Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spoke | 'ana 'iAtaraftaacnaa iicAtaraft | أنا َ إعتـَر َفت |
| We spoke | 'ihna 'iAtarafnaiicHnaa iicAtarafnaa | إحنا َ إعتـَر َفنا |
| You(m) spoke | 'inta 'iAtaraftiicnta iicAtaraft | إنت َ إعتـَر َفت |
| You(f) spoke | 'inti 'iAtaraftiiicnti iicAtarafty | إنت ِ إعتـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) spoke | 'intu 'iAtaraftuiicntoo iicAtaraftoo | إنتوا إعتـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) spoke | huwa 'iAtarafhuwa iicAtaraf | هـُو َ إعتـَر َف |
| She/it(f) spoke | hiya 'iAtarafithiya iicAtarafit | هـِي َ إعتـَر َفـِت |
| They spoke | humma 'iAtarafuhumma iicAtarafoo | هـُمّ َ إعتـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might speak | 'ana yimkin 'aAtirifaacnaa yimkin aacAtirif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعتـِر ِف |
| We might speak | 'ihna yimkin niAtirifiicHnaa yimkin niAtirif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعتـِر ِف |
| You(m) might speak | 'inta yimkin tiAtirifiicnta yimkin tiAtirif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِر ِف |
| You(f) might speak | 'inti yimkin tiAtirfiiicnti yimkin tiAtirfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِرفي |
| You(pl) might speak | 'intu yimkin tiAtirfuiicntoo yimkin tiAtirfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) might speak | huwa yimkin yiAtirifhuwa yimkin yiAtirif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعتـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) might speak | hiya yimkin tiAtirifhiya yimkin tiAtirif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعتـِر ِف |
| They might speak | humma yimkin yiAtirfuhumma yimkin yiAtirfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعتـِرفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I speak | 'ana baAtirifaacnaa baAtirif | أنا َ بـَعتـِر ِف |
| We speak | 'ihna biniAtirifiicHnaa biniAtirif | إحنا َ بـِنـِعتـِر ِف |
| You(m) speak | 'inta bitiAtirifiicnta bitiAtirif | إنت َ بـِتـِعتـِر ِف |
| You(f) speak | 'inti bitiAtirfiiicnti bitiAtirfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعتـِرفي |
| You(pl) speak | 'intu bitiAtirfuiicntoo bitiAtirfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعتـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) speaks | huwa biyiAtirifhuwa biyiAtirif | هـُو َ بـِيـِعتـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) speaks | hiya bitiAtirifhiya bitiAtirif | هـِي َ بـِتـِعتـِر ِف |
| They speak | humma biyiAtirfuhumma biyiAtirfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعتـِرفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will speak | 'ana haAtirifaacnaa haAtirif | أنا َ هـَعتـِر ِف |
| We will speak | 'ihna haniAtirifiicHnaa haniAtirif | إحنا َ هـَنـِعتـِر ِف |
| You(m) will speak | 'inta hatiAtirifiicnta hatiAtirif | إنت َ هـَتـِعتـِر ِف |
| You(f) will speak | 'inti hatiAtirfiiicnti hatiAtirfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعتـِرفي |
| You(pl) will speak | 'intu hatiAtirfuiicntoo hatiAtirfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعتـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) will speak | huwa hayiAtirifhuwa hayiAtirif | هـُو َ هـَيـِعتـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) will speak | hiya hatiAtirifhiya hatiAtirif | هـِي َ هـَتـِعتـِر ِف |
| They will speak | humma hayiAtirfuhumma hayiAtirfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعتـِرفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) speak! | 'iAtirifiicAtirif | إعتـِر ِف |
| You(f) speak! | 'iAtirifiiicAtirify | إعتـِر ِفي |
| You(pl) speak! | 'iAtirifuiicAtirifoo | إعتـِر ِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muAtarifhuwa muAtarif | هـُو َ مـُعتـَر ِف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muAtarifahiya muAtarifaö | هـِي َ مـُعتـَر ِفـَة |
| They are | humma muAtarifeenhumma muAtarifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعتـَر ِفين |
