Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I gave | 'ana 'istaslimtaacnaa iicstaslimt | أنا َ إستـَسلـِمت |
| We gave | 'ihna 'istaslimnaiicHnaa iicstaslimnaa | إحنا َ إستـَسلـِمنا |
| You(m) gave | 'inta 'istaslimtiicnta iicstaslimt | إنت َ إستـَسلـِمت |
| You(f) gave | 'inti 'istaslimtiiicnti iicstaslimty | إنت ِ إستـَسلـِمتي |
| You(pl) gave | 'intu 'istaslimtuiicntoo iicstaslimtoo | إنتوا إستـَسلـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) gave | huwa 'istaslimhuwa iicstaslim | هـُو َ إستـَسلـِم |
| She/it(f) gave | hiya 'istaslimithiya iicstaslimit | هـِي َ إستـَسلـِمـِت |
| They gave | humma 'istaslimuhumma iicstaslimoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَسلـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might give | 'ana yimkin 'astaslimaacnaa yimkin aacstaslim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَسلـِم |
| We might give | 'ihna yimkin nistaslimiicHnaa yimkin nistaslim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَسلـِم |
| You(m) might give | 'inta yimkin tistaslimiicnta yimkin tistaslim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَسلـِم |
| You(f) might give | 'inti yimkin titsaslimiiicnti yimkin titsaslimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَسلـِمي |
| You(pl) might give | 'intu yimkin titsaslimuiicntoo yimkin titsaslimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَسلـِموا |
| He/it(m) might give | huwa yimkin yistaslimhuwa yimkin yistaslim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَسلـِم |
| She/it(f) might give | hiya yimkin tistaslimhiya yimkin tistaslim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَسلـِم |
| They might give | humma yimkin yistaslimuhumma yimkin yistaslimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَسلـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I give | 'ana bastaslimaacnaa bastaslim | أنا َ بـَستـَسلـِم |
| We give | 'ihna binistaslimiicHnaa binistaslim | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَسلـِم |
| You(m) give | 'inta bitistaslimiicnta bitistaslim | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَسلـِم |
| You(f) give | 'inti bitisislimiiicnti bitisislimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِسلـِمي |
| You(pl) give | 'intu bitistaslimuiicntoo bitistaslimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَسلـِموا |
| He/it(m) gives | huwa biyistaslimhuwa biyistaslim | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَسلـِم |
| She/it(f) gives | hiya bitistaslimhiya bitistaslim | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَسلـِم |
| They give | humma biyistaslimuhumma biyistaslimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَسلـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will give | 'ana hastaslimaacnaa hastaslim | أنا َ هـَستـَسلـِم |
| We will give | 'ihna hanistaslimiicHnaa hanistaslim | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَسلـِم |
| You(m) will give | 'inta hatistaslimiicnta hatistaslim | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَسلـِم |
| You(f) will give | 'inti hatistaslimiiicnti hatistaslimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَسلـِمي |
| You(pl) will give | 'intu hatistaslimuiicntoo hatistaslimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَسلـِموا |
| He/it(m) will give | huwa hayistaslimhuwa hayistaslim | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَسلـِم |
| She/it(f) will give | hiya hatistaslimhiya hatistaslim | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَسلـِم |
| They will give | humma hayistaslimuhumma hayistaslimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَسلـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) give! | 'istaslimiicstaslim | إستـَسلـِم |
| You(f) give! | 'istaslimiiicstaslimy | إستـَسلـِمي |
| You(pl) give! | 'istaslimuiicstaslimoo | إستـَسلـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is given | huwa mistaslimhuwa mistaslim | هـُو َ مـِستـَسلـِم |
| She/it(f) is given | hiya mistaslimahiya mistaslimaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَسلـِمـَة |
| They are given | humma mistaslimeenhumma mistaslimyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَسلـِمين |
