Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ground | 'ana faramtaacnaa faramt | أنا َ فـَر َمت |
| We ground | 'ihna faramnaiicHnaa faramnaa | إحنا َ فـَر َمنا |
| You(m) ground | 'inta faramtiicnta faramt | إنت َ فـَر َمت |
| You(f) ground | 'inti faramtiiicnti faramty | إنت ِ فـَر َمتي |
| You(pl) ground | 'intu faramtuiicntoo faramtoo | إنتوا فـَر َمتوا |
| He/it(m) ground | huwa faramhuwa faram | هـُو َ فـَر َم |
| She/it(f) ground | hiya faramithiya faramit | هـِي َ فـَر َمـِت |
| They ground | humma faramuhumma faramoo | هـُمّ َ فـَر َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grind | 'ana yimkin 'afrumaacnaa yimkin aacfrum | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفر ُم |
| We might grind | 'ihna yimkin nufrumiicHnaa yimkin nufrum | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُفر ُم |
| You(m) might grind | 'inta yimkin tufrumiicnta yimkin tufrum | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُفر ُم |
| You(f) might grind | 'inti yimkin tufrumiiicnti yimkin tufrumy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُفر ُمي |
| You(pl) might grind | 'intu yimkin tufrumuiicntoo yimkin tufrumoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُفر ُموا |
| He/it(m) might grind | huwa yimkin yufrumhuwa yimkin yufrum | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُفر ُم |
| She/it(f) might grind | hiya yimkin tufrumhiya yimkin tufrum | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُفر ُم |
| They might grind | humma yimkin yufrumuhumma yimkin yufrumoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُفر ُموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grind | 'ana bafrumaacnaa bafrum | أنا َ بـَفر ُم |
| We grind | 'ihna binufrumiicHnaa binufrum | إحنا َ بـِنـُفر ُم |
| You(m) grind | 'inta bitufrumiicnta bitufrum | إنت َ بـِتـُفر ُم |
| You(f) grind | 'inti bitufrumiiicnti bitufrumy | إنت ِ بـِتـُفر ُمي |
| You(pl) grind | 'intu bitufrumuiicntoo bitufrumoo | إنتوا بـِتـُفر ُموا |
| He/it(m) grinds | huwa biyufrumhuwa biyufrum | هـُو َ بـِيـُفر ُم |
| She/it(f) grinds | hiya bitufrumhiya bitufrum | هـِي َ بـِتـُفر ُم |
| They grind | humma biyufrumuhumma biyufrumoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُفر ُموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grind | 'ana hafrumaacnaa hafrum | أنا َ هـَفر ُم |
| We will grind | 'ihna hanufrumiicHnaa hanufrum | إحنا َ هـَنـُفر ُم |
| You(m) will grind | 'inta hatufrumiicnta hatufrum | إنت َ هـَتـُفر ُم |
| You(f) will grind | 'inti hatufrumiiicnti hatufrumy | إنت ِ هـَتـُفر ُمي |
| You(pl) will grind | 'intu hatufrumuiicntoo hatufrumoo | إنتوا هـَتـُفر ُموا |
| He/it(m) will grind | huwa hayufrumhuwa hayufrum | هـُو َ هـَيـُفر ُم |
| She/it(f) will grind | hiya hatufrumhiya hatufrum | هـِي َ هـَتـُفر ُم |
| They will grind | humma hayufrumuhumma hayufrumoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُفر ُموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grind! | 'ufrumuucfrum | أ ُفر ُم |
| You(f) grind! | 'ufrumiuucfrumy | أ ُفر ُمي |
| You(pl) grind! | 'ufrumuuucfrumoo | أ ُفر ُموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am grinding | 'ana faerimaacnaa faerim | أنا َ فا َر ِم |
| I(f) am grinding | 'ana faerimaaacnaa faerimaö | أنا َ فا َر ِمـَة |
| We are grinding | 'ihna faerimeeniicHnaa faerimyn | إحنا َ فا َر ِمين |
| You(m) are grinding | 'inta faerimiicnta faerim | إنت َ فا َر ِم |
| You(f) are grinding | 'inti faerimaiicnti faerimaö | إنت ِ فا َر ِمـَة |
| You(pl) are grinding | 'intu faerimeeniicntoo faerimyn | إنتوا فا َر ِمين |
| He/it(m) is grinding | huwa faerimhuwa faerim | هـُو َ فا َر ِم |
| She/it(f) is grinding | hiya faerimahiya faerimaö | هـِي َ فا َر ِمـَة |
| They are grinding | humma faerimeenhumma faerimyn | هـُمّ َ فا َر ِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ground | huwa mafroomhuwa mafrwm | هـُو َ مـَفروم |
| She/it(f) is ground | hiya mafroomahiya mafrwmaö | هـِي َ مـَفرومـَة |
| They are ground | humma mafroomeenhumma mafrwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفرومين |
