Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I comprised | 'ana shamaltaacnaa shamalt | أنا َ شـَمـَلت |
| We comprised | 'ihna shamalnaiicHnaa shamalnaa | إحنا َ شـَمـَلنا |
| You(m) comprised | 'inta shamaltiicnta shamalt | إنت َ شـَمـَلت |
| You(f) comprised | 'inti shamaltiiicnti shamalty | إنت ِ شـَمـَلتي |
| You(pl) comprised | 'intu shamaltuiicntoo shamaltoo | إنتوا شـَمـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) comprised | huwa shamalhuwa shamal | هـُو َ شـَمـَل |
| She/it(f) comprised | hiya shamalithiya shamalit | هـِي َ شـَمـَلـِت |
| They comprised | humma shamaluhumma shamaloo | هـُمّ َ شـَمـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might comprise | 'ana yimkin 'ashmalaacnaa yimkin aacshmal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشمـَل |
| We might comprise | 'ihna yimkin nishmaliicHnaa yimkin nishmal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشمـَل |
| You(m) might comprise | 'inta yimkin tishmaliicnta yimkin tishmal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشمـَل |
| You(f) might comprise | 'inti yimkin tishmaliiicnti yimkin tishmaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشمـَلي |
| You(pl) might comprise | 'intu yimkin tishmaluiicntoo yimkin tishmaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشمـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might comprise | huwa yimkin yishmalhuwa yimkin yishmal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشمـَل |
| She/it(f) might comprise | hiya yimkin tishmalhiya yimkin tishmal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشمـَل |
| They might comprise | humma yimkin yishmaluhumma yimkin yishmaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشمـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I comprise | 'ana bashmalaacnaa bashmal | أنا َ بـَشمـَل |
| We comprise | 'ihna binishmaliicHnaa binishmal | إحنا َ بـِنـِشمـَل |
| You(m) comprise | 'inta bitishmaliicnta bitishmal | إنت َ بـِتـِشمـَل |
| You(f) comprise | 'inti bitishmaliiicnti bitishmaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِشمـَلي |
| You(pl) comprise | 'intu bitishmaluiicntoo bitishmaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِشمـَلوا |
| He/it(m) comprises | huwa biyishmalhuwa biyishmal | هـُو َ بـِيـِشمـَل |
| She/it(f) comprises | hiya bitishmalhiya bitishmal | هـِي َ بـِتـِشمـَل |
| They comprise | humma biyishmaluhumma biyishmaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشمـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will comprise | 'ana hashmalaacnaa hashmal | أنا َ هـَشمـَل |
| We will comprise | 'ihna hanishmaliicHnaa hanishmal | إحنا َ هـَنـِشمـَل |
| You(m) will comprise | 'inta hatishmaliicnta hatishmal | إنت َ هـَتـِشمـَل |
| You(f) will comprise | 'inti hatishmaliiicnti hatishmaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِشمـَلي |
| You(pl) will comprise | 'intu hatishmaluiicntoo hatishmaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِشمـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will comprise | huwa hayishmalhuwa hayishmal | هـُو َ هـَيـِشمـَل |
| She/it(f) will comprise | hiya hatishmalhiya hatishmal | هـِي َ هـَتـِشمـَل |
| They will comprise | humma hayishmaluhumma hayishmaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشمـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) comprise! | 'ishmaliicshmal | إشمـَل |
| You(f) comprise! | 'ishmaliiicshmaly | إشمـَلي |
| You(pl) comprise! | 'ishmaluiicshmaloo | إشمـَلوا |
