Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I twitched | 'ana riffeetaacnaa riffyt | أنا َ ر ِفّيت |
| We twitched | 'ihna riffeenaiicHnaa riffynaa | إحنا َ ر ِفّينا |
| You(m) twitched | 'inta riffeetiicnta riffyt | إنت َ ر ِفّيت |
| You(f) twitched | 'inti riffeetiiicnti riffyty | إنت ِ ر ِفّيتي |
| You(pl) twitched | 'intu riffeetuiicntoo riffytoo | إنتوا ر ِفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) twitched | huwa riffhuwa riff | هـُو َ ر ِفّ |
| She/it(f) twitched | hiya riffithiya riffit | هـِي َ ر ِفّـِت |
| They twitched | humma riffuhumma riffoo | هـُمّ َ ر ِفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might twitch | 'ana yimkin 'ariffaacnaa yimkin aacriff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر ِفّ |
| We might twitch | 'ihna yimkin niriffiicHnaa yimkin niriff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر ِفّ |
| You(m) might twitch | 'inta yimkin tiriffiicnta yimkin tiriff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر ِفّ |
| You(f) might twitch | 'inti yimkin tiriffiiicnti yimkin tiriffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر ِفّي |
| You(pl) might twitch | 'intu yimkin tiriffuiicntoo yimkin tiriffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر ِفّوا |
| He/it(m) might twitch | huwa yimkin yiriffhuwa yimkin yiriff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر ِفّ |
| She/it(f) might twitch | hiya yimkin tiriffhiya yimkin tiriff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر ِفّ |
| They might twitch | humma yimkin yiriffuhumma yimkin yiriffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر ِفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I twitch | 'ana bariffaacnaa bariff | أنا َ بـَر ِفّ |
| We twitch | 'ihna binriffiicHnaa binriff | إحنا َ بـِنر ِفّ |
| You(m) twitch | 'inta bitriffiicnta bitriff | إنت َ بـِتر ِفّ |
| You(f) twitch | 'inti bitriffiiicnti bitriffy | إنت ِ بـِتر ِفّي |
| You(pl) twitch | 'intu bitriffuiicntoo bitriffoo | إنتوا بـِتر ِفّوا |
| He/it(m) twitchs | huwa biyiriffhuwa biyiriff | هـُو َ بـِيـِر ِفّ |
| She/it(f) twitchs | hiya bitriffhiya bitriff | هـِي َ بـِتر ِفّ |
| They twitch | humma biyiriffuhumma biyiriffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر ِفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will twitch | 'ana hariffaacnaa hariff | أنا َ هـَر ِفّ |
| We will twitch | 'ihna hanriffiicHnaa hanriff | إحنا َ هـَنر ِفّ |
| You(m) will twitch | 'inta hatriffiicnta hatriff | إنت َ هـَتر ِفّ |
| You(f) will twitch | 'inti hatriffiiicnti hatriffy | إنت ِ هـَتر ِفّي |
| You(pl) will twitch | 'intu hatriffuiicntoo hatriffoo | إنتوا هـَتر ِفّوا |
| He/it(m) will twitch | huwa hayiriffhuwa hayiriff | هـُو َ هـَيـِر ِفّ |
| She/it(f) will twitch | hiya hatriffhiya hatriff | هـِي َ هـَتر ِفّ |
| They will twitch | humma hayiriffuhumma hayiriffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر ِفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) twitch! | riffriff | ر ِفّ |
| You(f) twitch! | riffiriffy | ر ِفّي |
| You(pl) twitch! | riffuriffoo | ر ِفّوا |
