Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I acted | 'ana 'itsarraftaacnaa iictSarraft | أنا َ إتصـَرّ َفت |
| We acted | 'ihna 'itsarrafnaiicHnaa iictSarrafnaa | إحنا َ إتصـَرّ َفنا |
| You(m) acted | 'inta 'itsarraftiicnta iictSarraft | إنت َ إتصـَرّ َفت |
| You(f) acted | 'inti 'itsarraftiiicnti iictSarrafty | إنت ِ إتصـَرّ َفتي |
| You(pl) acted | 'intu 'itsarraftuiicntoo iictSarraftoo | إنتوا إتصـَرّ َفتوا |
| He/it(m) acted | huwa 'itsarrafhuwa iictSarraf | هـُو َ إتصـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) acted | hiya 'itsarrafithiya iictSarrafit | هـِي َ إتصـَرّ َفـِت |
| They acted | humma 'itsarrafuhumma iictSarrafoo | هـُمّ َ إتصـَرّ َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might act | 'ana yimkin 'atsarrafaacnaa yimkin aactSarraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتصـَرّ َف |
| We might act | 'ihna yimkin nitsarrafiicHnaa yimkin nitSarraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتصـَرّ َف |
| You(m) might act | 'inta yimkin titsarrafiicnta yimkin titSarraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَرّ َف |
| You(f) might act | 'inti yimkin titsarrafiiicnti yimkin titSarrafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) might act | 'intu yimkin titsarrafuiicntoo yimkin titSarrafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) might act | huwa yimkin yitsarrafhuwa yimkin yitSarraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) might act | hiya yimkin titsarrafhiya yimkin titSarraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَرّ َف |
| They might act | humma yimkin yitsarrafuhumma yimkin yitSarrafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـَرّ َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I act | 'ana batsarrafaacnaa batSarraf | أنا َ بـَتصـَرّ َف |
| We act | 'ihna binitsarrafiicHnaa binitSarraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِتصـَرّ َف |
| You(m) act | 'inta bititsarrafiicnta bititSarraf | إنت َ بـِتـِتصـَرّ َف |
| You(f) act | 'inti bititsarrafiiicnti bititSarrafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتصـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) act | 'intu bititsarrafuiicntoo bititSarrafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتصـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) acts | huwa biyitsarrafhuwa biyitSarraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِتصـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) acts | hiya bititsarrafhiya bititSarraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِتصـَرّ َف |
| They act | humma biyitsarrafuhumma biyitSarrafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتصـَرّ َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will act | 'ana hatsarrafaacnaa hatSarraf | أنا َ هـَتصـَرّ َف |
| We will act | 'ihna hanitsarrafiicHnaa hanitSarraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِتصـَرّ َف |
| You(m) will act | 'inta hatitsarrafiicnta hatitSarraf | إنت َ هـَتـِتصـَرّ َف |
| You(f) will act | 'inti hatitsarrafiiicnti hatitSarrafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتصـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) will act | 'intu hatitsarrafuiicntoo hatitSarrafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتصـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) will act | huwa hayitsarrafhuwa hayitSarraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِتصـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) will act | hiya hatitsarrafhiya hatitSarraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِتصـَرّ َف |
| They will act | humma hayitsarrafuhumma hayitSarrafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتصـَرّ َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) act! | 'itsarrafiictSarraf | إتصـَرّ َف |
| You(f) act! | 'itsarrafiiictSarrafy | إتصـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) act! | 'itsarrafuiictSarrafoo | إتصـَرّ َفوا |
