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