Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itkasaftaacnaa iictkasaft | أنا َ إتكـَسـَفت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itkasafnaiicHnaa iictkasafnaa | إحنا َ إتكـَسـَفنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itkasaftiicnta iictkasaft | إنت َ إتكـَسـَفت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itkasaftiiicnti iictkasafty | إنت ِ إتكـَسـَفتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itkasaftuiicntoo iictkasaftoo | إنتوا إتكـَسـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itkasafhuwa iictkasaf | هـُو َ إتكـَسـَف |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itkasafithiya iictkasafit | هـِي َ إتكـَسـَفـِت |
| They was | humma 'itkasafuhumma iictkasafoo | هـُمّ َ إتكـَسـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atkisifaacnaa yimkin aactkisif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتكـِسـِف |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitkisifiicHnaa yimkin nitkisif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتكـِسـِف |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titkisifiicnta yimkin titkisif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسـِف |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titkisfiiicnti yimkin titkisfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسفي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titkisfuiicntoo yimkin titkisfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسفوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitkisifhuwa yimkin yitkisif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـِسـِف |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titkisifhiya yimkin titkisif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتكـِسـِف |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitkisfuhumma yimkin yitkisfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتكـِسفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batkisifaacnaa batkisif | أنا َ بـَتكـِسـِف |
| We be | 'ihna binitkisifiicHnaa binitkisif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتكـِسـِف |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititkisifiicnta bititkisif | إنت َ بـِتـِتكـِسـِف |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititkisfiiicnti bititkisfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتكـِسفي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititkisfuiicntoo bititkisfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتكـِسفوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitkisifhuwa biyitkisif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتكـِسـِف |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititkisifhiya bititkisif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتكـِسـِف |
| They be | humma biyitkisfuhumma biyitkisfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتكـِسفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatkisifaacnaa hatkisif | أنا َ هـَتكـِسـِف |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitkisifiicHnaa hanitkisif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتكـِسـِف |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitkisifiicnta hatitkisif | إنت َ هـَتـِتكـِسـِف |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitkisfiiicnti hatitkisfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتكـِسفي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitkisfuiicntoo hatitkisfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتكـِسفوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitkisifhuwa hayitkisif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتكـِسـِف |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitkisifhiya hatitkisif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتكـِسـِف |
| They will be | humma hayitkisfuhumma hayitkisfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتكـِسفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana maksoofaacnaa makswf | أنا َ مـَكسوف |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana maksoofaaacnaa makswfaö | أنا َ مـَكسوفـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna maksoofeeniicHnaa makswfyn | إحنا َ مـَكسوفين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta maksoofiicnta makswf | إنت َ مـَكسوف |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti maksoofaiicnti makswfaö | إنت ِ مـَكسوفـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu maksoofeeniicntoo makswfyn | إنتوا مـَكسوفين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa maksoofhuwa makswf | هـُو َ مـَكسوف |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya maksoofahiya makswfaö | هـِي َ مـَكسوفـَة |
| They are bing | humma maksoofeenhumma makswfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكسوفين |
