Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I picked | 'ana 'ataftaacnaa qaTaft | أنا َ قـَطـَفت |
| We picked | 'ihna 'atafnaiicHnaa qaTafnaa | إحنا َ قـَطـَفنا |
| You(m) picked | 'inta 'ataftiicnta qaTaft | إنت َ قـَطـَفت |
| You(f) picked | 'inti 'ataftiiicnti qaTafty | إنت ِ قـَطـَفتي |
| You(pl) picked | 'intu 'ataftuiicntoo qaTaftoo | إنتوا قـَطـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) picked | huwa 'atafhuwa qaTaf | هـُو َ قـَطـَف |
| She/it(f) picked | hiya 'atafithiya qaTafit | هـِي َ قـَطـَفـِت |
| They picked | humma 'atafuhumma qaTafoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pick | 'ana yimkin 'a'tufaacnaa yimkin aacqTuf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـُف |
| We might pick | 'ihna yimkin nu'tufiicHnaa yimkin nuqTuf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقطـُف |
| You(m) might pick | 'inta yimkin tu'tufiicnta yimkin tuqTuf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُف |
| You(f) might pick | 'inti yimkin tu'tufiiicnti yimkin tuqTufy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُفي |
| You(pl) might pick | 'intu yimkin tu'tufuiicntoo yimkin tuqTufoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُفوا |
| He/it(m) might pick | huwa yimkin yu'tufhuwa yimkin yuqTuf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُف |
| She/it(f) might pick | hiya yimkin tu'tufhiya yimkin tuqTuf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقطـُف |
| They might pick | humma yimkin yu'tufuhumma yimkin yuqTufoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقطـُفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pick | 'ana ba'tufaacnaa baqTuf | أنا َ بـَقطـُف |
| We pick | 'ihna binu'tufiicHnaa binuqTuf | إحنا َ بـِنـُقطـُف |
| You(m) pick | 'inta bitu'tufiicnta bituqTuf | إنت َ بـِتـُقطـُف |
| You(f) pick | 'inti bitu'tufiiicnti bituqTufy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقطـُفي |
| You(pl) pick | 'intu bitu'tufuiicntoo bituqTufoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقطـُفوا |
| He/it(m) picks | huwa biyu'tufhuwa biyuqTuf | هـُو َ بـِيـُقطـُف |
| She/it(f) picks | hiya bitu'tufhiya bituqTuf | هـِي َ بـِتـُقطـُف |
| They pick | humma biyu'tufuhumma biyuqTufoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقطـُفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pick | 'ana ha'tufaacnaa haqTuf | أنا َ هـَقطـُف |
| We will pick | 'ihna hanu'tufiicHnaa hanuqTuf | إحنا َ هـَنـُقطـُف |
| You(m) will pick | 'inta hatu'tufiicnta hatuqTuf | إنت َ هـَتـُقطـُف |
| You(f) will pick | 'inti hatu'tufiiicnti hatuqTufy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقطـُفي |
| You(pl) will pick | 'intu hatu'tufuiicntoo hatuqTufoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقطـُفوا |
| He/it(m) will pick | huwa hayu'tufhuwa hayuqTuf | هـُو َ هـَيـُقطـُف |
| She/it(f) will pick | hiya hatu'tufhiya hatuqTuf | هـِي َ هـَتـُقطـُف |
| They will pick | humma hayu'tufuhumma hayuqTufoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقطـُفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pick! | 'u'tufuucqTuf | أ ُقطـُف |
| You(f) pick! | 'u'tufiuucqTufy | أ ُقطـُفي |
| You(pl) pick! | 'u'tufuuucqTufoo | أ ُقطـُفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am picking | 'ana 'aatifaacnaa qaaTif | أنا َ قا َطـِف |
| I(f) am picking | 'ana 'aatifaaacnaa qaaTifaö | أنا َ قا َطـِفـَة |
| We are picking | 'ihna 'aatifeeniicHnaa qaaTifyn | إحنا َ قا َطـِفين |
| You(m) are picking | 'inta 'aatifiicnta qaaTif | إنت َ قا َطـِف |
| You(f) are picking | 'inti 'aatifaiicnti qaaTifaö | إنت ِ قا َطـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are picking | 'intu 'aatifeeniicntoo qaaTifyn | إنتوا قا َطـِفين |
| He/it(m) is picking | huwa 'aatifhuwa qaaTif | هـُو َ قا َطـِف |
| She/it(f) is picking | hiya 'aatifahiya qaaTifaö | هـِي َ قا َطـِفـَة |
| They are picking | humma 'aatifeenhumma qaaTifyn | هـُمّ َ قا َطـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is picked | huwa ma'toofhuwa maqTwf | هـُو َ مـَقطوف |
| She/it(f) is picked | hiya ma'toofahiya maqTwfaö | هـِي َ مـَقطوفـَة |
| They are picked | humma ma'toofeenhumma maqTwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقطوفين |
