Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smoked | 'ana shiribtaacnaa shiribt | أنا َ شـِر ِبت |
| We smoked | 'ihna shiribnaiicHnaa shiribnaa | إحنا َ شـِر ِبنا |
| You(m) smoked | 'inta shiribtiicnta shiribt | إنت َ شـِر ِبت |
| You(f) smoked | 'inti shiribtiiicnti shiribty | إنت ِ شـِر ِبتي |
| You(pl) smoked | 'intu shiribtuiicntoo shiribtoo | إنتوا شـِر ِبتوا |
| He/it(m) smoked | huwa shiribhuwa shirib | هـُو َ شـِر ِب |
| She/it(f) smoked | hiya shirbithiya shirbit | هـِي َ شـِربـِت |
| They smoked | humma shirbuhumma shirboo | هـُمّ َ شـِربوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smoke | 'ana yimkin 'ashribaacnaa yimkin aacshrib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشر ِب |
| We might smoke | 'ihna yimkin nishribiicHnaa yimkin nishrib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشر ِب |
| You(m) might smoke | 'inta yimkin tishribiicnta yimkin tishrib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر ِب |
| You(f) might smoke | 'inti yimkin tishribiiicnti yimkin tishriby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشر ِبي |
| You(pl) might smoke | 'intu yimkin tishribuiicntoo yimkin tishriboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشر ِبوا |
| He/it(m) might smoke | huwa yimkin yishribhuwa yimkin yishrib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر ِب |
| She/it(f) might smoke | hiya yimkin tishribhiya yimkin tishrib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشر ِب |
| They might smoke | humma yimkin yishribuhumma yimkin yishriboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشر ِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smoke | 'ana bashribaacnaa bashrib | أنا َ بـَشر ِب |
| We smoke | 'ihna binishribiicHnaa binishrib | إحنا َ بـِنـِشر ِب |
| You(m) smoke | 'inta bitishribiicnta bitishrib | إنت َ بـِتـِشر ِب |
| You(f) smoke | 'inti bitishribiiicnti bitishriby | إنت ِ بـِتـِشر ِبي |
| You(pl) smoke | 'intu bitishribuiicntoo bitishriboo | إنتوا بـِتـِشر ِبوا |
| He/it(m) smokes | huwa biyishribhuwa biyishrib | هـُو َ بـِيـِشر ِب |
| She/it(f) smokes | hiya bitishribhiya bitishrib | هـِي َ بـِتـِشر ِب |
| They smoke | humma biyishribuhumma biyishriboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشر ِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smoke | 'ana hashribaacnaa hashrib | أنا َ هـَشر ِب |
| We will smoke | 'ihna hanishribiicHnaa hanishrib | إحنا َ هـَنـِشر ِب |
| You(m) will smoke | 'inta hatishribiicnta hatishrib | إنت َ هـَتـِشر ِب |
| You(f) will smoke | 'inti hatishribiiicnti hatishriby | إنت ِ هـَتـِشر ِبي |
| You(pl) will smoke | 'intu hatishribuiicntoo hatishriboo | إنتوا هـَتـِشر ِبوا |
| He/it(m) will smoke | huwa hayishribhuwa hayishrib | هـُو َ هـَيـِشر ِب |
| She/it(f) will smoke | hiya hatishribhiya hatishrib | هـِي َ هـَتـِشر ِب |
| They will smoke | humma hayishribuhumma hayishriboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشر ِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smoke! | 'ishribiicshrib | إشر ِب |
| You(f) smoke! | 'ishribiiicshriby | إشر ِبي |
| You(pl) smoke! | 'ishribuiicshriboo | إشر ِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am smoking | 'ana shaaribaacnaa shaarib | أنا َ شا َر ِب |
| I(f) am smoking | 'ana shaaribaaacnaa shaaribaö | أنا َ شا َر ِبـَة |
| We are smoking | 'ihna shaaribeeniicHnaa shaaribyn | إحنا َ شا َر ِبين |
| You(m) are smoking | 'inta shaaribiicnta shaarib | إنت َ شا َر ِب |
| You(f) are smoking | 'inti shaaribaiicnti shaaribaö | إنت ِ شا َر ِبـَة |
| You(pl) are smoking | 'intu shaaribeeniicntoo shaaribyn | إنتوا شا َر ِبين |
| He/it(m) is smoking | huwa shaaribhuwa shaarib | هـُو َ شا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) is smoking | hiya shaaribahiya shaaribaö | هـِي َ شا َر ِبـَة |
| They are smoking | humma shaaribeenhumma shaaribyn | هـُمّ َ شا َر ِبين |
