Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana 'iriftaacnaa qirift | أنا َ قـِر ِفت |
| We became | 'ihna 'irifnaiicHnaa qirifnaa | إحنا َ قـِر ِفنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta 'iriftiicnta qirift | إنت َ قـِر ِفت |
| You(f) became | 'inti 'iriftiiicnti qirifty | إنت ِ قـِر ِفتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu 'iriftuiicntoo qiriftoo | إنتوا قـِر ِفتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa 'irifhuwa qirif | هـُو َ قـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) became | hiya 'irfithiya qirfit | هـِي َ قـِرفـِت |
| They became | humma 'irfuhumma qirfoo | هـُمّ َ قـِرفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'a'rafaacnaa yimkin aacqraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقر َف |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin ni'rafiicHnaa yimkin niqraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقر َف |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin ti'rafiicnta yimkin tiqraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقر َف |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin ti'rafiiicnti yimkin tiqrafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقر َفي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin ti'rafuiicntoo yimkin tiqrafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقر َفوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yi'rafhuwa yimkin yiqraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقر َف |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin ti'rafhiya yimkin tiqraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقر َف |
| They might become | humma yimkin yi'rafuhumma yimkin yiqrafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقر َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana ba'rafaacnaa baqraf | أنا َ بـَقر َف |
| We become | 'ihna bini'rafiicHnaa biniqraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِقر َف |
| You(m) become | 'inta biti'rafiicnta bitiqraf | إنت َ بـِتـِقر َف |
| You(f) become | 'inti biti'rafiiicnti bitiqrafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقر َفي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu biti'rafuiicntoo bitiqrafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقر َفوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyi'rafhuwa biyiqraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِقر َف |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya biti'rafhiya bitiqraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِقر َف |
| They become | humma biyi'rafuhumma biyiqrafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقر َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana ha'rafaacnaa haqraf | أنا َ هـَقر َف |
| We will become | 'ihna hani'rafiicHnaa haniqraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِقر َف |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hati'rafiicnta hatiqraf | إنت َ هـَتـِقر َف |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hati'rafiiicnti hatiqrafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقر َفي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hati'rafuiicntoo hatiqrafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقر َفوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayi'rafhuwa hayiqraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِقر َف |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hati'rafhiya hatiqraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِقر َف |
| They will become | humma hayi'rafuhumma hayiqrafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقر َفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am becoming | 'ana 'arfaanaacnaa qarfaan | أنا َ قـَرفا َن |
| I(f) am becoming | 'ana 'arfaanaaacnaa qarfaanaö | أنا َ قـَرفا َنـَة |
| We are becoming | 'ihna 'arfaneeniicHnaa qarfaanyn | إحنا َ قـَرفا َنين |
| You(m) are becoming | 'inta 'arfaaniicnta qarfaan | إنت َ قـَرفا َن |
| You(f) are becoming | 'inti 'arfaanaiicnti qarfaanaö | إنت ِ قـَرفا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are becoming | 'intu 'arfaneeniicntoo qarfaanyn | إنتوا قـَرفا َنين |
| He/it(m) is becoming | huwa 'arfaanhuwa qarfaan | هـُو َ قـَرفا َن |
| She/it(f) is becoming | hiya 'arfaanahiya qarfaanaö | هـِي َ قـَرفا َنـَة |
| They are becoming | humma 'arfaneenhumma qarfaanyn | هـُمّ َ قـَرفا َنين |
