Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I directed | 'ana faradtaacnaa faraDt | أنا َ فـَر َضت |
| We directed | 'ihna faradnaiicHnaa faraDnaa | إحنا َ فـَر َضنا |
| You(m) directed | 'inta faradtiicnta faraDt | إنت َ فـَر َضت |
| You(f) directed | 'inti faradtiiicnti faraDty | إنت ِ فـَر َضتي |
| You(pl) directed | 'intu faradtuiicntoo faraDtoo | إنتوا فـَر َضتوا |
| He/it(m) directed | huwa faradhuwa faraD | هـُو َ فـَر َض |
| She/it(f) directed | hiya faradithiya faraDit | هـِي َ فـَر َضـِت |
| They directed | humma faraduhumma faraDoo | هـُمّ َ فـَر َضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might direct | 'ana yimkin 'afridaacnaa yimkin aacfriD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفر ِض |
| We might direct | 'ihna yimkin nifridiicHnaa yimkin nifriD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفر ِض |
| You(m) might direct | 'inta yimkin tifridiicnta yimkin tifriD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِض |
| You(f) might direct | 'inti yimkin tifridiiicnti yimkin tifriDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِضي |
| You(pl) might direct | 'intu yimkin tifriduiicntoo yimkin tifriDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِضوا |
| He/it(m) might direct | huwa yimkin yifridhuwa yimkin yifriD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفر ِض |
| She/it(f) might direct | hiya yimkin tifridhiya yimkin tifriD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفر ِض |
| They might direct | humma yimkin yifriduhumma yimkin yifriDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفر ِضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I direct | 'ana bafridaacnaa bafriD | أنا َ بـَفر ِض |
| We direct | 'ihna binifridiicHnaa binifriD | إحنا َ بـِنـِفر ِض |
| You(m) direct | 'inta bitifridiicnta bitifriD | إنت َ بـِتـِفر ِض |
| You(f) direct | 'inti bitifridiiicnti bitifriDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفر ِضي |
| You(pl) direct | 'intu bitifriduiicntoo bitifriDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفر ِضوا |
| He/it(m) directs | huwa biyifridhuwa biyifriD | هـُو َ بـِيـِفر ِض |
| She/it(f) directs | hiya bitifridhiya bitifriD | هـِي َ بـِتـِفر ِض |
| They direct | humma biyifriduhumma biyifriDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفر ِضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will direct | 'ana hafridaacnaa hafriD | أنا َ هـَفر ِض |
| We will direct | 'ihna hanifridiicHnaa hanifriD | إحنا َ هـَنـِفر ِض |
| You(m) will direct | 'inta hatifridiicnta hatifriD | إنت َ هـَتـِفر ِض |
| You(f) will direct | 'inti hatifridiiicnti hatifriDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفر ِضي |
| You(pl) will direct | 'intu hatifriduiicntoo hatifriDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفر ِضوا |
| He/it(m) will direct | huwa hayifridhuwa hayifriD | هـُو َ هـَيـِفر ِض |
| She/it(f) will direct | hiya hatifridhiya hatifriD | هـِي َ هـَتـِفر ِض |
| They will direct | humma hayifriduhumma hayifriDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفر ِضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) direct! | 'ifridiicfriD | إفر ِض |
| You(f) direct! | 'ifridiiicfriDy | إفر ِضي |
| You(pl) direct! | 'ifriduiicfriDoo | إفر ِضوا |
