Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'atlaftaacnaa aactlaft | أنا َ أتلـَفت |
| We was | 'ihna 'atlafnaiicHnaa aactlafnaa | إحنا َ أتلـَفنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'atlaftiicnta aactlaft | إنت َ أتلـَفت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'atlaftiiicnti aactlafty | إنت ِ أتلـَفتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'atlaftuiicntoo aactlaftoo | إنتوا أتلـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'atlafhuwa aactlaf | هـُو َ أتلـَف |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'atlafithiya aactlafit | هـِي َ أتلـَفـِت |
| They was | humma 'atlafuhumma aactlafoo | هـُمّ َ أتلـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atlifaacnaa yimkin aactlif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتلـِف |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitlifiicHnaa yimkin nitlif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتلـِف |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titlifiicnta yimkin titlif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِف |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titlifiiicnti yimkin titlify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titlifuiicntoo yimkin titlifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitlifhuwa yimkin yitlif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titlifhiya yimkin titlif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـِف |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitlifuhumma yimkin yitlifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batlifaacnaa batlif | أنا َ بـَتلـِف |
| We be | 'ihna binitlifiicHnaa binitlif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتلـِف |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititlifiicnta bititlif | إنت َ بـِتـِتلـِف |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititlifiiicnti bititlify | إنت ِ بـِتـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititlifuiicntoo bititlifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitlifhuwa biyitlif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititlifhiya bititlif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتلـِف |
| They be | humma biyitlifuhumma biyitlifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتلـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatlifaacnaa hatlif | أنا َ هـَتلـِف |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitlifiicHnaa hanitlif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتلـِف |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitlifiicnta hatitlif | إنت َ هـَتـِتلـِف |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitlifiiicnti hatitlify | إنت ِ هـَتـِتلـِفي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitlifuiicntoo hatitlifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitlifhuwa hayitlif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتلـِف |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitlifhiya hatitlif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتلـِف |
| They will be | humma hayitlifuhumma hayitlifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتلـِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana taelifaacnaa taelif | أنا َ تا َلـِف |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana taelifaaacnaa taelifaö | أنا َ تا َلـِفـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna taelifeeniicHnaa taelifyn | إحنا َ تا َلـِفين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta taelifiicnta taelif | إنت َ تا َلـِف |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti taelifaiicnti taelifaö | إنت ِ تا َلـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu taelifeeniicntoo taelifyn | إنتوا تا َلـِفين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa taelifhuwa taelif | هـُو َ تا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya taelifahiya taelifaö | هـِي َ تا َلـِفـَة |
| They are bing | humma taelifeenhumma taelifyn | هـُمّ َ تا َلـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mutlafhuwa mutlaf | هـُو َ مـُتلـَف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mutlafahiya mutlafaö | هـِي َ مـُتلـَفـَة |
| They are | humma mutlafeenhumma mutlafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتلـَفين |
