Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itrafadtaacnaa iictrafadt | أنا َ إتر َفـَدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itrafadnaiicHnaa iictrafadnaa | إحنا َ إتر َفـَدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itrafadtiicnta iictrafadt | إنت َ إتر َفـَدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itrafadtiiicnti iictrafadty | إنت ِ إتر َفـَدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itrafadtuiicntoo iictrafadtoo | إنتوا إتر َفـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itrafadhuwa iictrafad | هـُو َ إتر َفـَد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itrafadithiya iictrafadit | هـِي َ إتر َفـَد ِت |
| They was | humma 'itrafaduhumma iictrafadoo | هـُمّ َ إتر َفـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atrifidaacnaa yimkin aactrifid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتر ِفـِد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitrifidiicHnaa yimkin nitrifid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتر ِفـِد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titrifidiicnta yimkin titrifid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر ِفـِد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titrifdiiicnti yimkin titrifdy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتر ِفدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titrifduiicntoo yimkin titrifdoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتر ِفدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitrifidhuwa yimkin yitrifid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر ِفـِد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titrifidhiya yimkin titrifid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتر ِفـِد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitrifduhumma yimkin yitrifdoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتر ِفدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batrifidaacnaa batrifid | أنا َ بـَتر ِفـِد |
| We be | 'ihna binitrifidiicHnaa binitrifid | إحنا َ بـِنـِتر ِفـِد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititrifidiicnta bititrifid | إنت َ بـِتـِتر ِفـِد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititrifdiiicnti bititrifdy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتر ِفدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititrifduiicntoo bititrifdoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتر ِفدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitrifidhuwa biyitrifid | هـُو َ بـِيـِتر ِفـِد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititrifidhiya bititrifid | هـِي َ بـِتـِتر ِفـِد |
| They be | humma biyitrifduhumma biyitrifdoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتر ِفدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatrifidaacnaa hatrifid | أنا َ هـَتر ِفـِد |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitrifidiicHnaa hanitrifid | إحنا َ هـَنـِتر ِفـِد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitrifidiicnta hatitrifid | إنت َ هـَتـِتر ِفـِد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitrifdiiicnti hatitrifdy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتر ِفدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitrifduiicntoo hatitrifdoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتر ِفدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitrifidhuwa hayitrifid | هـُو َ هـَيـِتر ِفـِد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitrifidhiya hatitrifid | هـِي َ هـَتـِتر ِفـِد |
| They will be | humma hayitrifduhumma hayitrifdoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتر ِفدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itrifidiictrifid | إتر ِفـِد |
| You(f) be! | 'itrifidiiictrifidy | إتر ِفـِدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itrifiduiictrifidoo | إتر ِفـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is fired | huwa marfoodhuwa marfwd | هـُو َ مـَرفود |
| She/it(f) is fired | hiya marfoodahiya marfwdaö | هـِي َ مـَرفود َة |
| They are fired | humma marfoodeenhumma marfwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَرفودين |
