Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I played | 'ana Aazaftaacnaa Aazaft | أنا َ عـَز َفت |
| We played | 'ihna AazafnaiicHnaa Aazafnaa | إحنا َ عـَز َفنا |
| You(m) played | 'inta Aazaftiicnta Aazaft | إنت َ عـَز َفت |
| You(f) played | 'inti Aazaftiiicnti Aazafty | إنت ِ عـَز َفتي |
| You(pl) played | 'intu Aazaftuiicntoo Aazaftoo | إنتوا عـَز َفتوا |
| He/it(m) played | huwa Aazafhuwa Aazaf | هـُو َ عـَز َف |
| She/it(f) played | hiya Aazafithiya Aazafit | هـِي َ عـَز َفـِت |
| They played | humma Aazafuhumma Aazafoo | هـُمّ َ عـَز َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might play | 'ana yimkin 'aAzifaacnaa yimkin aacAzif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعز ِف |
| We might play | 'ihna yimkin niAzifiicHnaa yimkin niAzif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعز ِف |
| You(m) might play | 'inta yimkin tiAzifiicnta yimkin tiAzif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعز ِف |
| You(f) might play | 'inti yimkin tiAzifiiicnti yimkin tiAzify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعز ِفي |
| You(pl) might play | 'intu yimkin tiAzifuiicntoo yimkin tiAzifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعز ِفوا |
| He/it(m) might play | huwa yimkin yiAzifhuwa yimkin yiAzif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعز ِف |
| She/it(f) might play | hiya yimkin tiAzifhiya yimkin tiAzif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعز ِف |
| They might play | humma yimkin yiAzifuhumma yimkin yiAzifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعز ِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I play | 'ana baAzifaacnaa baAzif | أنا َ بـَعز ِف |
| We play | 'ihna biniAzifiicHnaa biniAzif | إحنا َ بـِنـِعز ِف |
| You(m) play | 'inta bitiAzifiicnta bitiAzif | إنت َ بـِتـِعز ِف |
| You(f) play | 'inti bitiAzifiiicnti bitiAzify | إنت ِ بـِتـِعز ِفي |
| You(pl) play | 'intu bitiAzifuiicntoo bitiAzifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعز ِفوا |
| He/it(m) plays | huwa biyiAzifhuwa biyiAzif | هـُو َ بـِيـِعز ِف |
| She/it(f) plays | hiya bitiAzifhiya bitiAzif | هـِي َ بـِتـِعز ِف |
| They play | humma biyiAzifuhumma biyiAzifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعز ِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will play | 'ana haAzifaacnaa haAzif | أنا َ هـَعز ِف |
| We will play | 'ihna haniAzifiicHnaa haniAzif | إحنا َ هـَنـِعز ِف |
| You(m) will play | 'inta hatiAzifiicnta hatiAzif | إنت َ هـَتـِعز ِف |
| You(f) will play | 'inti hatiAzifiiicnti hatiAzify | إنت ِ هـَتـِعز ِفي |
| You(pl) will play | 'intu hatiAzifuiicntoo hatiAzifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعز ِفوا |
| He/it(m) will play | huwa hayiAzifhuwa hayiAzif | هـُو َ هـَيـِعز ِف |
| She/it(f) will play | hiya hatiAzifhiya hatiAzif | هـِي َ هـَتـِعز ِف |
| They will play | humma hayiAzifuhumma hayiAzifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعز ِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) play! | 'iAzifiicAzif | إعز ِف |
| You(f) play! | 'iAzifiiicAzify | إعز ِفي |
| You(pl) play! | 'iAzifuiicAzifoo | إعز ِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am playing | 'ana Aaezifaacnaa Aaezif | أنا َ عا َز ِف |
| I(f) am playing | 'ana Aaezifaaacnaa Aaezifaö | أنا َ عا َز ِفـَة |
| We are playing | 'ihna AaezifeeniicHnaa Aaezifyn | إحنا َ عا َز ِفين |
| You(m) are playing | 'inta Aaezifiicnta Aaezif | إنت َ عا َز ِف |
| You(f) are playing | 'inti Aaezifaiicnti Aaezifaö | إنت ِ عا َز ِفـَة |
| You(pl) are playing | 'intu Aaezifeeniicntoo Aaezifyn | إنتوا عا َز ِفين |
| He/it(m) is playing | huwa Aaezifhuwa Aaezif | هـُو َ عا َز ِف |
| She/it(f) is playing | hiya Aaezifahiya Aaezifaö | هـِي َ عا َز ِفـَة |
| They are playing | humma Aaezifeenhumma Aaezifyn | هـُمّ َ عا َز ِفين |
