Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dug | 'ana fahattaacnaa faHatt | أنا َ فـَحـَتّ |
| We dug | 'ihna fahatnaiicHnaa faHatnaa | إحنا َ فـَحـَتنا |
| You(m) dug | 'inta fahattiicnta faHatt | إنت َ فـَحـَتّ |
| You(f) dug | 'inti fahattiiicnti faHatty | إنت ِ فـَحـَتّي |
| You(pl) dug | 'intu fahattuiicntoo faHattoo | إنتوا فـَحـَتّوا |
| He/it(m) dug | huwa fahathuwa faHat | هـُو َ فـَحـَت |
| She/it(f) dug | hiya fahatithiya faHatit | هـِي َ فـَحـَتـِت |
| They dug | humma fahatuhumma faHatoo | هـُمّ َ فـَحـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dig | 'ana yimkin 'afhataacnaa yimkin aacfHat | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفحـَت |
| We might dig | 'ihna yimkin nifhatiicHnaa yimkin nifHat | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفحـَت |
| You(m) might dig | 'inta yimkin tifhatiicnta yimkin tifHat | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفحـَت |
| You(f) might dig | 'inti yimkin tifhatiiicnti yimkin tifHaty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفحـَتي |
| You(pl) might dig | 'intu yimkin tifhatuiicntoo yimkin tifHatoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفحـَتوا |
| He/it(m) might dig | huwa yimkin yifhathuwa yimkin yifHat | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفحـَت |
| She/it(f) might dig | hiya yimkin tifhathiya yimkin tifHat | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفحـَت |
| They might dig | humma yimkin yifhatuhumma yimkin yifHatoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفحـَتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dig | 'ana bafhataacnaa bafHat | أنا َ بـَفحـَت |
| We dig | 'ihna binifhatiicHnaa binifHat | إحنا َ بـِنـِفحـَت |
| You(m) dig | 'inta bitifhatiicnta bitifHat | إنت َ بـِتـِفحـَت |
| You(f) dig | 'inti bitifhatiiicnti bitifHaty | إنت ِ بـِتـِفحـَتي |
| You(pl) dig | 'intu bitifhatuiicntoo bitifHatoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفحـَتوا |
| He/it(m) digs | huwa biyifhathuwa biyifHat | هـُو َ بـِيـِفحـَت |
| She/it(f) digs | hiya bitifhathiya bitifHat | هـِي َ بـِتـِفحـَت |
| They dig | humma biyifhatuhumma biyifHatoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفحـَتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dig | 'ana hafhataacnaa hafHat | أنا َ هـَفحـَت |
| We will dig | 'ihna hanifhatiicHnaa hanifHat | إحنا َ هـَنـِفحـَت |
| You(m) will dig | 'inta hatifhatiicnta hatifHat | إنت َ هـَتـِفحـَت |
| You(f) will dig | 'inti hatifhatiiicnti hatifHaty | إنت ِ هـَتـِفحـَتي |
| You(pl) will dig | 'intu hatifhatuiicntoo hatifHatoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفحـَتوا |
| He/it(m) will dig | huwa hayifhathuwa hayifHat | هـُو َ هـَيـِفحـَت |
| She/it(f) will dig | hiya hatifhathiya hatifHat | هـِي َ هـَتـِفحـَت |
| They will dig | humma hayifhatuhumma hayifHatoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفحـَتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dig! | 'ifhatiicfHat | إفحـَت |
| You(f) dig! | 'ifhatiiicfHaty | إفحـَتي |
| You(pl) dig! | 'ifhatuiicfHatoo | إفحـَتوا |
