Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I liked | 'ana 'istaltaftaacnaa iicstalTaft | أنا َ إستـَلطـَفت |
| We liked | 'ihna 'istaltafnaiicHnaa iicstalTafnaa | إحنا َ إستـَلطـَفنا |
| You(m) liked | 'inta 'istaltaftiicnta iicstalTaft | إنت َ إستـَلطـَفت |
| You(f) liked | 'inti 'istaltaftiiicnti iicstalTafty | إنت ِ إستـَلطـَفتي |
| You(pl) liked | 'intu 'istaltaftuiicntoo iicstalTaftoo | إنتوا إستـَلطـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) liked | huwa 'istaltafhuwa iicstalTaf | هـُو َ إستـَلطـَف |
| She/it(f) liked | hiya 'istaltafithiya iicstalTafit | هـِي َ إستـَلطـَفـِت |
| They liked | humma 'istaltafuhumma iicstalTafoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَلطـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might like | 'ana yimkin 'astaltifaacnaa yimkin aacstalTif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَلطـِف |
| We might like | 'ihna yimkin nistaltifiicHnaa yimkin nistalTif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَلطـِف |
| You(m) might like | 'inta yimkin tistaltifiicnta yimkin tistalTif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَلطـِف |
| You(f) might like | 'inti yimkin titsaltifiiicnti yimkin titsalTify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَلطـِفي |
| You(pl) might like | 'intu yimkin titsaltifuiicntoo yimkin titsalTifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَلطـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might like | huwa yimkin yistaltifhuwa yimkin yistalTif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَلطـِف |
| She/it(f) might like | hiya yimkin tistaltifhiya yimkin tistalTif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَلطـِف |
| They might like | humma yimkin yistaltifuhumma yimkin yistalTifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَلطـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I like | 'ana bastaltafaacnaa bastalTaf | أنا َ بـَستـَلطـَف |
| We like | 'ihna binistaltafiicHnaa binistalTaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَلطـَف |
| You(m) like | 'inta bitistaltafiicnta bitistalTaf | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَلطـَف |
| You(f) like | 'inti bitisiltafiiicnti bitisilTafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِلطـَفي |
| You(pl) like | 'intu bitistaltafuiicntoo bitistalTafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَلطـَفوا |
| He/it(m) likes | huwa biyistaltafhuwa biyistalTaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَلطـَف |
| She/it(f) likes | hiya bitistaltafhiya bitistalTaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَلطـَف |
| They like | humma biyistaltafuhumma biyistalTafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَلطـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will like | 'ana hastaltafaacnaa hastalTaf | أنا َ هـَستـَلطـَف |
| We will like | 'ihna hanistaltafiicHnaa hanistalTaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَلطـَف |
| You(m) will like | 'inta hatistaltafiicnta hatistalTaf | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَلطـَف |
| You(f) will like | 'inti hatistaltafiiicnti hatistalTafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَلطـَفي |
| You(pl) will like | 'intu hatistaltafuiicntoo hatistalTafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَلطـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will like | huwa hayistaltafhuwa hayistalTaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَلطـَف |
| She/it(f) will like | hiya hatistaltafhiya hatistalTaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَلطـَف |
| They will like | humma hayistaltafuhumma hayistalTafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَلطـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) like! | 'istaltifiicstalTif | إستـَلطـِف |
| You(f) like! | 'istaltifiiicstalTify | إستـَلطـِفي |
| You(pl) like! | 'istaltifuiicstalTifoo | إستـَلطـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is liked | huwa mistaltafhuwa mistalTaf | هـُو َ مـِستـَلطـَف |
| She/it(f) is liked | hiya mistaltafahiya mistalTafaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَلطـَفـَة |
| They are liked | humma mistaltafeenhumma mistalTafyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَلطـَفين |
