Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I boiled | 'ana foortaacnaa fwrt | أنا َ فورت |
| We boiled | 'ihna foornaiicHnaa fwrnaa | إحنا َ فورنا |
| You(m) boiled | 'inta foortiicnta fwrt | إنت َ فورت |
| You(f) boiled | 'inti foortiiicnti fwrty | إنت ِ فورتي |
| You(pl) boiled | 'intu foortuiicntoo fwrtoo | إنتوا فورتوا |
| He/it(m) boiled | huwa faarhuwa faar | هـُو َ فا َر |
| She/it(f) boiled | hiya faarithiya faarit | هـِي َ فا َر ِت |
| They boiled | humma faruhumma faaroo | هـُمّ َ فا َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might boil | 'ana yimkin 'afooraacnaa yimkin aacfwr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفور |
| We might boil | 'ihna yimkin nifooriicHnaa yimkin nifwr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفور |
| You(m) might boil | 'inta yimkin tifooriicnta yimkin tifwr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفور |
| You(f) might boil | 'inti yimkin tifooriiicnti yimkin tifwry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفوري |
| You(pl) might boil | 'intu yimkin tifooruiicntoo yimkin tifwroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفوروا |
| He/it(m) might boil | huwa yimkin yifoorhuwa yimkin yifwr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفور |
| She/it(f) might boil | hiya yimkin tifoorhiya yimkin tifwr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفور |
| They might boil | humma yimkin yifooruhumma yimkin yifwroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفوروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I boil | 'ana bafooraacnaa bafwr | أنا َ بـَفور |
| We boil | 'ihna binfooriicHnaa binfwr | إحنا َ بـِنفور |
| You(m) boil | 'inta bitfooriicnta bitfwr | إنت َ بـِتفور |
| You(f) boil | 'inti bitfooriiicnti bitfwry | إنت ِ بـِتفوري |
| You(pl) boil | 'intu bitfooruiicntoo bitfwroo | إنتوا بـِتفوروا |
| He/it(m) boils | huwa biyifoorhuwa biyifwr | هـُو َ بـِيـِفور |
| She/it(f) boils | hiya bitfoorhiya bitfwr | هـِي َ بـِتفور |
| They boil | humma biyifooruhumma biyifwroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفوروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will boil | 'ana hafooraacnaa hafwr | أنا َ هـَفور |
| We will boil | 'ihna hanfooriicHnaa hanfwr | إحنا َ هـَنفور |
| You(m) will boil | 'inta hatfooriicnta hatfwr | إنت َ هـَتفور |
| You(f) will boil | 'inti hatfooriiicnti hatfwry | إنت ِ هـَتفوري |
| You(pl) will boil | 'intu hatfooruiicntoo hatfwroo | إنتوا هـَتفوروا |
| He/it(m) will boil | huwa hayifoorhuwa hayifwr | هـُو َ هـَيـِفور |
| She/it(f) will boil | hiya hatfoorhiya hatfwr | هـِي َ هـَتفور |
| They will boil | humma hayifooruhumma hayifwroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفوروا |
