Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spent | 'ana sayyiftaacnaa Sayyift | أنا َ صـَييـِفت |
| We spent | 'ihna sayyifnaiicHnaa Sayyifnaa | إحنا َ صـَييـِفنا |
| You(m) spent | 'inta sayyiftiicnta Sayyift | إنت َ صـَييـِفت |
| You(f) spent | 'inti sayyiftiiicnti Sayyifty | إنت ِ صـَييـِفتي |
| You(pl) spent | 'intu sayyiftuiicntoo Sayyiftoo | إنتوا صـَييـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) spent | huwa sayyifhuwa Sayyif | هـُو َ صـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) spent | hiya sayyifithiya Sayyifit | هـِي َ صـَييـِفـِت |
| They spent | humma sayyifuhumma Sayyifoo | هـُمّ َ صـَييـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spend | 'ana yimkin 'asayyifaacnaa yimkin aacSayyif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَييـِف |
| We might spend | 'ihna yimkin nisayyifiicHnaa yimkin niSayyif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَييـِف |
| You(m) might spend | 'inta yimkin tisayyifiicnta yimkin tiSayyif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَييـِف |
| You(f) might spend | 'inti yimkin tisayyifiiicnti yimkin tiSayyify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) might spend | 'intu yimkin tisayyifuiicntoo yimkin tiSayyifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might spend | huwa yimkin yisayyifhuwa yimkin yiSayyif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) might spend | hiya yimkin tisayyifhiya yimkin tiSayyif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَييـِف |
| They might spend | humma yimkin yisayyifuhumma yimkin yiSayyifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَييـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spend | 'ana basayyifaacnaa baSayyif | أنا َ بـَصـَييـِف |
| We spend | 'ihna binsayyifiicHnaa binSayyif | إحنا َ بـِنصـَييـِف |
| You(m) spend | 'inta bitsayyifiicnta bitSayyif | إنت َ بـِتصـَييـِف |
| You(f) spend | 'inti bitsayyifiiicnti bitSayyify | إنت ِ بـِتصـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) spend | 'intu bitsayyifuiicntoo bitSayyifoo | إنتوا بـِتصـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) spends | huwa biyisayyifhuwa biyiSayyif | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) spends | hiya bitsayyifhiya bitSayyif | هـِي َ بـِتصـَييـِف |
| They spend | humma biyisayyifuhumma biyiSayyifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَييـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spend | 'ana hasayyifaacnaa haSayyif | أنا َ هـَصـَييـِف |
| We will spend | 'ihna hansayyifiicHnaa hanSayyif | إحنا َ هـَنصـَييـِف |
| You(m) will spend | 'inta hatsayyifiicnta hatSayyif | إنت َ هـَتصـَييـِف |
| You(f) will spend | 'inti hatsayyifiiicnti hatSayyify | إنت ِ هـَتصـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) will spend | 'intu hatsayyifuiicntoo hatSayyifoo | إنتوا هـَتصـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will spend | huwa hayisayyifhuwa hayiSayyif | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) will spend | hiya hatsayyifhiya hatSayyif | هـِي َ هـَتصـَييـِف |
| They will spend | humma hayisayyifuhumma hayiSayyifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَييـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spend! | sayyifSayyif | صـَييـِف |
| You(f) spend! | sayyifiSayyify | صـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) spend! | sayyifuSayyifoo | صـَييـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa musayyifhuwa muSayyif | هـُو َ مـُصـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya musayyifahiya muSayyifaö | هـِي َ مـُصـَييـِفـَة |
| They are | humma musayyifeenhumma muSayyifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَييـِفين |
