Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smeared | 'ana shalfattaacnaa shalfaTt | أنا َ شـَلفـَطت |
| We smeared | 'ihna shalfatnaiicHnaa shalfaTnaa | إحنا َ شـَلفـَطنا |
| You(m) smeared | 'inta shalfattiicnta shalfaTt | إنت َ شـَلفـَطت |
| You(f) smeared | 'inti shalfattiiicnti shalfaTty | إنت ِ شـَلفـَطتي |
| You(pl) smeared | 'intu shalfattuiicntoo shalfaTtoo | إنتوا شـَلفـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) smeared | huwa shalfathuwa shalfaT | هـُو َ شـَلفـَط |
| She/it(f) smeared | hiya shalfatithiya shalfaTit | هـِي َ شـَلفـَطـِت |
| They smeared | humma shalfatuhumma shalfaToo | هـُمّ َ شـَلفـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smear | 'ana yimkin 'ashalfataacnaa yimkin aacshalfaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَلفـَط |
| We might smear | 'ihna yimkin nishalfatiicHnaa yimkin nishalfaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَلفـَط |
| You(m) might smear | 'inta yimkin tishalfatiicnta yimkin tishalfaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَلفـَط |
| You(f) might smear | 'inti yimkin tishalfatiiicnti yimkin tishalfaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَلفـَطي |
| You(pl) might smear | 'intu yimkin tishalfatuiicntoo yimkin tishalfaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَلفـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might smear | huwa yimkin yishalfathuwa yimkin yishalfaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَلفـَط |
| She/it(f) might smear | hiya yimkin tishalfathiya yimkin tishalfaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَلفـَط |
| They might smear | humma yimkin yishalfatuhumma yimkin yishalfaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَلفـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smear | 'ana bashalfataacnaa bashalfaT | أنا َ بـَشـَلفـَط |
| We smear | 'ihna binshalfatiicHnaa binshalfaT | إحنا َ بـِنشـَلفـَط |
| You(m) smear | 'inta bitshalfatiicnta bitshalfaT | إنت َ بـِتشـَلفـَط |
| You(f) smear | 'inti bitshalfatiiicnti bitshalfaTy | إنت ِ بـِتشـَلفـَطي |
| You(pl) smear | 'intu bitshalfatuiicntoo bitshalfaToo | إنتوا بـِتشـَلفـَطوا |
| He/it(m) smears | huwa biyishalfathuwa biyishalfaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَلفـَط |
| She/it(f) smears | hiya bitshalfathiya bitshalfaT | هـِي َ بـِتشـَلفـَط |
| They smear | humma biyishalfatuhumma biyishalfaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَلفـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smear | 'ana hashalfataacnaa hashalfaT | أنا َ هـَشـَلفـَط |
| We will smear | 'ihna hanishalfatiicHnaa hanishalfaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَلفـَط |
| You(m) will smear | 'inta hatishalfatiicnta hatishalfaT | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَلفـَط |
| You(f) will smear | 'inti hatishalfatiiicnti hatishalfaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَلفـَطي |
| You(pl) will smear | 'intu hatishalfatuiicntoo hatishalfaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَلفـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will smear | huwa hayishalfathuwa hayishalfaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَلفـَط |
| She/it(f) will smear | hiya hatishalfathiya hatishalfaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَلفـَط |
| They will smear | humma hayishalfatuhumma hayishalfaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَلفـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smear! | shalfatshalfaT | شـَلفـَط |
| You(f) smear! | shalfatishalfaTy | شـَلفـَطي |
| You(pl) smear! | shalfatushalfaToo | شـَلفـَطوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is smeared | huwa mitshalfathuwa mitshalfaT | هـُو َ مـِتشـَلفـَط |
| She/it(f) is smeared | hiya mitshalfatahiya mitshalfaTaö | هـِي َ مـِتشـَلفـَطـَة |
| They are smeared | humma mitshalfateenhumma mitshalfaTyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشـَلفـَطين |
