Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I moderated | 'ana lattaftaacnaa laTTaft | أنا َ لـَطّـَفت |
| We moderated | 'ihna lattafnaiicHnaa laTTafnaa | إحنا َ لـَطّـَفنا |
| You(m) moderated | 'inta lattaftiicnta laTTaft | إنت َ لـَطّـَفت |
| You(f) moderated | 'inti lattaftiiicnti laTTafty | إنت ِ لـَطّـَفتي |
| You(pl) moderated | 'intu lattaftuiicntoo laTTaftoo | إنتوا لـَطّـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) moderated | huwa lattafhuwa laTTaf | هـُو َ لـَطّـَف |
| She/it(f) moderated | hiya lattafithiya laTTafit | هـِي َ لـَطّـَفـِت |
| They moderated | humma lattafuhumma laTTafoo | هـُمّ َ لـَطّـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might moderate | 'ana yimkin 'alattafaacnaa yimkin aaclaTTaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـَطّـَف |
| We might moderate | 'ihna yimkin nilattafiicHnaa yimkin nilaTTaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـَطّـَف |
| You(m) might moderate | 'inta yimkin tilattafiicnta yimkin tilaTTaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَطّـَف |
| You(f) might moderate | 'inti yimkin tilattafiiicnti yimkin tilaTTafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَطّـَفي |
| You(pl) might moderate | 'intu yimkin tilattafuiicntoo yimkin tilaTTafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـَطّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might moderate | huwa yimkin yilattafhuwa yimkin yilaTTaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَطّـَف |
| She/it(f) might moderate | hiya yimkin tilattafhiya yimkin tilaTTaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَطّـَف |
| They might moderate | humma yimkin yilattafuhumma yimkin yilaTTafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَطّـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I moderate | 'ana balattafaacnaa balaTTaf | أنا َ بـَلـَطّـَف |
| We moderate | 'ihna binilattafiicHnaa binilaTTaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِلـَطّـَف |
| You(m) moderate | 'inta bitilattafiicnta bitilaTTaf | إنت َ بـِتـِلـَطّـَف |
| You(f) moderate | 'inti bitilattafiiicnti bitilaTTafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلـَطّـَفي |
| You(pl) moderate | 'intu bitilattafuiicntoo bitilaTTafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلـَطّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) moderates | huwa biyilattafhuwa biyilaTTaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـَطّـَف |
| She/it(f) moderates | hiya bitilattafhiya bitilaTTaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِلـَطّـَف |
| They moderate | humma biyilattafuhumma biyilaTTafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـَطّـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will moderate | 'ana halattafaacnaa halaTTaf | أنا َ هـَلـَطّـَف |
| We will moderate | 'ihna hanilattafiicHnaa hanilaTTaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِلـَطّـَف |
| You(m) will moderate | 'inta hatilattafiicnta hatilaTTaf | إنت َ هـَتـِلـَطّـَف |
| You(f) will moderate | 'inti hatilattafiiicnti hatilaTTafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلـَطّـَفي |
| You(pl) will moderate | 'intu hatilattafuiicntoo hatilaTTafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلـَطّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will moderate | huwa hayilattafhuwa hayilaTTaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـَطّـَف |
| She/it(f) will moderate | hiya hatilattafhiya hatilaTTaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِلـَطّـَف |
| They will moderate | humma hayilattafuhumma hayilaTTafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـَطّـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) moderate! | 'iltafiiclTaf | إلطـَف |
| You(f) moderate! | 'iltafiiiclTafy | إلطـَفي |
| You(pl) moderate! | iltafuilTafoo | ِلطـَفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is moderated | huwa mulattafhuwa mulaTTaf | هـُو َ مـُلـَطّـَف |
| She/it(f) is moderated | hiya mulattafahiya mulaTTafaö | هـِي َ مـُلـَطّـَفـَة |
| They are moderated | humma mulattafeenhumma mulaTTafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُلـَطّـَفين |
