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