Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I greeted | 'ana sallimtaacnaa sallimt | أنا َ سـَلّـِمت |
| We greeted | 'ihna sallimnaiicHnaa sallimnaa | إحنا َ سـَلّـِمنا |
| You(m) greeted | 'inta sallimtiicnta sallimt | إنت َ سـَلّـِمت |
| You(f) greeted | 'inti sallimtiiicnti sallimty | إنت ِ سـَلّـِمتي |
| You(pl) greeted | 'intu sallimtuiicntoo sallimtoo | إنتوا سـَلّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) greeted | huwa sallimhuwa sallim | هـُو َ سـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) greeted | hiya sallimithiya sallimit | هـِي َ سـَلّـِمـِت |
| They greeted | humma sallimuhumma sallimoo | هـُمّ َ سـَلّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might greet | 'ana yimkin 'asallimaacnaa yimkin aacsallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَلّـِم |
| We might greet | 'ihna yimkin nisallimiicHnaa yimkin nisallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَلّـِم |
| You(m) might greet | 'inta yimkin tisallimiicnta yimkin tisallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِم |
| You(f) might greet | 'inti yimkin tisallimiiicnti yimkin tisallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) might greet | 'intu yimkin tisallimuiicntoo yimkin tisallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might greet | huwa yimkin yisallimhuwa yimkin yisallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) might greet | hiya yimkin tisallimhiya yimkin tisallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِم |
| They might greet | humma yimkin yisallimuhumma yimkin yisallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I greet | 'ana basallimaacnaa basallim | أنا َ بـَسـَلّـِم |
| We greet | 'ihna binsallimiicHnaa binsallim | إحنا َ بـِنسـَلّـِم |
| You(m) greet | 'inta bitsallimiicnta bitsallim | إنت َ بـِتسـَلّـِم |
| You(f) greet | 'inti bitsallimiiicnti bitsallimy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) greet | 'intu bitsallimuiicntoo bitsallimoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) greets | huwa biyisallimhuwa biyisallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) greets | hiya bitsallimhiya bitsallim | هـِي َ بـِتسـَلّـِم |
| They greet | humma biyisallimuhumma biyisallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَلّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will greet | 'ana hasallimaacnaa hasallim | أنا َ هـَسـَلّـِم |
| We will greet | 'ihna hansallimiicHnaa hansallim | إحنا َ هـَنسـَلّـِم |
| You(m) will greet | 'inta hatsallimiicnta hatsallim | إنت َ هـَتسـَلّـِم |
| You(f) will greet | 'inti hatsallimiiicnti hatsallimy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) will greet | 'intu hatsallimuiicntoo hatsallimoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will greet | huwa hayisallimhuwa hayisallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) will greet | hiya hatsallimhiya hatsallim | هـِي َ هـَتسـَلّـِم |
| They will greet | humma hayisallimuhumma hayisallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَلّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) greet! | sallimsallim | سـَلّـِم |
| You(f) greet! | sallimisallimy | سـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) greet! | sallimusallimoo | سـَلّـِموا |
