Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I look | 'ana basseetaacnaa baSSyt | أنا َ بـَصّيت |
| We look | 'ihna basseenaiicHnaa baSSynaa | إحنا َ بـَصّينا |
| You(m) look | 'inta basseetiicnta baSSyt | إنت َ بـَصّيت |
| You(f) look | 'inti basseetiiicnti baSSyty | إنت ِ بـَصّيتي |
| You(pl) look | 'intu basseetuiicntoo baSSytoo | إنتوا بـَصّيتوا |
| He/it(m) look | huwa basshuwa baSS | هـُو َ بـَصّ |
| She/it(f) look | hiya bassithiya baSSit | هـِي َ بـَصّـِت |
| They look | humma bassuhumma baSSoo | هـُمّ َ بـَصّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might look | 'ana yimkin 'abussaacnaa yimkin aacbuSS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـُصّ |
| We might look | 'ihna yimkin nibussiicHnaa yimkin nibuSS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـُصّ |
| You(m) might look | 'inta yimkin tibussiicnta yimkin tibuSS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـُصّ |
| You(f) might look | 'inti yimkin tibussiiicnti yimkin tibuSSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـُصّي |
| You(pl) might look | 'intu yimkin tibussuiicntoo yimkin tibuSSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـُصّوا |
| He/it(m) might look | huwa yimkin yibusshuwa yimkin yibuSS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـُصّ |
| She/it(f) might look | hiya yimkin tibusshiya yimkin tibuSS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـُصّ |
| They might look | humma yimkin yibussuhumma yimkin yibuSSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـُصّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I look | 'ana babussaacnaa babuSS | أنا َ بـَبـُصّ |
| We look | 'ihna binbussiicHnaa binbuSS | إحنا َ بـِنبـُصّ |
| You(m) look | 'inta bitbussiicnta bitbuSS | إنت َ بـِتبـُصّ |
| You(f) look | 'inti bitbussiiicnti bitbuSSy | إنت ِ بـِتبـُصّي |
| You(pl) look | 'intu bitbussuiicntoo bitbuSSoo | إنتوا بـِتبـُصّوا |
| He/it(m) looks | huwa biyibusshuwa biyibuSS | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـُصّ |
| She/it(f) looks | hiya bitbusshiya bitbuSS | هـِي َ بـِتبـُصّ |
| They look | humma biyibussuhumma biyibuSSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـُصّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will look | 'ana habussaacnaa habuSS | أنا َ هـَبـُصّ |
| We will look | 'ihna hanbussiicHnaa hanbuSS | إحنا َ هـَنبـُصّ |
| You(m) will look | 'inta hatbussiicnta hatbuSS | إنت َ هـَتبـُصّ |
| You(f) will look | 'inti hatbussiiicnti hatbuSSy | إنت ِ هـَتبـُصّي |
| You(pl) will look | 'intu hatbussuiicntoo hatbuSSoo | إنتوا هـَتبـُصّوا |
| He/it(m) will look | huwa hayibusshuwa hayibuSS | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـُصّ |
| She/it(f) will look | hiya hatbusshiya hatbuSS | هـِي َ هـَتبـُصّ |
| They will look | humma hayibussuhumma hayibuSSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـُصّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) look! | 'ibussiicbuSS | إبـُصّ |
| You(f) look! | 'ibussiiicbuSSy | إبـُصّي |
| You(pl) look! | 'ibussuiicbuSSoo | إبـُصّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am looking | 'ana bassaacnaa baSS | أنا َ بـَصّ |
| I(f) am looking | 'ana bassaaacnaa baSSaö | أنا َ بـَصّـَة |
| We are looking | 'ihna basseeniicHnaa baSSyn | إحنا َ بـَصّين |
| You(m) are looking | 'inta bassiicnta baSS | إنت َ بـَصّ |
| You(f) are looking | 'inti bassaiicnti baSSaö | إنت ِ بـَصّـَة |
| You(pl) are looking | 'intu basseeniicntoo baSSyn | إنتوا بـَصّين |
| He/it(m) is looking | huwa basshuwa baSS | هـُو َ بـَصّ |
| She/it(f) is looking | hiya bassahiya baSSaö | هـِي َ بـَصّـَة |
| They are looking | humma basseenhumma baSSyn | هـُمّ َ بـَصّين |
