Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shovelled | 'ana garaftaacnaa garaft | أنا َ جـَر َفت |
| We shovelled | 'ihna garafnaiicHnaa garafnaa | إحنا َ جـَر َفنا |
| You(m) shovelled | 'inta garaftiicnta garaft | إنت َ جـَر َفت |
| You(f) shovelled | 'inti garaftiiicnti garafty | إنت ِ جـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) shovelled | 'intu garaftuiicntoo garaftoo | إنتوا جـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) shovelled | huwa garafhuwa garaf | هـُو َ جـَر َف |
| She/it(f) shovelled | hiya garafithiya garafit | هـِي َ جـَر َفـِت |
| They shovelled | humma garafuhumma garafoo | هـُمّ َ جـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shovel | 'ana yimkin 'agrifaacnaa yimkin aacgrif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجر ِف |
| We might shovel | 'ihna yimkin nigrifiicHnaa yimkin nigrif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجر ِف |
| You(m) might shovel | 'inta yimkin tigrifiicnta yimkin tigrif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجر ِف |
| You(f) might shovel | 'inti yimkin tigrifiiicnti yimkin tigrify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجر ِفي |
| You(pl) might shovel | 'intu yimkin tigrifuiicntoo yimkin tigrifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجر ِفوا |
| He/it(m) might shovel | huwa yimkin yigrifhuwa yimkin yigrif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجر ِف |
| She/it(f) might shovel | hiya yimkin tigrifhiya yimkin tigrif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجر ِف |
| They might shovel | humma yimkin yigrifuhumma yimkin yigrifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجر ِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shovel | 'ana bagrifaacnaa bagrif | أنا َ بـَجر ِف |
| We shovel | 'ihna binigrifiicHnaa binigrif | إحنا َ بـِنـِجر ِف |
| You(m) shovel | 'inta bitigrifiicnta bitigrif | إنت َ بـِتـِجر ِف |
| You(f) shovel | 'inti bitigrifiiicnti bitigrify | إنت ِ بـِتـِجر ِفي |
| You(pl) shovel | 'intu bitigrifuiicntoo bitigrifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجر ِفوا |
| He/it(m) shovels | huwa biyigrifhuwa biyigrif | هـُو َ بـِيـِجر ِف |
| She/it(f) shovels | hiya bitigrifhiya bitigrif | هـِي َ بـِتـِجر ِف |
| They shovel | humma biyigrifuhumma biyigrifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجر ِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shovel | 'ana hagrifaacnaa hagrif | أنا َ هـَجر ِف |
| We will shovel | 'ihna hanigrifiicHnaa hanigrif | إحنا َ هـَنـِجر ِف |
| You(m) will shovel | 'inta hatigrifiicnta hatigrif | إنت َ هـَتـِجر ِف |
| You(f) will shovel | 'inti hatigrifiiicnti hatigrify | إنت ِ هـَتـِجر ِفي |
| You(pl) will shovel | 'intu hatigrifuiicntoo hatigrifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجر ِفوا |
| He/it(m) will shovel | huwa hayigrifhuwa hayigrif | هـُو َ هـَيـِجر ِف |
| She/it(f) will shovel | hiya hatigrifhiya hatigrif | هـِي َ هـَتـِجر ِف |
| They will shovel | humma hayigrifuhumma hayigrifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجر ِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shovel! | 'igrifiicgrif | إجر ِف |
| You(f) shovel! | 'igrifiiicgrify | إجر ِفي |
| You(pl) shovel! | 'igrifuiicgrifoo | إجر ِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am shoveling | 'ana gaarafaacnaa gaaraf | أنا َ جا َر َف |
| I(f) am shoveling | 'ana gaarafaaacnaa gaarafaö | أنا َ جا َر َفـَة |
| We are shoveling | 'ihna gaarafeeniicHnaa gaarafyn | إحنا َ جا َر َفين |
| You(m) are shoveling | 'inta gaarafiicnta gaaraf | إنت َ جا َر َف |
| You(f) are shoveling | 'inti gaarafaiicnti gaarafaö | إنت ِ جا َر َفـَة |
| You(pl) are shoveling | 'intu gaarafeeniicntoo gaarafyn | إنتوا جا َر َفين |
| He/it(m) is shoveling | huwa gaarafhuwa gaaraf | هـُو َ جا َر َف |
| She/it(f) is shoveling | hiya gaarafahiya gaarafaö | هـِي َ جا َر َفـَة |
| They are shoveling | humma gaarafeenhumma gaarafyn | هـُمّ َ جا َر َفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is shovelled | huwa magroofhuwa magrwf | هـُو َ مـَجروف |
| She/it(f) is shovelled | hiya magroofahiya magrwfaö | هـِي َ مـَجروفـَة |
| They are shovelled | humma magroofeenhumma magrwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجروفين |
