Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spent | 'ana saraftaacnaa Saraft | أنا َ صـَر َفت |
| We spent | 'ihna sarafnaiicHnaa Sarafnaa | إحنا َ صـَر َفنا |
| You(m) spent | 'inta saraftiicnta Saraft | إنت َ صـَر َفت |
| You(f) spent | 'inti saraftiiicnti Sarafty | إنت ِ صـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) spent | 'intu saraftuiicntoo Saraftoo | إنتوا صـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) spent | huwa sarafhuwa Saraf | هـُو َ صـَر َف |
| She/it(f) spent | hiya sarafithiya Sarafit | هـِي َ صـَر َفـِت |
| They spent | humma sarafuhumma Sarafoo | هـُمّ َ صـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spend | 'ana yimkin 'asrifaacnaa yimkin aacSrif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصر ِف |
| We might spend | 'ihna yimkin nisrifiicHnaa yimkin niSrif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصر ِف |
| You(m) might spend | 'inta yimkin tisrifiicnta yimkin tiSrif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصر ِف |
| You(f) might spend | 'inti yimkin tisrifiiicnti yimkin tiSrify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصر ِفي |
| You(pl) might spend | 'intu yimkin tisrifuiicntoo yimkin tiSrifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصر ِفوا |
| He/it(m) might spend | huwa yimkin yisrifhuwa yimkin yiSrif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصر ِف |
| She/it(f) might spend | hiya yimkin tisrifhiya yimkin tiSrif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصر ِف |
| They might spend | humma yimkin yisrifuhumma yimkin yiSrifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصر ِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spend | 'ana basrifaacnaa baSrif | أنا َ بـَصر ِف |
| We spend | 'ihna binisrifiicHnaa biniSrif | إحنا َ بـِنـِصر ِف |
| You(m) spend | 'inta bitisrifiicnta bitiSrif | إنت َ بـِتـِصر ِف |
| You(f) spend | 'inti bitisrifiiicnti bitiSrify | إنت ِ بـِتـِصر ِفي |
| You(pl) spend | 'intu bitisrifuiicntoo bitiSrifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِصر ِفوا |
| He/it(m) spends | huwa biyisrifhuwa biyiSrif | هـُو َ بـِيـِصر ِف |
| She/it(f) spends | hiya bitisrifhiya bitiSrif | هـِي َ بـِتـِصر ِف |
| They spend | humma biyisrifuhumma biyiSrifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصر ِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spend | 'ana hasrifaacnaa haSrif | أنا َ هـَصر ِف |
| We will spend | 'ihna hanisrifiicHnaa haniSrif | إحنا َ هـَنـِصر ِف |
| You(m) will spend | 'inta hatisrifiicnta hatiSrif | إنت َ هـَتـِصر ِف |
| You(f) will spend | 'inti hatisrifiiicnti hatiSrify | إنت ِ هـَتـِصر ِفي |
| You(pl) will spend | 'intu hatisrifuiicntoo hatiSrifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِصر ِفوا |
| He/it(m) will spend | huwa hayisrifhuwa hayiSrif | هـُو َ هـَيـِصر ِف |
| She/it(f) will spend | hiya hatisrifhiya hatiSrif | هـِي َ هـَتـِصر ِف |
| They will spend | humma hayisrifuhumma hayiSrifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصر ِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spend! | 'isrifiicSrif | إصر ِف |
| You(f) spend! | 'isrifiiicSrify | إصر ِفي |
| You(pl) spend! | 'isrifuiicSrifoo | إصر ِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am spending | 'ana saarifaacnaa Saarif | أنا َ صا َر ِف |
| I(f) am spending | 'ana saarifaaacnaa Saarifaö | أنا َ صا َر ِفـَة |
| We are spending | 'ihna saarifeeniicHnaa Saarifyn | إحنا َ صا َر ِفين |
| You(m) are spending | 'inta saarifiicnta Saarif | إنت َ صا َر ِف |
| You(f) are spending | 'inti saarifaiicnti Saarifaö | إنت ِ صا َر ِفـَة |
| You(pl) are spending | 'intu saarifeeniicntoo Saarifyn | إنتوا صا َر ِفين |
| He/it(m) is spending | huwa saarifhuwa Saarif | هـُو َ صا َر ِف |
| She/it(f) is spending | hiya saarifahiya Saarifaö | هـِي َ صا َر ِفـَة |
| They are spending | humma saarifeenhumma Saarifyn | هـُمّ َ صا َر ِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spent | huwa masroofhuwa maSrwf | هـُو َ مـَصروف |
| She/it(f) is spent | hiya masroofahiya maSrwfaö | هـِي َ مـَصروفـَة |
| They are spent | humma masroofeenhumma maSrwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَصروفين |
