Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I contributed | 'ana saehimtaacnaa saehimt | أنا َ سا َهـِمت |
| We contributed | 'ihna saehimnaiicHnaa saehimnaa | إحنا َ سا َهـِمنا |
| You(m) contributed | 'inta saehimtiicnta saehimt | إنت َ سا َهـِمت |
| You(f) contributed | 'inti saehimtiiicnti saehimty | إنت ِ سا َهـِمتي |
| You(pl) contributed | 'intu saehimtuiicntoo saehimtoo | إنتوا سا َهـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) contributed | huwa saehimhuwa saehim | هـُو َ سا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) contributed | hiya sahmithiya saehmit | هـِي َ سا َهمـِت |
| They contributed | humma saehimuhumma saehimoo | هـُمّ َ سا َهـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might contribute | 'ana yimkin 'asaehimaacnaa yimkin aacsaehim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسا َهـِم |
| We might contribute | 'ihna yimkin nisaehimiicHnaa yimkin nisaehim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسا َهـِم |
| You(m) might contribute | 'inta yimkin tisaehimiicnta yimkin tisaehim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َهـِم |
| You(f) might contribute | 'inti yimkin tisahmiiicnti yimkin tisaehmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َهمي |
| You(pl) might contribute | 'intu yimkin tisahmuiicntoo yimkin tisaehmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسا َهموا |
| He/it(m) might contribute | huwa yimkin yisaehimhuwa yimkin yisaehim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) might contribute | hiya yimkin tisaehimhiya yimkin tisaehim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َهـِم |
| They might contribute | humma yimkin yisahmuhumma yimkin yisaehmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َهموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I contribute | 'ana basaehimaacnaa basaehim | أنا َ بـَسا َهـِم |
| We contribute | 'ihna binsaehimiicHnaa binsaehim | إحنا َ بـِنسا َهـِم |
| You(m) contribute | 'inta bitsaehimiicnta bitsaehim | إنت َ بـِتسا َهـِم |
| You(f) contribute | 'inti bitsahmiiicnti bitsaehmy | إنت ِ بـِتسا َهمي |
| You(pl) contribute | 'intu bitsahmuiicntoo bitsaehmoo | إنتوا بـِتسا َهموا |
| He/it(m) contributes | huwa biyisaehimhuwa biyisaehim | هـُو َ بـِيـِسا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) contributes | hiya bitsaehimhiya bitsaehim | هـِي َ بـِتسا َهـِم |
| They contribute | humma biysahmuhumma biysaehmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيسا َهموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will contribute | 'ana hasaehimaacnaa hasaehim | أنا َ هـَسا َهـِم |
| We will contribute | 'ihna hansaehimiicHnaa hansaehim | إحنا َ هـَنسا َهـِم |
| You(m) will contribute | 'inta hatsaehimiicnta hatsaehim | إنت َ هـَتسا َهـِم |
| You(f) will contribute | 'inti hatsahmiiicnti hatsaehmy | إنت ِ هـَتسا َهمي |
| You(pl) will contribute | 'intu hatsahmuiicntoo hatsaehmoo | إنتوا هـَتسا َهموا |
| He/it(m) will contribute | huwa hayisaehimhuwa hayisaehim | هـُو َ هـَيـِسا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) will contribute | hiya hatsaehimhiya hatsaehim | هـِي َ هـَتسا َهـِم |
| They will contribute | humma hayisahmuhumma hayisaehmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسا َهموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) contribute! | saehimsaehim | سا َهـِم |
| You(f) contribute! | sahmisaehmy | سا َهمي |
| You(pl) contribute! | sahmusaehmoo | سا َهموا |
