Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dug | 'ana hafartaacnaa Hafart | أنا َ حـَفـَرت |
| We dug | 'ihna hafarnaiicHnaa Hafarnaa | إحنا َ حـَفـَرنا |
| You(m) dug | 'inta hafartiicnta Hafart | إنت َ حـَفـَرت |
| You(f) dug | 'inti hafartiiicnti Hafarty | إنت ِ حـَفـَرتي |
| You(pl) dug | 'intu hafartuiicntoo Hafartoo | إنتوا حـَفـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) dug | huwa hafarhuwa Hafar | هـُو َ حـَفـَر |
| She/it(f) dug | hiya hafarithiya Hafarit | هـِي َ حـَفـَر ِت |
| They dug | humma hafaruhumma Hafaroo | هـُمّ َ حـَفـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dig | 'ana yimkin 'ahfuraacnaa yimkin aacHfur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحفـُر |
| We might dig | 'ihna yimkin nuhfuriicHnaa yimkin nuHfur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُحفـُر |
| You(m) might dig | 'inta yimkin tuhfuriicnta yimkin tuHfur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُر |
| You(f) might dig | 'inti yimkin tuhfuriiicnti yimkin tuHfury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُري |
| You(pl) might dig | 'intu yimkin tuhfuruiicntoo yimkin tuHfuroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُروا |
| He/it(m) might dig | huwa yimkin yuhfurhuwa yimkin yuHfur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُحفـُر |
| She/it(f) might dig | hiya yimkin tuhfurhiya yimkin tuHfur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُحفـُر |
| They might dig | humma yimkin yuhfuruhumma yimkin yuHfuroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُحفـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dig | 'ana bahfuraacnaa baHfur | أنا َ بـَحفـُر |
| We dig | 'ihna binuhfuriicHnaa binuHfur | إحنا َ بـِنـُحفـُر |
| You(m) dig | 'inta bituhfuriicnta bituHfur | إنت َ بـِتـُحفـُر |
| You(f) dig | 'inti bituhfuriiicnti bituHfury | إنت ِ بـِتـُحفـُري |
| You(pl) dig | 'intu bituhfuruiicntoo bituHfuroo | إنتوا بـِتـُحفـُروا |
| He/it(m) digs | huwa biyuhfurhuwa biyuHfur | هـُو َ بـِيـُحفـُر |
| She/it(f) digs | hiya bituhfurhiya bituHfur | هـِي َ بـِتـُحفـُر |
| They dig | humma biyuhfuruhumma biyuHfuroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُحفـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dig | 'ana hahfuraacnaa haHfur | أنا َ هـَحفـُر |
| We will dig | 'ihna hanuhfuriicHnaa hanuHfur | إحنا َ هـَنـُحفـُر |
| You(m) will dig | 'inta hatuhfuriicnta hatuHfur | إنت َ هـَتـُحفـُر |
| You(f) will dig | 'inti hatuhfuriiicnti hatuHfury | إنت ِ هـَتـُحفـُري |
| You(pl) will dig | 'intu hatuhfuruiicntoo hatuHfuroo | إنتوا هـَتـُحفـُروا |
| He/it(m) will dig | huwa hayuhfurhuwa hayuHfur | هـُو َ هـَيـُحفـُر |
| She/it(f) will dig | hiya hatuhfurhiya hatuHfur | هـِي َ هـَتـُحفـُر |
| They will dig | humma hayuhfuruhumma hayuHfuroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُحفـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dig! | 'uhfuruucHfur | أ ُحفـُر |
| You(f) dig! | 'uhfuriuucHfury | أ ُحفـُري |
| You(pl) dig! | 'uhfuruuucHfuroo | أ ُحفـُروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is dug | huwa mahfoorhuwa maHfwr | هـُو َ مـَحفور |
| She/it(f) is dug | hiya mahfoorahiya maHfwraö | هـِي َ مـَحفور َة |
| They are dug | humma mahfooreenhumma maHfwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَحفورين |
