Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I traced | 'ana shaffeetaacnaa shaffyt | أنا َ شـَفّيت |
| We traced | 'ihna shaffeenaiicHnaa shaffynaa | إحنا َ شـَفّينا |
| You(m) traced | 'inta shaffeetiicnta shaffyt | إنت َ شـَفّيت |
| You(f) traced | 'inti shaffeetiiicnti shaffyty | إنت ِ شـَفّيتي |
| You(pl) traced | 'intu shaffeetuiicntoo shaffytoo | إنتوا شـَفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) traced | huwa shaffhuwa shaff | هـُو َ شـَفّ |
| She/it(f) traced | hiya shaffithiya shaffit | هـِي َ شـَفّـِت |
| They traced | humma shaffuhumma shaffoo | هـُمّ َ شـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trace | 'ana yimkin 'ashiffaacnaa yimkin aacshiff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـِفّ |
| We might trace | 'ihna yimkin nishiffiicHnaa yimkin nishiff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـِفّ |
| You(m) might trace | 'inta yimkin tishiffiicnta yimkin tishiff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّ |
| You(f) might trace | 'inti yimkin tishiffiiicnti yimkin tishiffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّي |
| You(pl) might trace | 'intu yimkin tishiffuiicntoo yimkin tishiffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) might trace | huwa yimkin yishiffhuwa yimkin yishiff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِفّ |
| She/it(f) might trace | hiya yimkin tishiffhiya yimkin tishiff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّ |
| They might trace | humma yimkin yishiffuhumma yimkin yishiffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trace | 'ana bashiffaacnaa bashiff | أنا َ بـَشـِفّ |
| We trace | 'ihna binshiffiicHnaa binshiff | إحنا َ بـِنشـِفّ |
| You(m) trace | 'inta bitshiffiicnta bitshiff | إنت َ بـِتشـِفّ |
| You(f) trace | 'inti bitshiffiiicnti bitshiffy | إنت ِ بـِتشـِفّي |
| You(pl) trace | 'intu bitshiffuiicntoo bitshiffoo | إنتوا بـِتشـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) traces | huwa biyishiffhuwa biyishiff | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـِفّ |
| She/it(f) traces | hiya bitshiffhiya bitshiff | هـِي َ بـِتشـِفّ |
| They trace | humma biyishiffuhumma biyishiffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـِفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trace | 'ana hashiffaacnaa hashiff | أنا َ هـَشـِفّ |
| We will trace | 'ihna hanshiffiicHnaa hanshiff | إحنا َ هـَنشـِفّ |
| You(m) will trace | 'inta hatshiffiicnta hatshiff | إنت َ هـَتشـِفّ |
| You(f) will trace | 'inti hatshiffiiicnti hatshiffy | إنت ِ هـَتشـِفّي |
| You(pl) will trace | 'intu hatshiffuiicntoo hatshiffoo | إنتوا هـَتشـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) will trace | huwa hayishiffhuwa hayishiff | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـِفّ |
| She/it(f) will trace | hiya hatshiffhiya hatshiff | هـِي َ هـَتشـِفّ |
| They will trace | humma hayishiffuhumma hayishiffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـِفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trace! | shiffshiff | شـِفّ |
| You(f) trace! | shiffishiffy | شـِفّي |
| You(pl) trace! | shiffushiffoo | شـِفّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is traced | huwa mashfoofhuwa mashfwf | هـُو َ مـَشفوف |
| She/it(f) is traced | hiya mashfoofahiya mashfwfaö | هـِي َ مـَشفوفـَة |
| They are traced | humma mashfoofeenhumma mashfwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشفوفين |
