Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I opened | 'ana fattahtaacnaa fattaHt | أنا َ فـَتّـَحت |
| We opened | 'ihna fattahnaiicHnaa fattaHnaa | إحنا َ فـَتّـَحنا |
| You(m) opened | 'inta fattahtiicnta fattaHt | إنت َ فـَتّـَحت |
| You(f) opened | 'inti fattahtiiicnti fattaHty | إنت ِ فـَتّـَحتي |
| You(pl) opened | 'intu fattahtuiicntoo fattaHtoo | إنتوا فـَتّـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) opened | huwa fattahhuwa fattaH | هـُو َ فـَتّـَح |
| She/it(f) opened | hiya fattahithiya fattaHit | هـِي َ فـَتّـَحـِت |
| They opened | humma fattahuhumma fattaHoo | هـُمّ َ فـَتّـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might open | 'ana yimkin 'afattahaacnaa yimkin aacfattaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَتّـَح |
| We might open | 'ihna yimkin nifattahiicHnaa yimkin nifattaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَتّـَح |
| You(m) might open | 'inta yimkin tifattahiicnta yimkin tifattaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَتّـَح |
| You(f) might open | 'inti yimkin tifattahiiicnti yimkin tifattaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَتّـَحي |
| You(pl) might open | 'intu yimkin tifattahuiicntoo yimkin tifattaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَتّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might open | huwa yimkin yifattahhuwa yimkin yifattaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَتّـَح |
| She/it(f) might open | hiya yimkin tifattahhiya yimkin tifattaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَتّـَح |
| They might open | humma yimkin yifattahuhumma yimkin yifattaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَتّـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I open | 'ana bafattahaacnaa bafattaH | أنا َ بـَفـَتّـَح |
| We open | 'ihna binifattahiicHnaa binifattaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَتّـَح |
| You(m) open | 'inta bitifattahiicnta bitifattaH | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَتّـَح |
| You(f) open | 'inti bitifattahiiicnti bitifattaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَتّـَحي |
| You(pl) open | 'intu bitifattahuiicntoo bitifattaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَتّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) opens | huwa biyifattahhuwa biyifattaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَتّـَح |
| She/it(f) opens | hiya bitifattahhiya bitifattaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَتّـَح |
| They open | humma biyifattahuhumma biyifattaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَتّـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will open | 'ana hafattahaacnaa hafattaH | أنا َ هـَفـَتّـَح |
| We will open | 'ihna hanifattahiicHnaa hanifattaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَتّـَح |
| You(m) will open | 'inta hatifattahiicnta hatifattaH | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَتّـَح |
| You(f) will open | 'inti hatifattahiiicnti hatifattaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَتّـَحي |
| You(pl) will open | 'intu hatifattahuiicntoo hatifattaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَتّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will open | huwa hayifattahhuwa hayifattaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَتّـَح |
| She/it(f) will open | hiya hatifattahhiya hatifattaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَتّـَح |
| They will open | humma hayifattahuhumma hayifattaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَتّـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) open! | 'iftahiicftaH | إفتـَح |
| You(f) open! | 'iftahiiicftaHy | إفتـَحي |
| You(pl) open! | iftahuiftaHoo | ِفتـَحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mifattahhuwa mifattaH | هـُو َ مـِفـَتّـَح |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mifattahahiya mifattaHaö | هـِي َ مـِفـَتّـَحـَة |
| They are | humma mifattaheenhumma mifattaHyn | هـُمّ َ مـِفـَتّـَحين |
