Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'it'araftaacnaa iictqaraft | أنا َ إتقـَر َفت |
| We was | 'ihna 'it'arafnaiicHnaa iictqarafnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَر َفنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'it'araftiicnta iictqaraft | إنت َ إتقـَر َفت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'it'araftiiicnti iictqarafty | إنت ِ إتقـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'it'araftuiicntoo iictqaraftoo | إنتوا إتقـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'it'arafhuwa iictqaraf | هـُو َ إتقـَر َف |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'it'arafithiya iictqarafit | هـِي َ إتقـَر َفـِت |
| They was | humma 'it'arafuhumma iictqarafoo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'at'irifaacnaa yimkin aactqirif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـِر ِف |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nit'irifiicHnaa yimkin nitqirif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـِر ِف |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tit'irifiicnta yimkin titqirif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِر ِف |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tit'irfiiicnti yimkin titqirfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِرفي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tit'irfuiicntoo yimkin titqirfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yit'irifhuwa yimkin yitqirif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tit'irifhiya yimkin titqirif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـِر ِف |
| They might be | humma yimkin yit'irfuhumma yimkin yitqirfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـِرفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bat'irifaacnaa batqirif | أنا َ بـَتقـِر ِف |
| We be | 'ihna binit'irifiicHnaa binitqirif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـِر ِف |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitit'irifiicnta bititqirif | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـِر ِف |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitit'irfiiicnti bititqirfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـِرفي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitit'irfuiicntoo bititqirfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyit'irifhuwa biyitqirif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitit'irifhiya bititqirif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـِر ِف |
| They be | humma biyit'irfuhumma biyitqirfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـِرفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hat'irifaacnaa hatqirif | أنا َ هـَتقـِر ِف |
| We will be | 'ihna hanit'irifiicHnaa hanitqirif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـِر ِف |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatit'irifiicnta hatitqirif | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـِر ِف |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatit'irfiiicnti hatitqirfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـِرفي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatit'irfuiicntoo hatitqirfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayit'irifhuwa hayitqirif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatit'irifhiya hatitqirif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـِر ِف |
| They will be | humma hayit'irfuhumma hayitqirfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـِرفوا |
