Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spotted | 'ana shooftaacnaa shwft | أنا َ شوفت |
| We spotted | 'ihna shoofnaiicHnaa shwfnaa | إحنا َ شوفنا |
| You(m) spotted | 'inta shooftiicnta shwft | إنت َ شوفت |
| You(f) spotted | 'inti shooftiiicnti shwfty | إنت ِ شوفتي |
| You(pl) spotted | 'intu shooftuiicntoo shwftoo | إنتوا شوفتوا |
| He/it(m) spotted | huwa shaefhuwa shaef | هـُو َ شا َف |
| She/it(f) spotted | hiya shaefithiya shaefit | هـِي َ شا َفـِت |
| They spotted | humma shafuhumma shaefoo | هـُمّ َ شا َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spot | 'ana yimkin 'ashoofaacnaa yimkin aacshwf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشوف |
| We might spot | 'ihna yimkin nishoofiicHnaa yimkin nishwf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشوف |
| You(m) might spot | 'inta yimkin tishoofiicnta yimkin tishwf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوف |
| You(f) might spot | 'inti yimkin tishoofiiicnti yimkin tishwfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشوفي |
| You(pl) might spot | 'intu yimkin tishoofuiicntoo yimkin tishwfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشوفوا |
| He/it(m) might spot | huwa yimkin yishoofhuwa yimkin yishwf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوف |
| She/it(f) might spot | hiya yimkin tishoofhiya yimkin tishwf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشوف |
| They might spot | humma yimkin yishoofuhumma yimkin yishwfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشوفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spot | 'ana bashoofaacnaa bashwf | أنا َ بـَشوف |
| We spot | 'ihna binshoofiicHnaa binshwf | إحنا َ بـِنشوف |
| You(m) spot | 'inta bitshoofiicnta bitshwf | إنت َ بـِتشوف |
| You(f) spot | 'inti bitshoofiiicnti bitshwfy | إنت ِ بـِتشوفي |
| You(pl) spot | 'intu bitshoofuiicntoo bitshwfoo | إنتوا بـِتشوفوا |
| He/it(m) spots | huwa biyishoofhuwa biyishwf | هـُو َ بـِيـِشوف |
| She/it(f) spots | hiya bitshoofhiya bitshwf | هـِي َ بـِتشوف |
| They spot | humma biyishoofuhumma biyishwfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشوفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spot | 'ana hashoofaacnaa hashwf | أنا َ هـَشوف |
| We will spot | 'ihna hanshoofiicHnaa hanshwf | إحنا َ هـَنشوف |
| You(m) will spot | 'inta hatshoofiicnta hatshwf | إنت َ هـَتشوف |
| You(f) will spot | 'inti hatshoofiiicnti hatshwfy | إنت ِ هـَتشوفي |
| You(pl) will spot | 'intu hatshoofuiicntoo hatshwfoo | إنتوا هـَتشوفوا |
| He/it(m) will spot | huwa hayishoofhuwa hayishwf | هـُو َ هـَيـِشوف |
| She/it(f) will spot | hiya hatshoofhiya hatshwf | هـِي َ هـَتشوف |
| They will spot | humma hayishoofuhumma hayishwfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشوفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spot! | shoofshwf | شوف |
| You(f) spot! | shoofishwfy | شوفي |
| You(pl) spot! | shoofushwfoo | شوفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am spotting | 'ana shaeyifaacnaa shaeyif | أنا َ شا َيـِف |
| I(f) am spotting | 'ana shaeyifaaacnaa shaeyifaö | أنا َ شا َيـِفـَة |
| We are spotting | 'ihna shaeyifeeniicHnaa shaeyifyn | إحنا َ شا َيـِفين |
| You(m) are spotting | 'inta shaeyifiicnta shaeyif | إنت َ شا َيـِف |
| You(f) are spotting | 'inti shaeyifaiicnti shaeyifaö | إنت ِ شا َيـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are spotting | 'intu shaeyifeeniicntoo shaeyifyn | إنتوا شا َيـِفين |
| He/it(m) is spotting | huwa shaeyifhuwa shaeyif | هـُو َ شا َيـِف |
| She/it(f) is spotting | hiya shaeyifahiya shaeyifaö | هـِي َ شا َيـِفـَة |
| They are spotting | humma shaeyifeenhumma shaeyifyn | هـُمّ َ شا َيـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spotted | huwa mitshaefhuwa mitshaef | هـُو َ مـِتشا َف |
| She/it(f) is spotted | hiya mitshaefahiya mitshaefaö | هـِي َ مـِتشا َفـَة |
| They are spotted | humma mitshafeenhumma mitshaefyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشا َفين |
