Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I breakfasted | 'ana fitirtaacnaa fiTirt | أنا َ فـِطـِرت |
| We breakfasted | 'ihna fitirnaiicHnaa fiTirnaa | إحنا َ فـِطـِرنا |
| You(m) breakfasted | 'inta fitirtiicnta fiTirt | إنت َ فـِطـِرت |
| You(f) breakfasted | 'inti fitirtiiicnti fiTirty | إنت ِ فـِطـِرتي |
| You(pl) breakfasted | 'intu fitirtuiicntoo fiTirtoo | إنتوا فـِطـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) breakfasted | huwa fitirhuwa fiTir | هـُو َ فـِطـِر |
| She/it(f) breakfasted | hiya fitrithiya fiTrit | هـِي َ فـِطر ِت |
| They breakfasted | humma fitruhumma fiTroo | هـُمّ َ فـِطروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might breakfast | 'ana yimkin 'aftaraacnaa yimkin aacfTar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفطـَر |
| We might breakfast | 'ihna yimkin niftariicHnaa yimkin nifTar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفطـَر |
| You(m) might breakfast | 'inta yimkin tiftariicnta yimkin tifTar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَر |
| You(f) might breakfast | 'inti yimkin tiftariiicnti yimkin tifTary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَري |
| You(pl) might breakfast | 'intu yimkin tiftaruiicntoo yimkin tifTaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَروا |
| He/it(m) might breakfast | huwa yimkin yiftarhuwa yimkin yifTar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفطـَر |
| She/it(f) might breakfast | hiya yimkin tiftarhiya yimkin tifTar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَر |
| They might breakfast | humma yimkin yiftaruhumma yimkin yifTaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفطـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I breakfast | 'ana baftaraacnaa bafTar | أنا َ بـَفطـَر |
| We breakfast | 'ihna biniftariicHnaa binifTar | إحنا َ بـِنـِفطـَر |
| You(m) breakfast | 'inta bitiftariicnta bitifTar | إنت َ بـِتـِفطـَر |
| You(f) breakfast | 'inti bitiftariiicnti bitifTary | إنت ِ بـِتـِفطـَري |
| You(pl) breakfast | 'intu bitiftaruiicntoo bitifTaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفطـَروا |
| He/it(m) breakfasts | huwa biyiftarhuwa biyifTar | هـُو َ بـِيـِفطـَر |
| She/it(f) breakfasts | hiya bitiftarhiya bitifTar | هـِي َ بـِتـِفطـَر |
| They breakfast | humma biyiftaruhumma biyifTaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفطـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will breakfast | 'ana haftaraacnaa hafTar | أنا َ هـَفطـَر |
| We will breakfast | 'ihna haniftariicHnaa hanifTar | إحنا َ هـَنـِفطـَر |
| You(m) will breakfast | 'inta hatiftariicnta hatifTar | إنت َ هـَتـِفطـَر |
| You(f) will breakfast | 'inti hatiftariiicnti hatifTary | إنت ِ هـَتـِفطـَري |
| You(pl) will breakfast | 'intu hatiftaruiicntoo hatifTaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفطـَروا |
| He/it(m) will breakfast | huwa hayiftarhuwa hayifTar | هـُو َ هـَيـِفطـَر |
| She/it(f) will breakfast | hiya hatiftarhiya hatifTar | هـِي َ هـَتـِفطـَر |
| They will breakfast | humma hayiftaruhumma hayifTaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفطـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) breakfast! | 'iftiriicfTir | إفطـِر |
| You(f) breakfast! | 'iftiriiicfTiry | إفطـِري |
| You(pl) breakfast! | 'iftiruiicfTiroo | إفطـِروا |
