Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I acted | 'ana 'ichtalafitaacnaa iicKtalafit | أنا َ إختـَلـَفـِت |
| We acted | 'ihna 'ichtalafinaiicHnaa iicKtalafinaa | إحنا َ إختـَلـَفـِنا |
| You(m) acted | 'inta 'ichtalafitiicnta iicKtalafit | إنت َ إختـَلـَفـِت |
| You(f) acted | 'inti 'ichtalafitiiicnti iicKtalafity | إنت ِ إختـَلـَفـِتي |
| You(pl) acted | 'intu 'ichtalafituiicntoo iicKtalafitoo | إنتوا إختـَلـَفـِتوا |
| He/it(m) acted | huwa 'ichtalafhuwa iicKtalaf | هـُو َ إختـَلـَف |
| She/it(f) acted | hiya 'ichtalafithiya iicKtalafit | هـِي َ إختـَلـَفـِت |
| They acted | humma 'ichtalifuhumma iicKtalifoo | هـُمّ َ إختـَلـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might act | 'ana yimkin 'achtalifaacnaa yimkin aacKtalif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أختـَلـِف |
| We might act | 'ihna yimkin nichtalifiicHnaa yimkin niKtalif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِختـَلـِف |
| You(m) might act | 'inta yimkin tichtalifiicnta yimkin tiKtalif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِختـَلـِف |
| You(f) might act | 'inti yimkin tichtalifiiicnti yimkin tiKtalify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِختـَلـِفي |
| You(pl) might act | 'intu yimkin tichtalifuiicntoo yimkin tiKtalifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِختـَلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might act | huwa yimkin yichtalifhuwa yimkin yiKtalif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِختـَلـِف |
| She/it(f) might act | hiya yimkin tichtalifhiya yimkin tiKtalif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِختـَلـِف |
| They might act | humma yimkin yichtalifuhumma yimkin yiKtalifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِختـَلـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I act | 'ana bachtalifaacnaa baKtalif | أنا َ بـَختـَلـِف |
| We act | 'ihna binichtalifiicHnaa biniKtalif | إحنا َ بـِنـِختـَلـِف |
| You(m) act | 'inta bitichtalifiicnta bitiKtalif | إنت َ بـِتـِختـَلـِف |
| You(f) act | 'inti bitichtilifiiicnti bitiKtilify | إنت ِ بـِتـِختـِلـِفي |
| You(pl) act | 'intu bitichtalifuiicntoo bitiKtalifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِختـَلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) acts | huwa biyichtalifhuwa biyiKtalif | هـُو َ بـِيـِختـَلـِف |
| She/it(f) acts | hiya bitichtalifhiya bitiKtalif | هـِي َ بـِتـِختـَلـِف |
| They act | humma biyichtalifuhumma biyiKtalifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِختـَلـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will act | 'ana hachtalifaacnaa haKtalif | أنا َ هـَختـَلـِف |
| We will act | 'ihna hanichtalifiicHnaa haniKtalif | إحنا َ هـَنـِختـَلـِف |
| You(m) will act | 'inta hatichtalifiicnta hatiKtalif | إنت َ هـَتـِختـَلـِف |
| You(f) will act | 'inti hatichtalifiiicnti hatiKtalify | إنت ِ هـَتـِختـَلـِفي |
| You(pl) will act | 'intu hatichtalifuiicntoo hatiKtalifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِختـَلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will act | huwa hayichtalifhuwa hayiKtalif | هـُو َ هـَيـِختـَلـِف |
| She/it(f) will act | hiya hatichtalifhiya hatiKtalif | هـِي َ هـَتـِختـَلـِف |
| They will act | humma hayichtalifuhumma hayiKtalifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِختـَلـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) act! | 'itchalifiictKalif | إتخـَلـِف |
| You(f) act! | 'itchalifiiictKalify | إتخـَلـِفي |
| You(pl) act! | 'itchalifuiictKalifoo | إتخـَلـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muchtalifhuwa muKtalif | هـُو َ مـُختـَلـِف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muchtalifahiya muKtalifaö | هـِي َ مـُختـَلـِفـَة |
| They are | humma muchtalifeenhumma muKtalifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُختـَلـِفين |
