Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I flirted | 'ana basbastaacnaa baSbaSt | أنا َ بـَصبـَصت |
| We flirted | 'ihna basbasnaiicHnaa baSbaSnaa | إحنا َ بـَصبـَصنا |
| You(m) flirted | 'inta basbastiicnta baSbaSt | إنت َ بـَصبـَصت |
| You(f) flirted | 'inti basbastiiicnti baSbaSty | إنت ِ بـَصبـَصتي |
| You(pl) flirted | 'intu basbastuiicntoo baSbaStoo | إنتوا بـَصبـَصتوا |
| He/it(m) flirted | huwa basbashuwa baSbaS | هـُو َ بـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) flirted | hiya basbasithiya baSbaSit | هـِي َ بـَصبـَصـِت |
| They flirted | humma basbasuhumma baSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـَصبـَصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might flirt | 'ana yimkin 'abasbasaacnaa yimkin aacbaSbaS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَصبـَص |
| We might flirt | 'ihna yimkin nibasbasiicHnaa yimkin nibaSbaS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(m) might flirt | 'inta yimkin tibasbasiicnta yimkin tibaSbaS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(f) might flirt | 'inti yimkin tibasbasiiicnti yimkin tibaSbaSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) might flirt | 'intu yimkin tibasbasuiicntoo yimkin tibaSbaSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَصوا |
| He/it(m) might flirt | huwa yimkin yibasbashuwa yimkin yibaSbaS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) might flirt | hiya yimkin tibasbashiya yimkin tibaSbaS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَصبـَص |
| They might flirt | humma yimkin yibasbasuhumma yimkin yibaSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَصبـَصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I flirt | 'ana babasbasaacnaa babaSbaS | أنا َ بـَبـَصبـَص |
| We flirt | 'ihna binbasbasiicHnaa binbaSbaS | إحنا َ بـِنبـَصبـَص |
| You(m) flirt | 'inta bitbasbasiicnta bitbaSbaS | إنت َ بـِتبـَصبـَص |
| You(f) flirt | 'inti bitbasbasiiicnti bitbaSbaSy | إنت ِ بـِتبـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) flirt | 'intu bitbasbasuiicntoo bitbaSbaSoo | إنتوا بـِتبـَصبـَصوا |
| He/it(m) flirts | huwa biyibasbashuwa biyibaSbaS | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) flirts | hiya bitbasbashiya bitbaSbaS | هـِي َ بـِتبـَصبـَص |
| They flirt | humma biyibasbasuhumma biyibaSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَصبـَصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will flirt | 'ana habasbasaacnaa habaSbaS | أنا َ هـَبـَصبـَص |
| We will flirt | 'ihna hanibasbasiicHnaa hanibaSbaS | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(m) will flirt | 'inta hatibasbasiicnta hatibaSbaS | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَصبـَص |
| You(f) will flirt | 'inti hatibasbasiiicnti hatibaSbaSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) will flirt | 'intu hatibasbasuiicntoo hatibaSbaSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَصبـَصوا |
| He/it(m) will flirt | huwa hayibasbashuwa hayibaSbaS | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَصبـَص |
| She/it(f) will flirt | hiya hatibasbashiya hatibaSbaS | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَصبـَص |
| They will flirt | humma hayibasbasuhumma hayibaSbaSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَصبـَصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) flirt! | basbasbaSbaS | بـَصبـَص |
| You(f) flirt! | basbasibaSbaSy | بـَصبـَصي |
| You(pl) flirt! | basbasubaSbaSoo | بـَصبـَصوا |
