Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spat | 'ana taffeetaacnaa taffyt | أنا َ تـَفّيت |
| We spat | 'ihna taffeenaiicHnaa taffynaa | إحنا َ تـَفّينا |
| You(m) spat | 'inta taffeetiicnta taffyt | إنت َ تـَفّيت |
| You(f) spat | 'inti taffeetiiicnti taffyty | إنت ِ تـَفّيتي |
| You(pl) spat | 'intu taffeetuiicntoo taffytoo | إنتوا تـَفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) spat | huwa taffhuwa taff | هـُو َ تـَفّ |
| She/it(f) spat | hiya taffithiya taffit | هـِي َ تـَفّـِت |
| They spat | humma taffuhumma taffoo | هـُمّ َ تـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spit | 'ana yimkin 'atiffaacnaa yimkin aactiff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتـِفّ |
| We might spit | 'ihna yimkin nitiffiicHnaa yimkin nitiff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتـِفّ |
| You(m) might spit | 'inta yimkin titiffiicnta yimkin titiff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِفّ |
| You(f) might spit | 'inti yimkin titiffiiicnti yimkin titiffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِفّي |
| You(pl) might spit | 'intu yimkin titiffuiicntoo yimkin titiffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) might spit | huwa yimkin yitiffhuwa yimkin yitiff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـِفّ |
| She/it(f) might spit | hiya yimkin titiffhiya yimkin titiff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتـِفّ |
| They might spit | humma yimkin yitiffuhumma yimkin yitiffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتـِفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spit | 'ana batiffaacnaa batiff | أنا َ بـَتـِفّ |
| We spit | 'ihna bintiffiicHnaa bintiff | إحنا َ بـِنتـِفّ |
| You(m) spit | 'inta bittiffiicnta bittiff | إنت َ بـِتّـِفّ |
| You(f) spit | 'inti bittiffiiicnti bittiffy | إنت ِ بـِتّـِفّي |
| You(pl) spit | 'intu bittiffuiicntoo bittiffoo | إنتوا بـِتّـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) spits | huwa biyitiffhuwa biyitiff | هـُو َ بـِيـِتـِفّ |
| She/it(f) spits | hiya bittiffhiya bittiff | هـِي َ بـِتّـِفّ |
| They spit | humma biyitiffuhumma biyitiffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتـِفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spit | 'ana hatiffaacnaa hatiff | أنا َ هـَتـِفّ |
| We will spit | 'ihna hantiffiicHnaa hantiff | إحنا َ هـَنتـِفّ |
| You(m) will spit | 'inta hattiffiicnta hattiff | إنت َ هـَتّـِفّ |
| You(f) will spit | 'inti hattiffiiicnti hattiffy | إنت ِ هـَتّـِفّي |
| You(pl) will spit | 'intu hattiffuiicntoo hattiffoo | إنتوا هـَتّـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) will spit | huwa hayitiffhuwa hayitiff | هـُو َ هـَيـِتـِفّ |
| She/it(f) will spit | hiya hattiffhiya hattiff | هـِي َ هـَتّـِفّ |
| They will spit | humma hayitiffuhumma hayitiffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتـِفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spit! | tifftiff | تـِفّ |
| You(f) spit! | tiffitiffy | تـِفّي |
| You(pl) spit! | tiffutiffoo | تـِفّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa matfoofhuwa matfwf | هـُو َ مـَتفوف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya matfoofahiya matfwfaö | هـِي َ مـَتفوفـَة |
| They are | humma matfoofeenhumma matfwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَتفوفين |
