Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shook | 'ana sallimtaacnaa sallimt | أنا َ سـَلّـِمت |
| We shook | 'ihna sallimnaiicHnaa sallimnaa | إحنا َ سـَلّـِمنا |
| You(m) shook | 'inta sallimtiicnta sallimt | إنت َ سـَلّـِمت |
| You(f) shook | 'inti sallimtiiicnti sallimty | إنت ِ سـَلّـِمتي |
| You(pl) shook | 'intu sallimtuiicntoo sallimtoo | إنتوا سـَلّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) shook | huwa sallimhuwa sallim | هـُو َ سـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) shook | hiya sallimithiya sallimit | هـِي َ سـَلّـِمـِت |
| They shook | humma sallimuhumma sallimoo | هـُمّ َ سـَلّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shake | 'ana yimkin 'asallimaacnaa yimkin aacsallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَلّـِم |
| We might shake | 'ihna yimkin nisallimiicHnaa yimkin nisallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَلّـِم |
| You(m) might shake | 'inta yimkin tisallimiicnta yimkin tisallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِم |
| You(f) might shake | 'inti yimkin tisallimiiicnti yimkin tisallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) might shake | 'intu yimkin tisallimuiicntoo yimkin tisallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might shake | huwa yimkin yisallimhuwa yimkin yisallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) might shake | hiya yimkin tisallimhiya yimkin tisallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِم |
| They might shake | humma yimkin yisallimuhumma yimkin yisallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shake | 'ana basallimaacnaa basallim | أنا َ بـَسـَلّـِم |
| We shake | 'ihna binsallimiicHnaa binsallim | إحنا َ بـِنسـَلّـِم |
| You(m) shake | 'inta bitsallimiicnta bitsallim | إنت َ بـِتسـَلّـِم |
| You(f) shake | 'inti bitsallimiiicnti bitsallimy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) shake | 'intu bitsallimuiicntoo bitsallimoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) shakes | huwa biyisallimhuwa biyisallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) shakes | hiya bitsallimhiya bitsallim | هـِي َ بـِتسـَلّـِم |
| They shake | humma biyisallimuhumma biyisallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَلّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shake | 'ana hasallimaacnaa hasallim | أنا َ هـَسـَلّـِم |
| We will shake | 'ihna hansallimiicHnaa hansallim | إحنا َ هـَنسـَلّـِم |
| You(m) will shake | 'inta hatsallimiicnta hatsallim | إنت َ هـَتسـَلّـِم |
| You(f) will shake | 'inti hatsallimiiicnti hatsallimy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) will shake | 'intu hatsallimuiicntoo hatsallimoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will shake | huwa hayisallimhuwa hayisallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) will shake | hiya hatsallimhiya hatsallim | هـِي َ هـَتسـَلّـِم |
| They will shake | humma hayisallimuhumma hayisallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَلّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shake! | sallimsallim | سـَلّـِم |
| You(f) shake! | sallimisallimy | سـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) shake! | sallimusallimoo | سـَلّـِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am shaking | 'ana sallimaacnaa sallim | أنا َ سـَلّـِم |
| I(f) am shaking | 'ana sallimaaacnaa sallimaö | أنا َ سـَلّـِمـَة |
| We are shaking | 'ihna sallimeeniicHnaa sallimyn | إحنا َ سـَلّـِمين |
| You(m) are shaking | 'inta sallimiicnta sallim | إنت َ سـَلّـِم |
| You(f) are shaking | 'inti sallimaiicnti sallimaö | إنت ِ سـَلّـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are shaking | 'intu sallimeeniicntoo sallimyn | إنتوا سـَلّـِمين |
| He/it(m) is shaking | huwa sallimhuwa sallim | هـُو َ سـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) is shaking | hiya sallimahiya sallimaö | هـِي َ سـَلّـِمـَة |
| They are shaking | humma sallimeenhumma sallimyn | هـُمّ َ سـَلّـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is shaken | huwa misallimhuwa misallim | هـُو َ مـِسـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) is shaken | hiya misallimahiya misallimaö | هـِي َ مـِسـَلّـِمـَة |
| They are shaken | humma misallimeenhumma misallimyn | هـُمّ َ مـِسـَلّـِمين |