Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I saw | 'ana basartaacnaa baSart | أنا َ بـَصـَرت |
| We saw | 'ihna basarnaiicHnaa baSarnaa | إحنا َ بـَصـَرنا |
| You(m) saw | 'inta basartiicnta baSart | إنت َ بـَصـَرت |
| You(f) saw | 'inti basartiiicnti baSarty | إنت ِ بـَصـَرتي |
| You(pl) saw | 'intu basartuiicntoo baSartoo | إنتوا بـَصـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) saw | huwa basarhuwa baSar | هـُو َ بـَصـَر |
| She/it(f) saw | hiya basarithiya baSarit | هـِي َ بـَصـَر ِت |
| They saw | humma basaruhumma baSaroo | هـُمّ َ بـَصـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might see | 'ana yimkin 'absuraacnaa yimkin aacbSur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبصـُر |
| We might see | 'ihna yimkin nubsuriicHnaa yimkin nubSur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبصـُر |
| You(m) might see | 'inta yimkin tubsuriicnta yimkin tubSur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُر |
| You(f) might see | 'inti yimkin tubsuriiicnti yimkin tubSury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُري |
| You(pl) might see | 'intu yimkin tubsuruiicntoo yimkin tubSuroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُروا |
| He/it(m) might see | huwa yimkin yubsurhuwa yimkin yubSur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبصـُر |
| She/it(f) might see | hiya yimkin tubsurhiya yimkin tubSur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُر |
| They might see | humma yimkin yubsuruhumma yimkin yubSuroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبصـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I see | 'ana babsuraacnaa babSur | أنا َ بـَبصـُر |
| We see | 'ihna binubsuriicHnaa binubSur | إحنا َ بـِنـُبصـُر |
| You(m) see | 'inta bitubsuriicnta bitubSur | إنت َ بـِتـُبصـُر |
| You(f) see | 'inti bitubsuriiicnti bitubSury | إنت ِ بـِتـُبصـُري |
| You(pl) see | 'intu bitubsuruiicntoo bitubSuroo | إنتوا بـِتـُبصـُروا |
| He/it(m) sees | huwa biyubsurhuwa biyubSur | هـُو َ بـِيـُبصـُر |
| She/it(f) sees | hiya bitubsurhiya bitubSur | هـِي َ بـِتـُبصـُر |
| They see | humma biyubsuruhumma biyubSuroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبصـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will see | 'ana habsuraacnaa habSur | أنا َ هـَبصـُر |
| We will see | 'ihna hanubsuriicHnaa hanubSur | إحنا َ هـَنـُبصـُر |
| You(m) will see | 'inta hatubsuriicnta hatubSur | إنت َ هـَتـُبصـُر |
| You(f) will see | 'inti hatubsuriiicnti hatubSury | إنت ِ هـَتـُبصـُري |
| You(pl) will see | 'intu hatubsuruiicntoo hatubSuroo | إنتوا هـَتـُبصـُروا |
| He/it(m) will see | huwa hayubsurhuwa hayubSur | هـُو َ هـَيـُبصـُر |
| She/it(f) will see | hiya hatubsurhiya hatubSur | هـِي َ هـَتـُبصـُر |
| They will see | humma hayubsuruhumma hayubSuroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبصـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) see! | 'ubsuruucbSur | أ ُبصـُر |
| You(f) see! | 'ubsuriuucbSury | أ ُبصـُري |
| You(pl) see! | 'ubsuruuucbSuroo | أ ُبصـُروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am seing | 'ana baasiraacnaa baaSir | أنا َ با َصـِر |
| I(f) am seing | 'ana baasiraaacnaa baaSiraö | أنا َ با َصـِر َة |
| We are seing | 'ihna baasireeniicHnaa baaSiryn | إحنا َ با َصـِرين |
| You(m) are seing | 'inta baasiriicnta baaSir | إنت َ با َصـِر |
| You(f) are seing | 'inti baasiraiicnti baaSiraö | إنت ِ با َصـِر َة |
| You(pl) are seing | 'intu baasireeniicntoo baaSiryn | إنتوا با َصـِرين |
| He/it(m) is seing | huwa baasirhuwa baaSir | هـُو َ با َصـِر |
| She/it(f) is seing | hiya baasirahiya baaSiraö | هـِي َ با َصـِر َة |
| They are seing | humma baasireenhumma baaSiryn | هـُمّ َ با َصـِرين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is seen | huwa mabsoorhuwa mabSwr | هـُو َ مـَبصور |
| She/it(f) is seen | hiya mabsoorahiya mabSwraö | هـِي َ مـَبصور َة |
| They are seen | humma mabsooreenhumma mabSwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَبصورين |
