Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I illustrated | 'ana fassartaacnaa fassart | أنا َ فـَسّـَرت |
| We illustrated | 'ihna fassarnaiicHnaa fassarnaa | إحنا َ فـَسّـَرنا |
| You(m) illustrated | 'inta fassartiicnta fassart | إنت َ فـَسّـَرت |
| You(f) illustrated | 'inti fassartiiicnti fassarty | إنت ِ فـَسّـَرتي |
| You(pl) illustrated | 'intu fassartuiicntoo fassartoo | إنتوا فـَسّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) illustrated | huwa fassarhuwa fassar | هـُو َ فـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) illustrated | hiya fassarithiya fassarit | هـِي َ فـَسّـَر ِت |
| They illustrated | humma fassaruhumma fassaroo | هـُمّ َ فـَسّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might illustrate | 'ana yimkin 'afassaraacnaa yimkin aacfassar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَسّـَر |
| We might illustrate | 'ihna yimkin nifassariicHnaa yimkin nifassar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(m) might illustrate | 'inta yimkin tifassariicnta yimkin tifassar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(f) might illustrate | 'inti yimkin tifassariiicnti yimkin tifassary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) might illustrate | 'intu yimkin tifassaruiicntoo yimkin tifassaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might illustrate | huwa yimkin yifassarhuwa yimkin yifassar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) might illustrate | hiya yimkin tifassarhiya yimkin tifassar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَر |
| They might illustrate | humma yimkin yifassaruhumma yimkin yifassaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَسّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I illustrate | 'ana bafassaraacnaa bafassar | أنا َ بـَفـَسّـَر |
| We illustrate | 'ihna binifassariicHnaa binifassar | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(m) illustrate | 'inta bitifassariicnta bitifassar | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(f) illustrate | 'inti bitifassariiicnti bitifassary | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) illustrate | 'intu bitifassaruiicntoo bitifassaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) illustrates | huwa biyifassarhuwa biyifassar | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) illustrates | hiya bitifassarhiya bitifassar | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَسّـَر |
| They illustrate | humma biyifassaruhumma biyifassaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَسّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will illustrate | 'ana hafassaraacnaa hafassar | أنا َ هـَفـَسّـَر |
| We will illustrate | 'ihna hanifassariicHnaa hanifassar | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(m) will illustrate | 'inta hatifassariicnta hatifassar | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(f) will illustrate | 'inti hatifassariiicnti hatifassary | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) will illustrate | 'intu hatifassaruiicntoo hatifassaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will illustrate | huwa hayifassarhuwa hayifassar | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) will illustrate | hiya hatifassarhiya hatifassar | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَسّـَر |
| They will illustrate | humma hayifassaruhumma hayifassaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَسّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) illustrate! | 'ifsariicfsar | إفسـَر |
| You(f) illustrate! | 'ifsariiicfsary | إفسـَري |
| You(pl) illustrate! | ifsaruifsaroo | ِفسـَروا |
