Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kissed | 'ana boostaacnaa bwst | أنا َ بوست |
| We kissed | 'ihna boosnaiicHnaa bwsnaa | إحنا َ بوسنا |
| You(m) kissed | 'inta boostiicnta bwst | إنت َ بوست |
| You(f) kissed | 'inti boostiiicnti bwsty | إنت ِ بوستي |
| You(pl) kissed | 'intu boostuiicntoo bwstoo | إنتوا بوستوا |
| He/it(m) kissed | huwa baeshuwa baes | هـُو َ با َس |
| She/it(f) kissed | hiya baesithiya baesit | هـِي َ با َسـِت |
| They kissed | humma basuhumma baesoo | هـُمّ َ با َسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might kiss | 'ana yimkin 'aboosaacnaa yimkin aacbws | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبوس |
| We might kiss | 'ihna yimkin niboosiicHnaa yimkin nibws | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبوس |
| You(m) might kiss | 'inta yimkin tiboosiicnta yimkin tibws | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبوس |
| You(f) might kiss | 'inti yimkin tiboosiiicnti yimkin tibwsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبوسي |
| You(pl) might kiss | 'intu yimkin tiboosuiicntoo yimkin tibwsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبوسوا |
| He/it(m) might kiss | huwa yimkin yibooshuwa yimkin yibws | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبوس |
| She/it(f) might kiss | hiya yimkin tibooshiya yimkin tibws | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبوس |
| They might kiss | humma yimkin yiboosuhumma yimkin yibwsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبوسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I kiss | 'ana baboosaacnaa babws | أنا َ بـَبوس |
| We kiss | 'ihna binboosiicHnaa binbws | إحنا َ بـِنبوس |
| You(m) kiss | 'inta bitboosiicnta bitbws | إنت َ بـِتبوس |
| You(f) kiss | 'inti bitboosiiicnti bitbwsy | إنت ِ بـِتبوسي |
| You(pl) kiss | 'intu bitboosuiicntoo bitbwsoo | إنتوا بـِتبوسوا |
| He/it(m) kisss | huwa biyibooshuwa biyibws | هـُو َ بـِيـِبوس |
| She/it(f) kisss | hiya bitbooshiya bitbws | هـِي َ بـِتبوس |
| They kiss | humma biyiboosuhumma biyibwsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبوسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will kiss | 'ana haboosaacnaa habws | أنا َ هـَبوس |
| We will kiss | 'ihna hanboosiicHnaa hanbws | إحنا َ هـَنبوس |
| You(m) will kiss | 'inta hatboosiicnta hatbws | إنت َ هـَتبوس |
| You(f) will kiss | 'inti hatboosiiicnti hatbwsy | إنت ِ هـَتبوسي |
| You(pl) will kiss | 'intu hatboosuiicntoo hatbwsoo | إنتوا هـَتبوسوا |
| He/it(m) will kiss | huwa hayibooshuwa hayibws | هـُو َ هـَيـِبوس |
| She/it(f) will kiss | hiya hatbooshiya hatbws | هـِي َ هـَتبوس |
| They will kiss | humma hayiboosuhumma hayibwsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبوسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) kiss! | boosbws | بوس |
| You(f) kiss! | boosibwsy | بوسي |
| You(pl) kiss! | boosubwsoo | بوسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is kissed | huwa mitbaeshuwa mitbaes | هـُو َ مـِتبا َس |
| She/it(f) is kissed | hiya mitbaesahiya mitbaesaö | هـِي َ مـِتبا َسـَة |
| They are kissed | humma mitbaseenhumma mitbaesyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتبا َسين |
