Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I recovered | 'ana shifeetaacnaa shifyt | أنا َ شـِفيت |
| We recovered | 'ihna shifeenaiicHnaa shifynaa | إحنا َ شـِفينا |
| You(m) recovered | 'inta shifeetiicnta shifyt | إنت َ شـِفيت |
| You(f) recovered | 'inti shifeetiiicnti shifyty | إنت ِ شـِفيتي |
| You(pl) recovered | 'intu shifeetuiicntoo shifytoo | إنتوا شـِفيتوا |
| He/it(m) recovered | huwa shifihuwa shify | هـُو َ شـِفي |
| She/it(f) recovered | hiya shifyithiya shifyit | هـِي َ شـِفيـِت |
| They recovered | humma shifyuhumma shifyoo | هـُمّ َ شـِفيوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might recover | 'ana yimkin 'ashfaaacnaa yimkin aacshfY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشفى |
| We might recover | 'ihna yimkin nishfaiicHnaa yimkin nishfY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشفى |
| You(m) might recover | 'inta yimkin tishfaiicnta yimkin tishfY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشفى |
| You(f) might recover | 'inti yimkin tishfiiicnti yimkin tishfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشفي |
| You(pl) might recover | 'intu yimkin tishfuiicntoo yimkin tishfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشفوا |
| He/it(m) might recover | huwa yimkin yishfahuwa yimkin yishfY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشفى |
| She/it(f) might recover | hiya yimkin tishfahiya yimkin tishfY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشفى |
| They might recover | humma yimkin yishfuhumma yimkin yishfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I recover | 'ana bashfaaacnaa bashfY | أنا َ بـَشفى |
| We recover | 'ihna binishfaiicHnaa binishfY | إحنا َ بـِنـِشفى |
| You(m) recover | 'inta bitishfaiicnta bitishfY | إنت َ بـِتـِشفى |
| You(f) recover | 'inti bitishfiiicnti bitishfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشفي |
| You(pl) recover | 'intu bitishfuiicntoo bitishfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشفوا |
| He/it(m) recovers | huwa biyishfahuwa biyishfY | هـُو َ بـِيـِشفى |
| She/it(f) recovers | hiya bitishfahiya bitishfY | هـِي َ بـِتـِشفى |
| They recover | humma biyishfuhumma biyishfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will recover | 'ana hashfaaacnaa hashfY | أنا َ هـَشفى |
| We will recover | 'ihna hanishfaiicHnaa hanishfY | إحنا َ هـَنـِشفى |
| You(m) will recover | 'inta hatishfaiicnta hatishfY | إنت َ هـَتـِشفى |
| You(f) will recover | 'inti hatishfiiicnti hatishfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشفي |
| You(pl) will recover | 'intu hatishfuiicntoo hatishfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشفوا |
| He/it(m) will recover | huwa hayishfahuwa hayishfY | هـُو َ هـَيـِشفى |
| She/it(f) will recover | hiya hatishfahiya hatishfY | هـِي َ هـَتـِشفى |
| They will recover | humma hayishfuhumma hayishfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) recover! | 'ishfaiicshfY | إشفى |
| You(f) recover! | 'ishfiiicshfy | إشفي |
| You(pl) recover! | 'ishfuiicshfoo | إشفوا |
