Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swore | 'ana hiliftaacnaa Hilift | أنا َ حـِلـِفت |
| We swore | 'ihna hilifnaiicHnaa Hilifnaa | إحنا َ حـِلـِفنا |
| You(m) swore | 'inta hiliftiicnta Hilift | إنت َ حـِلـِفت |
| You(f) swore | 'inti hiliftiiicnti Hilifty | إنت ِ حـِلـِفتي |
| You(pl) swore | 'intu hiliftuiicntoo Hiliftoo | إنتوا حـِلـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) swore | huwa hilifhuwa Hilif | هـُو َ حـِلـِف |
| She/it(f) swore | hiya hilfithiya Hilfit | هـِي َ حـِلفـِت |
| They swore | humma hilfuhumma Hilfoo | هـُمّ َ حـِلفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might swear | 'ana yimkin 'ahlifaacnaa yimkin aacHlif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحلـِف |
| We might swear | 'ihna yimkin nihlifiicHnaa yimkin niHlif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحلـِف |
| You(m) might swear | 'inta yimkin tihlifiicnta yimkin tiHlif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِف |
| You(f) might swear | 'inti yimkin tihlifiiicnti yimkin tiHlify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِفي |
| You(pl) might swear | 'intu yimkin tihlifuiicntoo yimkin tiHlifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might swear | huwa yimkin yihlifhuwa yimkin yiHlif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـِف |
| She/it(f) might swear | hiya yimkin tihlifhiya yimkin tiHlif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِف |
| They might swear | humma yimkin yihlifuhumma yimkin yiHlifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I swear | 'ana bahlifaacnaa baHlif | أنا َ بـَحلـِف |
| We swear | 'ihna binihlifiicHnaa biniHlif | إحنا َ بـِنـِحلـِف |
| You(m) swear | 'inta bitihlifiicnta bitiHlif | إنت َ بـِتـِحلـِف |
| You(f) swear | 'inti bitihlifiiicnti bitiHlify | إنت ِ بـِتـِحلـِفي |
| You(pl) swear | 'intu bitihlifuiicntoo bitiHlifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) swears | huwa biyihlifhuwa biyiHlif | هـُو َ بـِيـِحلـِف |
| She/it(f) swears | hiya bitihlifhiya bitiHlif | هـِي َ بـِتـِحلـِف |
| They swear | humma biyihlifuhumma biyiHlifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحلـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will swear | 'ana hahlifaacnaa haHlif | أنا َ هـَحلـِف |
| We will swear | 'ihna hanihlifiicHnaa haniHlif | إحنا َ هـَنـِحلـِف |
| You(m) will swear | 'inta hatihlifiicnta hatiHlif | إنت َ هـَتـِحلـِف |
| You(f) will swear | 'inti hatihlifiiicnti hatiHlify | إنت ِ هـَتـِحلـِفي |
| You(pl) will swear | 'intu hatihlifuiicntoo hatiHlifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحلـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will swear | huwa hayihlifhuwa hayiHlif | هـُو َ هـَيـِحلـِف |
| She/it(f) will swear | hiya hatihlifhiya hatiHlif | هـِي َ هـَتـِحلـِف |
| They will swear | humma hayihlifuhumma hayiHlifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحلـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) swear! | 'ihlifiicHlif | إحلـِف |
| You(f) swear! | 'ihlifiiicHlify | إحلـِفي |
| You(pl) swear! | 'ihlifuiicHlifoo | إحلـِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am swearing | 'ana haalifaacnaa Haalif | أنا َ حا َلـِف |
| I(f) am swearing | 'ana haalifaaacnaa Haalifaö | أنا َ حا َلـِفـَة |
| We are swearing | 'ihna haalifeeniicHnaa Haalifyn | إحنا َ حا َلـِفين |
| You(m) are swearing | 'inta haalifiicnta Haalif | إنت َ حا َلـِف |
| You(f) are swearing | 'inti haalifaiicnti Haalifaö | إنت ِ حا َلـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are swearing | 'intu haalifeeniicntoo Haalifyn | إنتوا حا َلـِفين |
| He/it(m) is swearing | huwa haalifhuwa Haalif | هـُو َ حا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) is swearing | hiya haalifahiya Haalifaö | هـِي َ حا َلـِفـَة |
| They are swearing | humma haalifeenhumma Haalifyn | هـُمّ َ حا َلـِفين |
