Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I profited | 'ana 'istafadtaacnaa iicstafaedt | أنا َ إستـَفا َدت |
| We profited | 'ihna 'istafadnaiicHnaa iicstafaednaa | إحنا َ إستـَفا َدنا |
| You(m) profited | 'inta 'istafadtiicnta iicstafaedt | إنت َ إستـَفا َدت |
| You(f) profited | 'inti 'istafadtiiicnti iicstafaedty | إنت ِ إستـَفا َدتي |
| You(pl) profited | 'intu 'istafadtuiicntoo iicstafaedtoo | إنتوا إستـَفا َدتوا |
| He/it(m) profited | huwa 'istafaedhuwa iicstafaed | هـُو َ إستـَفا َد |
| She/it(f) profited | hiya 'istafaedithiya iicstafaedit | هـِي َ إستـَفا َد ِت |
| They profited | humma 'istafaduhumma iicstafaedoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَفا َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might profit | 'ana yimkin 'astafeedaacnaa yimkin aacstafyd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَفيد |
| We might profit | 'ihna yimkin nistafeediicHnaa yimkin nistafyd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَفيد |
| You(m) might profit | 'inta yimkin tistafeediicnta yimkin tistafyd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَفيد |
| You(f) might profit | 'inti yimkin tistafeediiicnti yimkin tistafydy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَفيدي |
| You(pl) might profit | 'intu yimkin tistafeeduiicntoo yimkin tistafydoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـَفيدوا |
| He/it(m) might profit | huwa yimkin yistafeedhuwa yimkin yistafyd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَفيد |
| She/it(f) might profit | hiya yimkin tistafeedhiya yimkin tistafyd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَفيد |
| They might profit | humma yimkin yistafeeduhumma yimkin yistafydoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَفيدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I profit | 'ana bastafeedaacnaa bastafyd | أنا َ بـَستـَفيد |
| We profit | 'ihna binistafeediicHnaa binistafyd | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَفيد |
| You(m) profit | 'inta bitistafeediicnta bitistafyd | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَفيد |
| You(f) profit | 'inti bitistafeediiicnti bitistafydy | إنت ِ بـِتـِستـَفيدي |
| You(pl) profit | 'intu bitistafeeduiicntoo bitistafydoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَفيدوا |
| He/it(m) profits | huwa biyistafeedhuwa biyistafyd | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَفيد |
| She/it(f) profits | hiya bitistafeedhiya bitistafyd | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَفيد |
| They profit | humma biyistafeeduhumma biyistafydoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَفيدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will profit | 'ana hastafeedaacnaa hastafyd | أنا َ هـَستـَفيد |
| We will profit | 'ihna hanistafeediicHnaa hanistafyd | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَفيد |
| You(m) will profit | 'inta hatistafeediicnta hatistafyd | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَفيد |
| You(f) will profit | 'inti hatistafeediiicnti hatistafydy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَفيدي |
| You(pl) will profit | 'intu hatistafeeduiicntoo hatistafydoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَفيدوا |
| He/it(m) will profit | huwa hayistafeedhuwa hayistafyd | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَفيد |
| She/it(f) will profit | hiya hatistafeedhiya hatistafyd | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَفيد |
| They will profit | humma hayistafeeduhumma hayistafydoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَفيدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) profit! | 'istafeediicstafyd | إستـَفيد |
| You(f) profit! | 'istafeediiicstafydy | إستـَفيدي |
| You(pl) profit! | 'istafeeduiicstafydoo | إستـَفيدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is profited | huwa mustafeedhuwa mustafyd | هـُو َ مـُستـَفيد |
| She/it(f) is profited | hiya mustafeedahiya mustafydaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَفيد َة |
| They are profited | humma mustafeedeenhumma mustafydyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَفيدين |
