Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I received | 'ana 'istalamtaacnaa iicstalamt | أنا َ إستـَلـَمت |
| We received | 'ihna 'istalamnaiicHnaa iicstalamnaa | إحنا َ إستـَلـَمنا |
| You(m) received | 'inta 'istalamtiicnta iicstalamt | إنت َ إستـَلـَمت |
| You(f) received | 'inti 'istalamtiiicnti iicstalamty | إنت ِ إستـَلـَمتي |
| You(pl) received | 'intu 'istalamtuiicntoo iicstalamtoo | إنتوا إستـَلـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) received | huwa 'istalamhuwa iicstalam | هـُو َ إستـَلـَم |
| She/it(f) received | hiya 'istalamithiya iicstalamit | هـِي َ إستـَلـَمـِت |
| They received | humma 'istalamuhumma iicstalamoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَلـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might receive | 'ana yimkin 'astilimaacnaa yimkin aacstilim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـِلـِم |
| We might receive | 'ihna yimkin nistilimiicHnaa yimkin nistilim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـِلـِم |
| You(m) might receive | 'inta yimkin tistilimiicnta yimkin tistilim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـِلـِم |
| You(f) might receive | 'inti yimkin tistilmiiicnti yimkin tistilmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـِلمي |
| You(pl) might receive | 'intu yimkin tistilmuiicntoo yimkin tistilmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـِلموا |
| He/it(m) might receive | huwa yimkin yistilimhuwa yimkin yistilim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـِلـِم |
| She/it(f) might receive | hiya yimkin tistilimhiya yimkin tistilim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـِلـِم |
| They might receive | humma yimkin yistilmuhumma yimkin yistilmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـِلموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I receive | 'ana bastilimaacnaa bastilim | أنا َ بـَستـِلـِم |
| We receive | 'ihna binistilimiicHnaa binistilim | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـِلـِم |
| You(m) receive | 'inta bitistilimiicnta bitistilim | إنت َ بـِتـِستـِلـِم |
| You(f) receive | 'inti bitistilmiiicnti bitistilmy | إنت ِ بـِتـِستـِلمي |
| You(pl) receive | 'intu bitistilmuiicntoo bitistilmoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـِلموا |
| He/it(m) receives | huwa biyistilimhuwa biyistilim | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـِلـِم |
| She/it(f) receives | hiya bitistilimhiya bitistilim | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـِلـِم |
| They receive | humma biyistilmuhumma biyistilmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـِلموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will receive | 'ana hastilimaacnaa hastilim | أنا َ هـَستـِلـِم |
| We will receive | 'ihna hanistilimiicHnaa hanistilim | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـِلـِم |
| You(m) will receive | 'inta hatistilimiicnta hatistilim | إنت َ هـَتـِستـِلـِم |
| You(f) will receive | 'inti hatistilmiiicnti hatistilmy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـِلمي |
| You(pl) will receive | 'intu hatistilmuiicntoo hatistilmoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـِلموا |
| He/it(m) will receive | huwa hayistilimhuwa hayistilim | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـِلـِم |
| She/it(f) will receive | hiya hatistilimhiya hatistilim | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـِلـِم |
| They will receive | humma hayistilmuhumma hayistilmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـِلموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) receive! | 'istilimiicstilim | إستـِلـِم |
| You(f) receive! | 'istilimiiicstilimy | إستـِلـِمي |
| You(pl) receive! | 'istilimuiicstilimoo | إستـِلـِموا |
