Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drained | 'ana saffeetaacnaa Saffyt | أنا َ صـَفّيت |
| We drained | 'ihna saffeenaiicHnaa Saffynaa | إحنا َ صـَفّينا |
| You(m) drained | 'inta saffeetiicnta Saffyt | إنت َ صـَفّيت |
| You(f) drained | 'inti saffeetiiicnti Saffyty | إنت ِ صـَفّيتي |
| You(pl) drained | 'intu saffeetuiicntoo Saffytoo | إنتوا صـَفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) drained | huwa saffahuwa SaffY | هـُو َ صـَفّى |
| She/it(f) drained | hiya saffithiya Saffit | هـِي َ صـَفّـِت |
| They drained | humma saffuhumma Saffoo | هـُمّ َ صـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drain | 'ana yimkin 'asaffiaacnaa yimkin aacSaffy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَفّي |
| We might drain | 'ihna yimkin nisaffiiicHnaa yimkin niSaffy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَفّي |
| You(m) might drain | 'inta yimkin tisaffiiicnta yimkin tiSaffy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّي |
| You(f) might drain | 'inti yimkin tisaffiiicnti yimkin tiSaffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّي |
| You(pl) might drain | 'intu yimkin tisaffuiicntoo yimkin tiSaffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّوا |
| He/it(m) might drain | huwa yimkin yisaffihuwa yimkin yiSaffy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَفّي |
| She/it(f) might drain | hiya yimkin tisaffihiya yimkin tiSaffy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّي |
| They might drain | humma yimkin yisaffuhumma yimkin yiSaffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drain | 'ana basaffiaacnaa baSaffy | أنا َ بـَصـَفّي |
| We drain | 'ihna binsaffiiicHnaa binSaffy | إحنا َ بـِنصـَفّي |
| You(m) drain | 'inta bitsaffiiicnta bitSaffy | إنت َ بـِتصـَفّي |
| You(f) drain | 'inti bitsaffiiicnti bitSaffy | إنت ِ بـِتصـَفّي |
| You(pl) drain | 'intu bitsaffuiicntoo bitSaffoo | إنتوا بـِتصـَفّوا |
| He/it(m) drains | huwa biyisaffihuwa biyiSaffy | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَفّي |
| She/it(f) drains | hiya bitsaffihiya bitSaffy | هـِي َ بـِتصـَفّي |
| They drain | humma biyisaffuhumma biyiSaffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drain | 'ana hasaffiaacnaa haSaffy | أنا َ هـَصـَفّي |
| We will drain | 'ihna hansaffiiicHnaa hanSaffy | إحنا َ هـَنصـَفّي |
| You(m) will drain | 'inta hatsaffiiicnta hatSaffy | إنت َ هـَتصـَفّي |
| You(f) will drain | 'inti hatsaffiiicnti hatSaffy | إنت ِ هـَتصـَفّي |
| You(pl) will drain | 'intu hatsaffuiicntoo hatSaffoo | إنتوا هـَتصـَفّوا |
| He/it(m) will drain | huwa hayisaffihuwa hayiSaffy | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَفّي |
| She/it(f) will drain | hiya hatsaffihiya hatSaffy | هـِي َ هـَتصـَفّي |
| They will drain | humma hayisaffuhumma hayiSaffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drain! | saffiSaffy | صـَفّي |
| You(f) drain! | saffiSaffy | صـَفّي |
| You(pl) drain! | saffuSaffoo | صـَفّوا |
