Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'it'afaltaacnaa iictqafalt | أنا َ إتقـَفـَلت |
| We was | 'ihna 'it'afalnaiicHnaa iictqafalnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَفـَلنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'it'afaltiicnta iictqafalt | إنت َ إتقـَفـَلت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'it'afaltiiicnti iictqafalty | إنت ِ إتقـَفـَلتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'it'afaltuiicntoo iictqafaltoo | إنتوا إتقـَفـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'it'afalhuwa iictqafal | هـُو َ إتقـَفـَل |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'it'afalithiya iictqafalit | هـِي َ إتقـَفـَلـِت |
| They was | humma 'it'afaluhumma iictqafaloo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَفـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'at'ifilaacnaa yimkin aactqifil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـِفـِل |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nit'ifiliicHnaa yimkin nitqifil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـِفـِل |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tit'ifiliicnta yimkin titqifil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِفـِل |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tit'ifliiicnti yimkin titqifly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِفلي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tit'ifluiicntoo yimkin titqifloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِفلوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yit'ifilhuwa yimkin yitqifil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـِفـِل |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tit'ifilhiya yimkin titqifil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِفـِل |
| They might be | humma yimkin yit'ifluhumma yimkin yitqifloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـِفلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bat'ifilaacnaa batqifil | أنا َ بـَتقـِفـِل |
| We be | 'ihna binit'ifiliicHnaa binitqifil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـِفـِل |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitit'ifiliicnta bititqifil | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـِفـِل |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitit'ifliiicnti bititqifly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـِفلي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitit'ifluiicntoo bititqifloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـِفلوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyit'ifilhuwa biyitqifil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـِفـِل |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitit'ifilhiya bititqifil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـِفـِل |
| They be | humma biyit'ifluhumma biyitqifloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـِفلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hat'ifilaacnaa hatqifil | أنا َ هـَتقـِفـِل |
| We will be | 'ihna hanit'ifiliicHnaa hanitqifil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـِفـِل |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatit'ifiliicnta hatitqifil | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـِفـِل |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatit'ifliiicnti hatitqifly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـِفلي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatit'ifluiicntoo hatitqifloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـِفلوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayit'ifilhuwa hayitqifil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـِفـِل |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatit'ifilhiya hatitqifil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـِفـِل |
| They will be | humma hayit'ifluhumma hayitqifloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـِفلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'it'ifiliictqifil | إتقـِفـِل |
| You(f) be! | 'it'ifiliiictqifily | إتقـِفـِلي |
| You(pl) be! | 'it'ifiluiictqifiloo | إتقـِفـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mit'afalhuwa mitqafal | هـُو َ مـِتقـَفـَل |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mit'afalahiya mitqafalaö | هـِي َ مـِتقـَفـَلـَة |
| They are been | humma mit'afaleenhumma mitqafalyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتقـَفـَلين |
