Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana fideetaacnaa fiDyt | أنا َ فـِضيت |
| We became | 'ihna fideenaiicHnaa fiDynaa | إحنا َ فـِضينا |
| You(m) became | 'inta fideetiicnta fiDyt | إنت َ فـِضيت |
| You(f) became | 'inti fideetiiicnti fiDyty | إنت ِ فـِضيتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu fideetuiicntoo fiDytoo | إنتوا فـِضيتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa fidihuwa fiDy | هـُو َ فـِضي |
| She/it(f) became | hiya fidyithiya fiDyit | هـِي َ فـِضيـِت |
| They became | humma fidyuhumma fiDyoo | هـُمّ َ فـِضيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'afdaaacnaa yimkin aacfDY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفضى |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nifdaiicHnaa yimkin nifDY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفضى |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tifdaiicnta yimkin tifDY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضى |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tifdiiicnti yimkin tifDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفضي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tifduiicntoo yimkin tifDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفضوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yifdahuwa yimkin yifDY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضى |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tifdahiya yimkin tifDY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضى |
| They might become | humma yimkin yifduhumma yimkin yifDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bafdaaacnaa bafDY | أنا َ بـَفضى |
| We become | 'ihna binifdaiicHnaa binifDY | إحنا َ بـِنـِفضى |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitifdaiicnta bitifDY | إنت َ بـِتـِفضى |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitifdiiicnti bitifDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفضي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitifduiicntoo bitifDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفضوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyifdahuwa biyifDY | هـُو َ بـِيـِفضى |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitifdahiya bitifDY | هـِي َ بـِتـِفضى |
| They become | humma biyifduhumma biyifDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hafdaaacnaa hafDY | أنا َ هـَفضى |
| We will become | 'ihna hanifdaiicHnaa hanifDY | إحنا َ هـَنـِفضى |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatifdaiicnta hatifDY | إنت َ هـَتـِفضى |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatifdiiicnti hatifDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفضي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatifduiicntoo hatifDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفضوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayifdahuwa hayifDY | هـُو َ هـَيـِفضى |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatifdahiya hatifDY | هـِي َ هـَتـِفضى |
| They will become | humma hayifduhumma hayifDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفضوا |
