Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I caught | 'ana la'aftaacnaa laqaft | أنا َ لـَقـَفت |
| We caught | 'ihna la'afnaiicHnaa laqafnaa | إحنا َ لـَقـَفنا |
| You(m) caught | 'inta la'aftiicnta laqaft | إنت َ لـَقـَفت |
| You(f) caught | 'inti la'aftiiicnti laqafty | إنت ِ لـَقـَفتي |
| You(pl) caught | 'intu la'aftuiicntoo laqaftoo | إنتوا لـَقـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) caught | huwa la'afhuwa laqaf | هـُو َ لـَقـَف |
| She/it(f) caught | hiya la'afithiya laqafit | هـِي َ لـَقـَفـِت |
| They caught | humma la'afuhumma laqafoo | هـُمّ َ لـَقـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might catch | 'ana yimkin 'al'ufaacnaa yimkin aaclquf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألقـُف |
| We might catch | 'ihna yimkin nul'ufiicHnaa yimkin nulquf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُلقـُف |
| You(m) might catch | 'inta yimkin tul'ufiicnta yimkin tulquf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُلقـُف |
| You(f) might catch | 'inti yimkin tul'ufiiicnti yimkin tulqufy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُلقـُفي |
| You(pl) might catch | 'intu yimkin tul'ufuiicntoo yimkin tulqufoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُلقـُفوا |
| He/it(m) might catch | huwa yimkin yul'ufhuwa yimkin yulquf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُلقـُف |
| She/it(f) might catch | hiya yimkin tul'ufhiya yimkin tulquf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُلقـُف |
| They might catch | humma yimkin yul'ufuhumma yimkin yulqufoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُلقـُفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I catch | 'ana bal'ufaacnaa balquf | أنا َ بـَلقـُف |
| We catch | 'ihna binul'ufiicHnaa binulquf | إحنا َ بـِنـُلقـُف |
| You(m) catch | 'inta bitul'ufiicnta bitulquf | إنت َ بـِتـُلقـُف |
| You(f) catch | 'inti bitul'ufiiicnti bitulqufy | إنت ِ بـِتـُلقـُفي |
| You(pl) catch | 'intu bitul'ufuiicntoo bitulqufoo | إنتوا بـِتـُلقـُفوا |
| He/it(m) catchs | huwa biyul'ufhuwa biyulquf | هـُو َ بـِيـُلقـُف |
| She/it(f) catchs | hiya bitul'ufhiya bitulquf | هـِي َ بـِتـُلقـُف |
| They catch | humma biyul'ufuhumma biyulqufoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُلقـُفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will catch | 'ana hal'ufaacnaa halquf | أنا َ هـَلقـُف |
| We will catch | 'ihna hanul'ufiicHnaa hanulquf | إحنا َ هـَنـُلقـُف |
| You(m) will catch | 'inta hatul'ufiicnta hatulquf | إنت َ هـَتـُلقـُف |
| You(f) will catch | 'inti hatul'ufiiicnti hatulqufy | إنت ِ هـَتـُلقـُفي |
| You(pl) will catch | 'intu hatul'ufuiicntoo hatulqufoo | إنتوا هـَتـُلقـُفوا |
| He/it(m) will catch | huwa hayul'ufhuwa hayulquf | هـُو َ هـَيـُلقـُف |
| She/it(f) will catch | hiya hatul'ufhiya hatulquf | هـِي َ هـَتـُلقـُف |
| They will catch | humma hayul'ufuhumma hayulqufoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُلقـُفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) catch! | 'ul'ufuuclquf | أ ُلقـُف |
| You(f) catch! | 'ul'ufiuuclqufy | أ ُلقـُفي |
| You(pl) catch! | 'ul'ufuuuclqufoo | أ ُلقـُفوا |
