Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swore | 'ana shatamtaacnaa shatamt | أنا َ شـَتـَمت |
| We swore | 'ihna shatamnaiicHnaa shatamnaa | إحنا َ شـَتـَمنا |
| You(m) swore | 'inta shatamtiicnta shatamt | إنت َ شـَتـَمت |
| You(f) swore | 'inti shatamtiiicnti shatamty | إنت ِ شـَتـَمتي |
| You(pl) swore | 'intu shatamtuiicntoo shatamtoo | إنتوا شـَتـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) swore | huwa shatamhuwa shatam | هـُو َ شـَتـَم |
| She/it(f) swore | hiya shatamithiya shatamit | هـِي َ شـَتـَمـِت |
| They swore | humma shatamuhumma shatamoo | هـُمّ َ شـَتـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might swear | 'ana yimkin 'ashtimaacnaa yimkin aacshtim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشتـِم |
| We might swear | 'ihna yimkin nishtimiicHnaa yimkin nishtim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشتـِم |
| You(m) might swear | 'inta yimkin tishtimiicnta yimkin tishtim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِم |
| You(f) might swear | 'inti yimkin tishtimiiicnti yimkin tishtimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِمي |
| You(pl) might swear | 'intu yimkin tishtimuiicntoo yimkin tishtimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِموا |
| He/it(m) might swear | huwa yimkin yishtimhuwa yimkin yishtim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشتـِم |
| She/it(f) might swear | hiya yimkin tishtimhiya yimkin tishtim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشتـِم |
| They might swear | humma yimkin yishtimuhumma yimkin yishtimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشتـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I swear | 'ana bashtimaacnaa bashtim | أنا َ بـَشتـِم |
| We swear | 'ihna binishtimiicHnaa binishtim | إحنا َ بـِنـِشتـِم |
| You(m) swear | 'inta bitishtimiicnta bitishtim | إنت َ بـِتـِشتـِم |
| You(f) swear | 'inti bitishtimiiicnti bitishtimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشتـِمي |
| You(pl) swear | 'intu bitishtimuiicntoo bitishtimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشتـِموا |
| He/it(m) swears | huwa biyishtimhuwa biyishtim | هـُو َ بـِيـِشتـِم |
| She/it(f) swears | hiya bitishtimhiya bitishtim | هـِي َ بـِتـِشتـِم |
| They swear | humma biyishtimuhumma biyishtimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشتـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will swear | 'ana hashtimaacnaa hashtim | أنا َ هـَشتـِم |
| We will swear | 'ihna hanishtimiicHnaa hanishtim | إحنا َ هـَنـِشتـِم |
| You(m) will swear | 'inta hatishtimiicnta hatishtim | إنت َ هـَتـِشتـِم |
| You(f) will swear | 'inti hatishtimiiicnti hatishtimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشتـِمي |
| You(pl) will swear | 'intu hatishtimuiicntoo hatishtimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشتـِموا |
| He/it(m) will swear | huwa hayishtimhuwa hayishtim | هـُو َ هـَيـِشتـِم |
| She/it(f) will swear | hiya hatishtimhiya hatishtim | هـِي َ هـَتـِشتـِم |
| They will swear | humma hayishtimuhumma hayishtimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشتـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) swear! | 'ishtimiicshtim | إشتـِم |
| You(f) swear! | 'ishtimiiicshtimy | إشتـِمي |
| You(pl) swear! | 'ishtimuiicshtimoo | إشتـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sworn | huwa mashtoomhuwa mashtwm | هـُو َ مـَشتوم |
| She/it(f) is sworn | hiya mashtoomahiya mashtwmaö | هـِي َ مـَشتومـَة |
| They are sworn | humma mashtoomeenhumma mashtwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشتومين |
