Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I seemed | 'ana boontaacnaa bwnt | أنا َ بونت |
| We seemed | 'ihna boonnaiicHnaa bwnnaa | إحنا َ بونّا |
| You(m) seemed | 'inta boontiicnta bwnt | إنت َ بونت |
| You(f) seemed | 'inti boontiiicnti bwnty | إنت ِ بونتي |
| You(pl) seemed | 'intu boontuiicntoo bwntoo | إنتوا بونتوا |
| He/it(m) seemed | huwa baenhuwa baen | هـُو َ با َن |
| She/it(f) seemed | hiya baenithiya baenit | هـِي َ با َنـِت |
| They seemed | humma banuhumma baenoo | هـُمّ َ با َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might seem | 'ana yimkin 'abaenaacnaa yimkin aacbaen | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبا َن |
| We might seem | 'ihna yimkin nibaeniicHnaa yimkin nibaen | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبا َن |
| You(m) might seem | 'inta yimkin tibaeniicnta yimkin tibaen | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َن |
| You(f) might seem | 'inti yimkin tibaeniiicnti yimkin tibaeny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َني |
| You(pl) might seem | 'intu yimkin tibanuiicntoo yimkin tibaenoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبا َنوا |
| He/it(m) might seem | huwa yimkin yibaenhuwa yimkin yibaen | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َن |
| She/it(f) might seem | hiya yimkin tibaenhiya yimkin tibaen | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبا َن |
| They might seem | humma yimkin yibanuhumma yimkin yibaenoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبا َنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I seem | 'ana babaenaacnaa babaen | أنا َ بـَبا َن |
| We seem | 'ihna binbaeniicHnaa binbaen | إحنا َ بـِنبا َن |
| You(m) seem | 'inta bitbaeniicnta bitbaen | إنت َ بـِتبا َن |
| You(f) seem | 'inti bitbaeniiicnti bitbaeny | إنت ِ بـِتبا َني |
| You(pl) seem | 'intu bitbanuiicntoo bitbaenoo | إنتوا بـِتبا َنوا |
| He/it(m) seems | huwa biyibaenhuwa biyibaen | هـُو َ بـِيـِبا َن |
| She/it(f) seems | hiya bitbaenhiya bitbaen | هـِي َ بـِتبا َن |
| They seem | humma biyibanuhumma biyibaenoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبا َنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will seem | 'ana habaenaacnaa habaen | أنا َ هـَبا َن |
| We will seem | 'ihna hanbaeniicHnaa hanbaen | إحنا َ هـَنبا َن |
| You(m) will seem | 'inta hatbaeniicnta hatbaen | إنت َ هـَتبا َن |
| You(f) will seem | 'inti hatbaeniiicnti hatbaeny | إنت ِ هـَتبا َني |
| You(pl) will seem | 'intu hatbanuiicntoo hatbaenoo | إنتوا هـَتبا َنوا |
| He/it(m) will seem | huwa hayibaenhuwa hayibaen | هـُو َ هـَيـِبا َن |
| She/it(f) will seem | hiya hatbaenhiya hatbaen | هـِي َ هـَتبا َن |
| They will seem | humma hayibanuhumma hayibaenoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبا َنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) seem! | baenbaen | با َن |
| You(f) seem! | baenibaeny | با َني |
| You(pl) seem! | banubaenoo | با َنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am seeming | 'ana baeyinaacnaa baeyin | أنا َ با َيـِن |
| I(f) am seeming | 'ana baeyinaaacnaa baeyinaö | أنا َ با َيـِنـَة |
| We are seeming | 'ihna baeyineeniicHnaa baeyinyn | إحنا َ با َيـِنين |
| You(m) are seeming | 'inta baeyiniicnta baeyin | إنت َ با َيـِن |
| You(f) are seeming | 'inti baeyinaiicnti baeyinaö | إنت ِ با َيـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are seeming | 'intu baeyineeniicntoo baeyinyn | إنتوا با َيـِنين |
| He/it(m) is seeming | huwa baeyinhuwa baeyin | هـُو َ با َيـِن |
| She/it(f) is seeming | hiya baeyinahiya baeyinaö | هـِي َ با َيـِنـَة |
| They are seeming | humma baeyineenhumma baeyinyn | هـُمّ َ با َيـِنين |
