Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I poisoned | 'ana simmeetaacnaa simmyt | أنا َ سـِمّيت |
| We poisoned | 'ihna simmeenaiicHnaa simmynaa | إحنا َ سـِمّينا |
| You(m) poisoned | 'inta simmeetiicnta simmyt | إنت َ سـِمّيت |
| You(f) poisoned | 'inti simmeetiiicnti simmyty | إنت ِ سـِمّيتي |
| You(pl) poisoned | 'intu simmeetuiicntoo simmytoo | إنتوا سـِمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) poisoned | huwa simmhuwa simm | هـُو َ سـِمّ |
| She/it(f) poisoned | hiya simmithiya simmit | هـِي َ سـِمّـِت |
| They poisoned | humma simmuhumma simmoo | هـُمّ َ سـِمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might poison | 'ana yimkin 'asimmaacnaa yimkin aacsimm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـِمّ |
| We might poison | 'ihna yimkin nisimmiicHnaa yimkin nisimm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـِمّ |
| You(m) might poison | 'inta yimkin tisimmiicnta yimkin tisimm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِمّ |
| You(f) might poison | 'inti yimkin tisimmiiicnti yimkin tisimmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِمّي |
| You(pl) might poison | 'intu yimkin tisimmuiicntoo yimkin tisimmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) might poison | huwa yimkin yisimmhuwa yimkin yisimm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِمّ |
| She/it(f) might poison | hiya yimkin tisimmhiya yimkin tisimm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِمّ |
| They might poison | humma yimkin yisimmuhumma yimkin yisimmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I poison | 'ana basimmaacnaa basimm | أنا َ بـَسـِمّ |
| We poison | 'ihna binsimmiicHnaa binsimm | إحنا َ بـِنسـِمّ |
| You(m) poison | 'inta bitsimmiicnta bitsimm | إنت َ بـِتسـِمّ |
| You(f) poison | 'inti bitsimmiiicnti bitsimmy | إنت ِ بـِتسـِمّي |
| You(pl) poison | 'intu bitsimmuiicntoo bitsimmoo | إنتوا بـِتسـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) poisons | huwa biyisimmhuwa biyisimm | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـِمّ |
| She/it(f) poisons | hiya bitsimmhiya bitsimm | هـِي َ بـِتسـِمّ |
| They poison | humma biyisimmuhumma biyisimmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـِمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will poison | 'ana hasimmaacnaa hasimm | أنا َ هـَسـِمّ |
| We will poison | 'ihna hansimmiicHnaa hansimm | إحنا َ هـَنسـِمّ |
| You(m) will poison | 'inta hatsimmiicnta hatsimm | إنت َ هـَتسـِمّ |
| You(f) will poison | 'inti hatsimmiiicnti hatsimmy | إنت ِ هـَتسـِمّي |
| You(pl) will poison | 'intu hatsimmuiicntoo hatsimmoo | إنتوا هـَتسـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) will poison | huwa hayisimmhuwa hayisimm | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـِمّ |
| She/it(f) will poison | hiya hatsimmhiya hatsimm | هـِي َ هـَتسـِمّ |
| They will poison | humma hayisimmuhumma hayisimmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـِمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) poison! | simmsimm | سـِمّ |
| You(f) poison! | simmisimmy | سـِمّي |
| You(pl) poison! | simmusimmoo | سـِمّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is poisoned | huwa masmoomhuwa masmwm | هـُو َ مـَسموم |
| She/it(f) is poisoned | hiya masmoomahiya masmwmaö | هـِي َ مـَسمومـَة |
| They are poisoned | humma masmoomeenhumma masmwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسمومين |
