(f) halted | hiya wi'fithiya wiqfit | هـِي َ و ِقفـِت |
| They halted | humma wi'fuhumma wiqfoo | هـُمّ َ و ِقفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might halt | 'ana yimkin aa'afaacnaa yimkin aaqaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ا َقـَف |
| We might halt | 'ihna yimkin nu'afiicHnaa yimkin nuqaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقـَف |
| You(m) might halt | 'inta yimkin tu'afiicnta yimkin tuqaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقـَف |
| You(f) might halt | 'inti yimkin tu'afiiicnti yimkin tuqafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقـَفي |
| You(pl) might halt | 'intu yimkin tu'afuiicntoo yimkin tuqafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might halt | huwa yimkin yu'afhuwa yimkin yuqaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقـَف |
| She/it(f) might halt | hiya yimkin tu'afhiya yimkin tuqaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقـَف |
| They might halt | humma yimkin yu'afuhumma yimkin yuqafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I halt | 'ana ba'afaacnaa baqaf | أنا َ بـَقـَف |
| We halt | 'ihna binu'afiicHnaa binuqaf | إحنا َ بـِنـُقـَف |
| You(m) halt | 'inta bitu'afiicnta bituqaf | إنت َ بـِتـُقـَف |
| You(f) halt | 'inti bitu'afiiicnti bituqafy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقـَفي |
| You(pl) halt | 'intu bitu'afuiicntoo bituqafoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقـَفوا |
| He/it(m) halts | huwa biyu'afhuwa biyuqaf | هـُو َ بـِيـُقـَف |
| She/it(f) halts | hiya bitu'afhiya bituqaf | هـِي َ بـِتـُقـَف |
| They halt | humma biyu'afuhumma biyuqafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will halt | 'ana ha'afaacnaa haqaf | أنا َ هـَقـَف |
| We will halt | 'ihna hanu'afiicHnaa hanuqaf | إحنا َ هـَنـُقـَف |
| You(m) will halt | 'inta hatu'afiicnta hatuqaf | إنت َ هـَتـُقـَف |
| You(f) will halt | 'inti hatu'afiiicnti hatuqafy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقـَفي |
| You(pl) will halt | 'intu hatu'afuiicntoo hatuqafoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will halt | huwa hayu'afhuwa hayuqaf | هـُو َ هـَيـُقـَف |
| She/it(f) will halt | hiya hatu'afhiya hatuqaf | هـِي َ هـَتـُقـَف |
| They will halt | humma hayu'afuhumma hayuqafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) halt! | 'u'afuucqaf | أ ُقـَف |
| You(f) halt! | 'u'afiuucqafy | أ ُقـَفي |
| You(pl) halt! | 'u'afuuucqafoo | أ ُقـَفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am halting | 'ana wae'ifaacnaa waeqif | أنا َ وا َقـِف |
| I(f) am halting | 'ana wae'ifaaacnaa waeqifaö | أنا َ وا َقـِفـَة |
| We are halting | 'ihna wae'ifeeniicHnaa waeqifyn | إحنا َ وا َقـِفين |
| You(m) are halting | 'inta wae'ifiicnta waeqif | إنت َ وا َقـِف |
| You(f) are halting | 'inti wae'ifaiicnti waeqifaö | إنت ِ وا َقـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are halting | 'intu wae'ifeeniicntoo waeqifyn | إنتوا وا َقـِفين |
| He/it(m) is halting | huwa wae'ifhuwa waeqif | هـُو َ وا َقـِف |
| She/it(f) is halting | hiya wae'ifahiya waeqifaö | هـِي َ وا َقـِفـَة |
| They are halting | humma wae'ifeenhumma waeqifyn | هـُمّ َ وا َقـِفين |
