Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I trod | 'ana wi'iftaacnaa wiqift | أنا َ و ِقـِفت |
| We trod | 'ihna wi'ifnaiicHnaa wiqifnaa | إحنا َ و ِقـِفنا |
| You(m) trod | 'inta wi'iftiicnta wiqift | إنت َ و ِقـِفت |
| You(f) trod | 'inti wi'iftiiicnti wiqifty | إنت ِ و ِقـِفتي |
| You(pl) trod | 'intu wi'iftuiicntoo wiqiftoo | إنتوا و ِقـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) trod | huwa wi'ifhuwa wiqif | هـُو َ و ِقـِف |
| She/it(f) trod | hiya wi'fithiya wiqfit | هـِي َ و ِقفـِت |
| They trod | humma wi'fuhumma wiqfoo | هـُمّ َ و ِقفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tread | 'ana yimkin 'aoo'ufaacnaa yimkin aacwquf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوقـُف |
| We might tread | 'ihna yimkin nuw'ufiicHnaa yimkin nuwquf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُوقـُف |
| You(m) might tread | 'inta yimkin tuw'ufiicnta yimkin tuwquf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُوقـُف |
| You(f) might tread | 'inti yimkin tuw'ufiiicnti yimkin tuwqufy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُوقـُفي |
| You(pl) might tread | 'intu yimkin tuw'ufuiicntoo yimkin tuwqufoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُوقـُفوا |
| He/it(m) might tread | huwa yimkin yuw'ufhuwa yimkin yuwquf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُوقـُف |
| She/it(f) might tread | hiya yimkin tuw'ufhiya yimkin tuwquf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُوقـُف |
| They might tread | humma yimkin yuw'ufuhumma yimkin yuwqufoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُوقـُفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tread | 'ana baw'ufaacnaa bawquf | أنا َ بـَوقـُف |
| We tread | 'ihna binuw'ufiicHnaa binuwquf | إحنا َ بـِنـُوقـُف |
| You(m) tread | 'inta bituw'ufiicnta bituwquf | إنت َ بـِتـُوقـُف |
| You(f) tread | 'inti bituw'ufiiicnti bituwqufy | إنت ِ بـِتـُوقـُفي |
| You(pl) tread | 'intu bituw'ufuiicntoo bituwqufoo | إنتوا بـِتـُوقـُفوا |
| He/it(m) treads | huwa biyuw'ufhuwa biyuwquf | هـُو َ بـِيـُوقـُف |
| She/it(f) treads | hiya bituw'ufhiya bituwquf | هـِي َ بـِتـُوقـُف |
| They tread | humma biyuw'ufuhumma biyuwqufoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُوقـُفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tread | 'ana haw'ufaacnaa hawquf | أنا َ هـَوقـُف |
| We will tread | 'ihna hanuw'ufiicHnaa hanuwquf | إحنا َ هـَنـُوقـُف |
| You(m) will tread | 'inta hatuw'ufiicnta hatuwquf | إنت َ هـَتـُوقـُف |
| You(f) will tread | 'inti hatuw'ufiiicnti hatuwqufy | إنت ِ هـَتـُوقـُفي |
| You(pl) will tread | 'intu hatuw'ufuiicntoo hatuwqufoo | إنتوا هـَتـُوقـُفوا |
| He/it(m) will tread | huwa hayuw'ufhuwa hayuwquf | هـُو َ هـَيـُوقـُف |
| She/it(f) will tread | hiya hatuw'ufhiya hatuwquf | هـِي َ هـَتـُوقـُف |
| They will tread | humma hayuw'ufuhumma hayuwqufoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُوقـُفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tread! | 'ioo'ifiicwqif | إوقـِف |
| You(f) tread! | 'ioo'ifiiicwqify | إوقـِفي |
| You(pl) tread! | 'ioo'ifuiicwqifoo | إوقـِفوا |
