Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana kaffeetaacnaa kaffyt | أنا َ كـَفّيت |
| We was | 'ihna kaffeenaiicHnaa kaffynaa | إحنا َ كـَفّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta kaffeetiicnta kaffyt | إنت َ كـَفّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti kaffeetiiicnti kaffyty | إنت ِ كـَفّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu kaffeetuiicntoo kaffytoo | إنتوا كـَفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa kaffahuwa kaffY | هـُو َ كـَفّى |
| She/it(f) was | hiya kaffithiya kaffit | هـِي َ كـَفّـِت |
| They was | humma kaffuhumma kaffoo | هـُمّ َ كـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'akaffiaacnaa yimkin aackaffy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَفّي |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nikaffiiicHnaa yimkin nikaffy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَفّي |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tikaffiiicnta yimkin tikaffy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَفّي |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tikaffiiicnti yimkin tikaffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَفّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tikaffuiicntoo yimkin tikaffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَفّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yikaffihuwa yimkin yikaffy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَفّي |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tikaffihiya yimkin tikaffy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَفّي |
| They might be | humma yimkin yikaffuhumma yimkin yikaffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bakaffiaacnaa bakaffy | أنا َ بـَكـَفّي |
| We be | 'ihna binkaffiiicHnaa binkaffy | إحنا َ بـِنكـَفّي |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitkaffiiicnta bitkaffy | إنت َ بـِتكـَفّي |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitkaffiiicnti bitkaffy | إنت ِ بـِتكـَفّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitkaffuiicntoo bitkaffoo | إنتوا بـِتكـَفّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyikaffihuwa biyikaffy | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَفّي |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitkaffihiya bitkaffy | هـِي َ بـِتكـَفّي |
| They be | humma biyikaffuhumma biyikaffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hakaffiaacnaa hakaffy | أنا َ هـَكـَفّي |
| We will be | 'ihna hankaffiiicHnaa hankaffy | إحنا َ هـَنكـَفّي |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatkaffiiicnta hatkaffy | إنت َ هـَتكـَفّي |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatkaffiiicnti hatkaffy | إنت ِ هـَتكـَفّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatkaffuiicntoo hatkaffoo | إنتوا هـَتكـَفّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayikaffihuwa hayikaffy | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَفّي |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatkaffihiya hatkaffy | هـِي َ هـَتكـَفّي |
| They will be | humma hayikaffuhumma hayikaffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | kaffikaffy | كـَفّي |
| You(f) be! | kaffikaffy | كـَفّي |
| You(pl) be! | kaffukaffoo | كـَفّوا |
