Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I composed | 'ana 'alliftaacnaa aacllift | أنا َ ألّـِفت |
| We composed | 'ihna 'allifnaiicHnaa aacllifnaa | إحنا َ ألّـِفنا |
| You(m) composed | 'inta 'alliftiicnta aacllift | إنت َ ألّـِفت |
| You(f) composed | 'inti 'alliftiiicnti aacllifty | إنت ِ ألّـِفتي |
| You(pl) composed | 'intu 'alliftuiicntoo aaclliftoo | إنتوا ألّـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) composed | huwa 'allifhuwa aacllif | هـُو َ ألّـِف |
| She/it(f) composed | hiya 'allifithiya aacllifit | هـِي َ ألّـِفـِت |
| They composed | humma 'allifuhumma aacllifoo | هـُمّ َ ألّـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might compose | 'ana yimkin 'aallifaacnaa yimkin aacaallif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أا َلّـِف |
| We might compose | 'ihna yimkin ni'allifiicHnaa yimkin niaacllif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِألّـِف |
| You(m) might compose | 'inta yimkin ti'allifiicnta yimkin tiaacllif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِف |
| You(f) might compose | 'inti yimkin ti'allifiiicnti yimkin tiaacllify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِفي |
| You(pl) might compose | 'intu yimkin ti'allifuiicntoo yimkin tiaacllifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might compose | huwa yimkin yi'allifhuwa yimkin yiaacllif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِألّـِف |
| She/it(f) might compose | hiya yimkin ti'allifhiya yimkin tiaacllif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِألّـِف |
| They might compose | humma yimkin yi'allifuhumma yimkin yiaacllifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِألّـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I compose | 'ana b'allifaacnaa baacllif | أنا َ بألّـِف |
| We compose | 'ihna bin'allifiicHnaa binaacllif | إحنا َ بـِنألّـِف |
| You(m) compose | 'inta bit'allifiicnta bitaacllif | إنت َ بـِتألّـِف |
| You(f) compose | 'inti bit'allifiiicnti bitaacllify | إنت ِ بـِتألّـِفي |
| You(pl) compose | 'intu bit'allifuiicntoo bitaacllifoo | إنتوا بـِتألّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) composes | huwa biy'allifhuwa biyaacllif | هـُو َ بـِيألّـِف |
| She/it(f) composes | hiya bit'allifhiya bitaacllif | هـِي َ بـِتألّـِف |
| They compose | humma biy'allifuhumma biyaacllifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيألّـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will compose | 'ana h'allifaacnaa haacllif | أنا َ هألّـِف |
| We will compose | 'ihna han'allifiicHnaa hanaacllif | إحنا َ هـَنألّـِف |
| You(m) will compose | 'inta hat'allifiicnta hataacllif | إنت َ هـَتألّـِف |
| You(f) will compose | 'inti hat'allifiiicnti hataacllify | إنت ِ هـَتألّـِفي |
| You(pl) will compose | 'intu hat'allifuiicntoo hataacllifoo | إنتوا هـَتألّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will compose | huwa hay'allifhuwa hayaacllif | هـُو َ هـَيألّـِف |
| She/it(f) will compose | hiya hat'allifhiya hataacllif | هـِي َ هـَتألّـِف |
| They will compose | humma hay'allifuhumma hayaacllifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيألّـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) compose! | 'allifaacllif | ألّـِف |
| You(f) compose! | 'allifiaacllify | ألّـِفي |
| You(pl) compose! | 'allifuaacllifoo | ألّـِفوا |
