Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I switched | 'ana fatahtaacnaa fataHt | أنا َ فـَتـَحت |
| We switched | 'ihna fatahnaiicHnaa fataHnaa | إحنا َ فـَتـَحنا |
| You(m) switched | 'inta fatahtiicnta fataHt | إنت َ فـَتـَحت |
| You(f) switched | 'inti fatahtiiicnti fataHty | إنت ِ فـَتـَحتي |
| You(pl) switched | 'intu fatahtuiicntoo fataHtoo | إنتوا فـَتـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) switched | huwa fatahhuwa fataH | هـُو َ فـَتـَح |
| She/it(f) switched | hiya fatahithiya fataHit | هـِي َ فـَتـَحـِت |
| They switched | humma fatahuhumma fataHoo | هـُمّ َ فـَتـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might switch | 'ana yimkin 'aftahaacnaa yimkin aacftaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفتـَح |
| We might switch | 'ihna yimkin niftahiicHnaa yimkin niftaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفتـَح |
| You(m) might switch | 'inta yimkin tiftahiicnta yimkin tiftaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَح |
| You(f) might switch | 'inti yimkin tiftahiiicnti yimkin tiftaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَحي |
| You(pl) might switch | 'intu yimkin tiftahuiicntoo yimkin tiftaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might switch | huwa yimkin yiftahhuwa yimkin yiftaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفتـَح |
| She/it(f) might switch | hiya yimkin tiftahhiya yimkin tiftaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـَح |
| They might switch | humma yimkin yiftahuhumma yimkin yiftaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفتـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I switch | 'ana baftahaacnaa baftaH | أنا َ بـَفتـَح |
| We switch | 'ihna biniftahiicHnaa biniftaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِفتـَح |
| You(m) switch | 'inta bitiftahiicnta bitiftaH | إنت َ بـِتـِفتـَح |
| You(f) switch | 'inti bitiftahiiicnti bitiftaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفتـَحي |
| You(pl) switch | 'intu bitiftahuiicntoo bitiftaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفتـَحوا |
| He/it(m) switchs | huwa biyiftahhuwa biyiftaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِفتـَح |
| She/it(f) switchs | hiya bitiftahhiya bitiftaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِفتـَح |
| They switch | humma biyiftahuhumma biyiftaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفتـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will switch | 'ana haftahaacnaa haftaH | أنا َ هـَفتـَح |
| We will switch | 'ihna haniftahiicHnaa haniftaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِفتـَح |
| You(m) will switch | 'inta hatiftahiicnta hatiftaH | إنت َ هـَتـِفتـَح |
| You(f) will switch | 'inti hatiftahiiicnti hatiftaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفتـَحي |
| You(pl) will switch | 'intu hatiftahuiicntoo hatiftaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفتـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will switch | huwa hayiftahhuwa hayiftaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِفتـَح |
| She/it(f) will switch | hiya hatiftahhiya hatiftaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِفتـَح |
| They will switch | humma hayiftahuhumma hayiftaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفتـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) switch! | 'iftahiicftaH | إفتـَح |
| You(f) switch! | 'iftahiiicftaHy | إفتـَحي |
| You(pl) switch! | 'iftahuiicftaHoo | إفتـَحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am switching | 'ana faatahaacnaa faataH | أنا َ فا َتـَح |
| I(f) am switching | 'ana faatahaaacnaa faataHaö | أنا َ فا َتـَحـَة |
| We are switching | 'ihna faataheeniicHnaa faataHyn | إحنا َ فا َتـَحين |
| You(m) are switching | 'inta faatahiicnta faataH | إنت َ فا َتـَح |
| You(f) are switching | 'inti faatahaiicnti faataHaö | إنت ِ فا َتـَحـَة |
| You(pl) are switching | 'intu faataheeniicntoo faataHyn | إنتوا فا َتـَحين |
| He/it(m) is switching | huwa faatahhuwa faataH | هـُو َ فا َتـَح |
| She/it(f) is switching | hiya faatahahiya faataHaö | هـِي َ فا َتـَحـَة |
| They are switching | humma faataheenhumma faataHyn | هـُمّ َ فا َتـَحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is switched | huwa maftoohhuwa maftwH | هـُو َ مـَفتوح |
| She/it(f) is switched | hiya maftoohahiya maftwHaö | هـِي َ مـَفتوحـَة |
| They are switched | humma maftooheenhumma maftwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفتوحين |
