Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smelt | 'ana shammeetaacnaa shammyt | أنا َ شـَمّيت |
| We smelt | 'ihna shammeenaiicHnaa shammynaa | إحنا َ شـَمّينا |
| You(m) smelt | 'inta shammeetiicnta shammyt | إنت َ شـَمّيت |
| You(f) smelt | 'inti shammeetiiicnti shammyty | إنت ِ شـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) smelt | 'intu shammeetuiicntoo shammytoo | إنتوا شـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) smelt | huwa shammhuwa shamm | هـُو َ شـَمّ |
| She/it(f) smelt | hiya shammithiya shammit | هـِي َ شـَمّـِت |
| They smelt | humma shammuhumma shammoo | هـُمّ َ شـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smell | 'ana yimkin 'ashimmaacnaa yimkin aacshimm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـِمّ |
| We might smell | 'ihna yimkin nishimmiicHnaa yimkin nishimm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـِمّ |
| You(m) might smell | 'inta yimkin tishimmiicnta yimkin tishimm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِمّ |
| You(f) might smell | 'inti yimkin tishimmiiicnti yimkin tishimmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِمّي |
| You(pl) might smell | 'intu yimkin tishimmuiicntoo yimkin tishimmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) might smell | huwa yimkin yishimmhuwa yimkin yishimm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِمّ |
| She/it(f) might smell | hiya yimkin tishimmhiya yimkin tishimm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِمّ |
| They might smell | humma yimkin yishimmuhumma yimkin yishimmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smell | 'ana bashimmaacnaa bashimm | أنا َ بـَشـِمّ |
| We smell | 'ihna binshimmiicHnaa binshimm | إحنا َ بـِنشـِمّ |
| You(m) smell | 'inta bitshimmiicnta bitshimm | إنت َ بـِتشـِمّ |
| You(f) smell | 'inti bitshimmiiicnti bitshimmy | إنت ِ بـِتشـِمّي |
| You(pl) smell | 'intu bitshimmuiicntoo bitshimmoo | إنتوا بـِتشـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) smells | huwa biyishimmhuwa biyishimm | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـِمّ |
| She/it(f) smells | hiya bitshimmhiya bitshimm | هـِي َ بـِتشـِمّ |
| They smell | humma biyishimmuhumma biyishimmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـِمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smell | 'ana hashimmaacnaa hashimm | أنا َ هـَشـِمّ |
| We will smell | 'ihna hanshimmiicHnaa hanshimm | إحنا َ هـَنشـِمّ |
| You(m) will smell | 'inta hatshimmiicnta hatshimm | إنت َ هـَتشـِمّ |
| You(f) will smell | 'inti hatshimmiiicnti hatshimmy | إنت ِ هـَتشـِمّي |
| You(pl) will smell | 'intu hatshimmuiicntoo hatshimmoo | إنتوا هـَتشـِمّوا |
| He/it(m) will smell | huwa hayishimmhuwa hayishimm | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـِمّ |
| She/it(f) will smell | hiya hatshimmhiya hatshimm | هـِي َ هـَتشـِمّ |
| They will smell | humma hayishimmuhumma hayishimmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـِمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smell! | shimmshimm | شـِمّ |
| You(f) smell! | shimmishimmy | شـِمّي |
| You(pl) smell! | shimmushimmoo | شـِمّوا |
