Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana basattaacnaa basaTt | أنا َ بـَسـَطت |
| We made | 'ihna basatnaiicHnaa basaTnaa | إحنا َ بـَسـَطنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta basattiicnta basaTt | إنت َ بـَسـَطت |
| You(f) made | 'inti basattiiicnti basaTty | إنت ِ بـَسـَطتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu basattuiicntoo basaTtoo | إنتوا بـَسـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa basathuwa basaT | هـُو َ بـَسـَط |
| She/it(f) made | hiya basatithiya basaTit | هـِي َ بـَسـَطـِت |
| They made | humma basatuhumma basaToo | هـُمّ َ بـَسـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'absitaacnaa yimkin aacbsiT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبسـِط |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nibsitiicHnaa yimkin nibsiT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبسـِط |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tibsitiicnta yimkin tibsiT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبسـِط |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tibsitiiicnti yimkin tibsiTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبسـِطي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tibsituiicntoo yimkin tibsiToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبسـِطوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yibsithuwa yimkin yibsiT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبسـِط |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tibsithiya yimkin tibsiT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبسـِط |
| They might make | humma yimkin yibsituhumma yimkin yibsiToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبسـِطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana babsitaacnaa babsiT | أنا َ بـَبسـِط |
| We make | 'ihna binibsitiicHnaa binibsiT | إحنا َ بـِنـِبسـِط |
| You(m) make | 'inta bitibsitiicnta bitibsiT | إنت َ بـِتـِبسـِط |
| You(f) make | 'inti bitibsitiiicnti bitibsiTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبسـِطي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bitibsituiicntoo bitibsiToo | إنتوا بـِتـِبسـِطوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyibsithuwa biyibsiT | هـُو َ بـِيـِبسـِط |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bitibsithiya bitibsiT | هـِي َ بـِتـِبسـِط |
| They make | humma biyibsituhumma biyibsiToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبسـِطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana habsitaacnaa habsiT | أنا َ هـَبسـِط |
| We will make | 'ihna hanibsitiicHnaa hanibsiT | إحنا َ هـَنـِبسـِط |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatibsitiicnta hatibsiT | إنت َ هـَتـِبسـِط |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatibsitiiicnti hatibsiTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبسـِطي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatibsituiicntoo hatibsiToo | إنتوا هـَتـِبسـِطوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayibsithuwa hayibsiT | هـُو َ هـَيـِبسـِط |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatibsithiya hatibsiT | هـِي َ هـَتـِبسـِط |
| They will make | humma hayibsituhumma hayibsiToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبسـِطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'ibsitiicbsiT | إبسـِط |
| You(f) make! | 'ibsitiiicbsiTy | إبسـِطي |
| You(pl) make! | 'ibsituiicbsiToo | إبسـِطوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mabsoothuwa mabswT | هـُو َ مـَبسوط |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mabsootahiya mabswTaö | هـِي َ مـَبسوطـَة |
| They are | humma mabsooteenhumma mabswTyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبسوطين |
