Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stopped | 'ana wi'iftaacnaa wiqift | أنا َ و ِقـِفت |
| We stopped | 'ihna wi'ifnaiicHnaa wiqifnaa | إحنا َ و ِقـِفنا |
| You(m) stopped | 'inta wi'iftiicnta wiqift | إنت َ و ِقـِفت |
| You(f) stopped | 'inti wi'iftiiicnti wiqifty | إنت ِ و ِقـِفتي |
| You(pl) stopped | 'intu wi'iftuiicntoo wiqiftoo | إنتوا و ِقـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) stopped | huwa wi'ifhuwa wiqif | هـُو َ و ِقـِف |
| She/it(f) stopped | hiya wi'fithiya wiqfit | هـِي َ و ِقفـِت |
| They stopped | humma wi'fuhumma wiqfoo | هـُمّ َ و ِقفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might stop | 'ana yimkin aa'afaacnaa yimkin aaqaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ا َقـَف |
| We might stop | 'ihna yimkin nu'afiicHnaa yimkin nuqaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقـَف |
| You(m) might stop | 'inta yimkin tu'afiicnta yimkin tuqaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقـَف |
| You(f) might stop | 'inti yimkin tu'afiiicnti yimkin tuqafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقـَفي |
| You(pl) might stop | 'intu yimkin tu'afuiicntoo yimkin tuqafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might stop | huwa yimkin yu'afhuwa yimkin yuqaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقـَف |
| She/it(f) might stop | hiya yimkin tu'afhiya yimkin tuqaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقـَف |
| They might stop | humma yimkin yu'afuhumma yimkin yuqafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I stop | 'ana ba'afaacnaa baqaf | أنا َ بـَقـَف |
| We stop | 'ihna binu'afiicHnaa binuqaf | إحنا َ بـِنـُقـَف |
| You(m) stop | 'inta bitu'afiicnta bituqaf | إنت َ بـِتـُقـَف |
| You(f) stop | 'inti bitu'afiiicnti bituqafy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقـَفي |
| You(pl) stop | 'intu bitu'afuiicntoo bituqafoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقـَفوا |
| He/it(m) stops | huwa biyu'afhuwa biyuqaf | هـُو َ بـِيـُقـَف |
| She/it(f) stops | hiya bitu'afhiya bituqaf | هـِي َ بـِتـُقـَف |
| They stop | humma biyu'afuhumma biyuqafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will stop | 'ana ha'afaacnaa haqaf | أنا َ هـَقـَف |
| We will stop | 'ihna hanu'afiicHnaa hanuqaf | إحنا َ هـَنـُقـَف |
| You(m) will stop | 'inta hatu'afiicnta hatuqaf | إنت َ هـَتـُقـَف |
| You(f) will stop | 'inti hatu'afiiicnti hatuqafy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقـَفي |
| You(pl) will stop | 'intu hatu'afuiicntoo hatuqafoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will stop | huwa hayu'afhuwa hayuqaf | هـُو َ هـَيـُقـَف |
| She/it(f) will stop | hiya hatu'afhiya hatuqaf | هـِي َ هـَتـُقـَف |
| They will stop | humma hayu'afuhumma hayuqafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) stop! | 'u'afuucqaf | أ ُقـَف |
| You(f) stop! | 'u'afiuucqafy | أ ُقـَفي |
| You(pl) stop! | 'u'afuuucqafoo | أ ُقـَفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am stopping | 'ana wae'ifaacnaa waeqif | أنا َ وا َقـِف |
| I(f) am stopping | 'ana wae'ifaaacnaa waeqifaö | أنا َ وا َقـِفـَة |
| We are stopping | 'ihna wae'ifeeniicHnaa waeqifyn | إحنا َ وا َقـِفين |
| You(m) are stopping | 'inta wae'ifiicnta waeqif | إنت َ وا َقـِف |
| You(f) are stopping | 'inti wae'ifaiicnti waeqifaö | إنت ِ وا َقـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are stopping | 'intu wae'ifeeniicntoo waeqifyn | إنتوا وا َقـِفين |
| He/it(m) is stopping | huwa wae'ifhuwa waeqif | هـُو َ وا َقـِف |
| She/it(f) is stopping | hiya wae'ifahiya waeqifaö | هـِي َ وا َقـِفـَة |
| They are stopping | humma wae'ifeenhumma waeqifyn | هـُمّ َ وا َقـِفين |
