Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itchasaftaacnaa iictKasaft | أنا َ إتخـَسـَفت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itchasafnaiicHnaa iictKasafnaa | إحنا َ إتخـَسـَفنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itchasaftiicnta iictKasaft | إنت َ إتخـَسـَفت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itchasaftiiicnti iictKasafty | إنت ِ إتخـَسـَفتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itchasaftuiicntoo iictKasaftoo | إنتوا إتخـَسـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itchasafhuwa iictKasaf | هـُو َ إتخـَسـَف |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itchasafithiya iictKasafit | هـِي َ إتخـَسـَفـِت |
| They was | humma 'itchasafuhumma iictKasafoo | هـُمّ َ إتخـَسـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atchisifaacnaa yimkin aactKisif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخـِسـِف |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitchisifiicHnaa yimkin nitKisif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخـِسـِف |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titchisifiicnta yimkin titKisif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـِسـِف |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titchisfiiicnti yimkin titKisfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـِسفي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titchisfuiicntoo yimkin titKisfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخـِسفوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitchisifhuwa yimkin yitKisif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـِسـِف |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titchisifhiya yimkin titKisif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـِسـِف |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitchisfuhumma yimkin yitKisfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـِسفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batchisifaacnaa batKisif | أنا َ بـَتخـِسـِف |
| We be | 'ihna binitchisifiicHnaa binitKisif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخـِسـِف |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititchisifiicnta bititKisif | إنت َ بـِتـِتخـِسـِف |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititchisfiiicnti bititKisfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخـِسفي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititchisfuiicntoo bititKisfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخـِسفوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitchisifhuwa biyitKisif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخـِسـِف |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititchisifhiya bititKisif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخـِسـِف |
| They be | humma biyitchisfuhumma biyitKisfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخـِسفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatchisifaacnaa hatKisif | أنا َ هـَتخـِسـِف |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitchisifiicHnaa hanitKisif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخـِسـِف |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitchisifiicnta hatitKisif | إنت َ هـَتـِتخـِسـِف |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitchisfiiicnti hatitKisfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخـِسفي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitchisfuiicntoo hatitKisfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخـِسفوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitchisifhuwa hayitKisif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخـِسـِف |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitchisifhiya hatitKisif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخـِسـِف |
| They will be | humma hayitchisfuhumma hayitKisfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخـِسفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa machsoofhuwa maKswf | هـُو َ مـَخسوف |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya machsoofahiya maKswfaö | هـِي َ مـَخسوفـَة |
| They are been | humma machsoofeenhumma maKswfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخسوفين |
