Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itfakkeetaacnaa iictfakkyt | أنا َ إتفـَكّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itfakkeenaiicHnaa iictfakkynaa | إحنا َ إتفـَكّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itfakkeetiicnta iictfakkyt | إنت َ إتفـَكّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itfakkeetiiicnti iictfakkyty | إنت ِ إتفـَكّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itfakkeetuiicntoo iictfakkytoo | إنتوا إتفـَكّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itfakkhuwa iictfakk | هـُو َ إتفـَكّ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itfakkithiya iictfakkit | هـِي َ إتفـَكّـِت |
| They was | humma 'itfakkuhumma iictfakkoo | هـُمّ َ إتفـَكّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atfakkaacnaa yimkin aactfakk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتفـَكّ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitfakkiicHnaa yimkin nitfakk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتفـَكّ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titfakkiicnta yimkin titfakk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَكّ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titfakkiiicnti yimkin titfakky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَكّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titfakkuiicntoo yimkin titfakkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَكّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitfakkhuwa yimkin yitfakk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـَكّ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titfakkhiya yimkin titfakk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَكّ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitfakkuhumma yimkin yitfakkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـَكّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batfakkaacnaa batfakk | أنا َ بـَتفـَكّ |
| We be | 'ihna binitfakkiicHnaa binitfakk | إحنا َ بـِنـِتفـَكّ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititfakkiicnta bititfakk | إنت َ بـِتـِتفـَكّ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititfakkiiicnti bititfakky | إنت ِ بـِتـِتفـَكّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititfakkuiicntoo bititfakkoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتفـَكّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitfakkhuwa biyitfakk | هـُو َ بـِيـِتفـَكّ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititfakkhiya bititfakk | هـِي َ بـِتـِتفـَكّ |
| They be | humma biyitfakkuhumma biyitfakkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتفـَكّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatfakkaacnaa hatfakk | أنا َ هـَتفـَكّ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitfakkiicHnaa hanitfakk | إحنا َ هـَنـِتفـَكّ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitfakkiicnta hatitfakk | إنت َ هـَتـِتفـَكّ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitfakkiiicnti hatitfakky | إنت ِ هـَتـِتفـَكّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitfakkuiicntoo hatitfakkoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتفـَكّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitfakkhuwa hayitfakk | هـُو َ هـَيـِتفـَكّ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitfakkhiya hatitfakk | هـِي َ هـَتـِتفـَكّ |
| They will be | humma hayitfakkuhumma hayitfakkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتفـَكّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itfakkiictfakk | إتفـَكّ |
| You(f) be! | 'itfakkiiictfakky | إتفـَكّي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itfakkuiictfakkoo | إتفـَكّوا |
