Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ate | 'ana fitirtaacnaa fiTirt | أنا َ فـِطـِرت |
| We ate | 'ihna fitirnaiicHnaa fiTirnaa | إحنا َ فـِطـِرنا |
| You(m) ate | 'inta fitirtiicnta fiTirt | إنت َ فـِطـِرت |
| You(f) ate | 'inti fitirtiiicnti fiTirty | إنت ِ فـِطـِرتي |
| You(pl) ate | 'intu fitirtuiicntoo fiTirtoo | إنتوا فـِطـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) ate | huwa fitirhuwa fiTir | هـُو َ فـِطـِر |
| She/it(f) ate | hiya fitrithiya fiTrit | هـِي َ فـِطر ِت |
| They ate | humma fitruhumma fiTroo | هـُمّ َ فـِطروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might eat | 'ana yimkin 'aftaraacnaa yimkin aacfTar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفطـَر |
| We might eat | 'ihna yimkin niftariicHnaa yimkin nifTar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفطـَر |
| You(m) might eat | 'inta yimkin tiftariicnta yimkin tifTar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَر |
| You(f) might eat | 'inti yimkin tiftariiicnti yimkin tifTary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَري |
| You(pl) might eat | 'intu yimkin tiftaruiicntoo yimkin tifTaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَروا |
| He/it(m) might eat | huwa yimkin yiftarhuwa yimkin yifTar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفطـَر |
| She/it(f) might eat | hiya yimkin tiftarhiya yimkin tifTar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفطـَر |
| They might eat | humma yimkin yiftaruhumma yimkin yifTaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفطـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I eat | 'ana baftaraacnaa bafTar | أنا َ بـَفطـَر |
| We eat | 'ihna biniftariicHnaa binifTar | إحنا َ بـِنـِفطـَر |
| You(m) eat | 'inta bitiftariicnta bitifTar | إنت َ بـِتـِفطـَر |
| You(f) eat | 'inti bitiftariiicnti bitifTary | إنت ِ بـِتـِفطـَري |
| You(pl) eat | 'intu bitiftaruiicntoo bitifTaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفطـَروا |
| He/it(m) eats | huwa biyiftarhuwa biyifTar | هـُو َ بـِيـِفطـَر |
| She/it(f) eats | hiya bitiftarhiya bitifTar | هـِي َ بـِتـِفطـَر |
| They eat | humma biyiftaruhumma biyifTaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفطـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will eat | 'ana haftaraacnaa hafTar | أنا َ هـَفطـَر |
| We will eat | 'ihna haniftariicHnaa hanifTar | إحنا َ هـَنـِفطـَر |
| You(m) will eat | 'inta hatiftariicnta hatifTar | إنت َ هـَتـِفطـَر |
| You(f) will eat | 'inti hatiftariiicnti hatifTary | إنت ِ هـَتـِفطـَري |
| You(pl) will eat | 'intu hatiftaruiicntoo hatifTaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفطـَروا |
| He/it(m) will eat | huwa hayiftarhuwa hayifTar | هـُو َ هـَيـِفطـَر |
| She/it(f) will eat | hiya hatiftarhiya hatifTar | هـِي َ هـَتـِفطـَر |
| They will eat | humma hayiftaruhumma hayifTaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفطـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) eat! | 'iftiriicfTir | إفطـِر |
| You(f) eat! | 'iftiriiicfTiry | إفطـِري |
| You(pl) eat! | 'iftiruiicfTiroo | إفطـِروا |
