Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itgaraftaacnaa iictgaraft | أنا َ إتجـَر َفت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itgarafnaiicHnaa iictgarafnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَر َفنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itgaraftiicnta iictgaraft | إنت َ إتجـَر َفت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itgaraftiiicnti iictgarafty | إنت ِ إتجـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itgaraftuiicntoo iictgaraftoo | إنتوا إتجـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itgarafhuwa iictgaraf | هـُو َ إتجـَر َف |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itgarafithiya iictgarafit | هـِي َ إتجـَر َفـِت |
| They was | humma 'itgarafuhumma iictgarafoo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atgarafaacnaa yimkin aactgaraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـَر َف |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitgarafiicHnaa yimkin nitgaraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـَر َف |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titgarafiicnta yimkin titgaraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َف |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titgarafiiicnti yimkin titgarafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َفي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titgarafuiicntoo yimkin titgarafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َفوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitgarafhuwa yimkin yitgaraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَر َف |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titgarafhiya yimkin titgaraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَر َف |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitgarafuhumma yimkin yitgarafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَر َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batgarafaacnaa batgaraf | أنا َ بـَتجـَر َف |
| We be | 'ihna binitgarafiicHnaa binitgaraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـَر َف |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititgarafiicnta bititgaraf | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـَر َف |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititgarafiiicnti bititgarafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـَر َفي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititgarafuiicntoo bititgarafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـَر َفوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitgarafhuwa biyitgaraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـَر َف |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititgarafhiya bititgaraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـَر َف |
| They be | humma biyitgarafuhumma biyitgarafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـَر َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatgarafaacnaa hatgaraf | أنا َ هـَتجـَر َف |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitgarafiicHnaa hanitgaraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـَر َف |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitgarafiicnta hatitgaraf | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـَر َف |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitgarafiiicnti hatitgarafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـَر َفي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitgarafuiicntoo hatitgarafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـَر َفوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitgarafhuwa hayitgaraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـَر َف |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitgarafhiya hatitgaraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـَر َف |
| They will be | humma hayitgarafuhumma hayitgarafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـَر َفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mitgarafhuwa mitgaraf | هـُو َ مـِتجـَر َف |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mitgarafahiya mitgarafaö | هـِي َ مـِتجـَر َفـَة |
| They are been | humma mitgarafeenhumma mitgarafyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتجـَر َفين |
