Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I had | 'ana farfishtaacnaa farfisht | أنا َ فـَرفـِشت |
| We had | 'ihna farfishnaiicHnaa farfishnaa | إحنا َ فـَرفـِشنا |
| You(m) had | 'inta farfishtiicnta farfisht | إنت َ فـَرفـِشت |
| You(f) had | 'inti farfishtiiicnti farfishty | إنت ِ فـَرفـِشتي |
| You(pl) had | 'intu farfishtuiicntoo farfishtoo | إنتوا فـَرفـِشتوا |
| He/it(m) had | huwa farfishhuwa farfish | هـُو َ فـَرفـِش |
| She/it(f) had | hiya farfishithiya farfishit | هـِي َ فـَرفـِشـِت |
| They had | humma farfishuhumma farfishoo | هـُمّ َ فـَرفـِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might have | 'ana yimkin 'afarfishaacnaa yimkin aacfarfish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَرفـِش |
| We might have | 'ihna yimkin nifarfishiicHnaa yimkin nifarfish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَرفـِش |
| You(m) might have | 'inta yimkin tifarfishiicnta yimkin tifarfish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَرفـِش |
| You(f) might have | 'inti yimkin tifarfishiiicnti yimkin tifarfishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَرفـِشي |
| You(pl) might have | 'intu yimkin tifarfishuiicntoo yimkin tifarfishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَرفـِشوا |
| He/it(m) might have | huwa yimkin yifarfishhuwa yimkin yifarfish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَرفـِش |
| She/it(f) might have | hiya yimkin tifarfishhiya yimkin tifarfish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَرفـِش |
| They might have | humma yimkin yifarfishuhumma yimkin yifarfishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَرفـِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I have | 'ana bafarfishaacnaa bafarfish | أنا َ بـَفـَرفـِش |
| We have | 'ihna binfarfishiicHnaa binfarfish | إحنا َ بـِنفـَرفـِش |
| You(m) have | 'inta bitfarfishiicnta bitfarfish | إنت َ بـِتفـَرفـِش |
| You(f) have | 'inti bitfarfishiiicnti bitfarfishy | إنت ِ بـِتفـَرفـِشي |
| You(pl) have | 'intu bitfarfishuiicntoo bitfarfishoo | إنتوا بـِتفـَرفـِشوا |
| He/it(m) haves | huwa biyifarfishhuwa biyifarfish | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَرفـِش |
| She/it(f) haves | hiya bitfarfishhiya bitfarfish | هـِي َ بـِتفـَرفـِش |
| They have | humma biyifarfishuhumma biyifarfishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَرفـِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will have | 'ana hafarfishaacnaa hafarfish | أنا َ هـَفـَرفـِش |
| We will have | 'ihna hanfarfishiicHnaa hanfarfish | إحنا َ هـَنفـَرفـِش |
| You(m) will have | 'inta hatfarfishiicnta hatfarfish | إنت َ هـَتفـَرفـِش |
| You(f) will have | 'inti hatfarfishiiicnti hatfarfishy | إنت ِ هـَتفـَرفـِشي |
| You(pl) will have | 'intu hatfarfishuiicntoo hatfarfishoo | إنتوا هـَتفـَرفـِشوا |
| He/it(m) will have | huwa hayifarfishhuwa hayifarfish | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَرفـِش |
| She/it(f) will have | hiya hatfarfishhiya hatfarfish | هـِي َ هـَتفـَرفـِش |
| They will have | humma hayifarfishuhumma hayifarfishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَرفـِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) have! | farfishfarfish | فـَرفـِش |
| You(f) have! | farfishifarfishy | فـَرفـِشي |
| You(pl) have! | farfishufarfishoo | فـَرفـِشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is had | huwa mifarfishhuwa mifarfish | هـُو َ مـِفـَرفـِش |
| She/it(f) is had | hiya mifarfishahiya mifarfishaö | هـِي َ مـِفـَرفـِشـَة |
| They are had | humma mifarfisheenhumma mifarfishyn | هـُمّ َ مـِفـَرفـِشين |
