Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spat | 'ana basaqtaacnaa baSaQt | أنا َ بـَصـَقت |
| We spat | 'ihna basaqnaiicHnaa baSaQnaa | إحنا َ بـَصـَقنا |
| You(m) spat | 'inta basaqtiicnta baSaQt | إنت َ بـَصـَقت |
| You(f) spat | 'inti basaqtiiicnti baSaQty | إنت ِ بـَصـَقتي |
| You(pl) spat | 'intu basaqtuiicntoo baSaQtoo | إنتوا بـَصـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) spat | huwa basaqhuwa baSaQ | هـُو َ بـَصـَق |
| She/it(f) spat | hiya basaqithiya baSaQit | هـِي َ بـَصـَقـِت |
| They spat | humma basaquhumma baSaQoo | هـُمّ َ بـَصـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spit | 'ana yimkin 'absuqaacnaa yimkin aacbSuQ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبصـُق |
| We might spit | 'ihna yimkin nubsuqiicHnaa yimkin nubSuQ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبصـُق |
| You(m) might spit | 'inta yimkin tubsuqiicnta yimkin tubSuQ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُق |
| You(f) might spit | 'inti yimkin tubsuqiiicnti yimkin tubSuQy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُقي |
| You(pl) might spit | 'intu yimkin tubsuquiicntoo yimkin tubSuQoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُقوا |
| He/it(m) might spit | huwa yimkin yubsuqhuwa yimkin yubSuQ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبصـُق |
| She/it(f) might spit | hiya yimkin tubsuqhiya yimkin tubSuQ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُق |
| They might spit | humma yimkin yubsuquhumma yimkin yubSuQoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبصـُقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spit | 'ana babsuqaacnaa babSuQ | أنا َ بـَبصـُق |
| We spit | 'ihna binubsuqiicHnaa binubSuQ | إحنا َ بـِنـُبصـُق |
| You(m) spit | 'inta bitubsuqiicnta bitubSuQ | إنت َ بـِتـُبصـُق |
| You(f) spit | 'inti bitubsuqiiicnti bitubSuQy | إنت ِ بـِتـُبصـُقي |
| You(pl) spit | 'intu bitubsuquiicntoo bitubSuQoo | إنتوا بـِتـُبصـُقوا |
| He/it(m) spits | huwa biyubsuqhuwa biyubSuQ | هـُو َ بـِيـُبصـُق |
| She/it(f) spits | hiya bitubsuqhiya bitubSuQ | هـِي َ بـِتـُبصـُق |
| They spit | humma biyubsuquhumma biyubSuQoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبصـُقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spit | 'ana habsuqaacnaa habSuQ | أنا َ هـَبصـُق |
| We will spit | 'ihna hanubsuqiicHnaa hanubSuQ | إحنا َ هـَنـُبصـُق |
| You(m) will spit | 'inta hatubsuqiicnta hatubSuQ | إنت َ هـَتـُبصـُق |
| You(f) will spit | 'inti hatubsuqiiicnti hatubSuQy | إنت ِ هـَتـُبصـُقي |
| You(pl) will spit | 'intu hatubsuquiicntoo hatubSuQoo | إنتوا هـَتـُبصـُقوا |
| He/it(m) will spit | huwa hayubsuqhuwa hayubSuQ | هـُو َ هـَيـُبصـُق |
| She/it(f) will spit | hiya hatubsuqhiya hatubSuQ | هـِي َ هـَتـُبصـُق |
| They will spit | humma hayubsuquhumma hayubSuQoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبصـُقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spit! | 'ubsuquucbSuQ | أ ُبصـُق |
| You(f) spit! | 'ubsuqiuucbSuQy | أ ُبصـُقي |
| You(pl) spit! | 'ubsuquuucbSuQoo | أ ُبصـُقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am spitting | 'ana baasiqaacnaa baaSiQ | أنا َ با َصـِق |
| I(f) am spitting | 'ana baasiqaaacnaa baaSiQaö | أنا َ با َصـِقـَة |
| We are spitting | 'ihna baasiqeeniicHnaa baaSiQyn | إحنا َ با َصـِقين |
| You(m) are spitting | 'inta baasiqiicnta baaSiQ | إنت َ با َصـِق |
| You(f) are spitting | 'inti baasiqaiicnti baaSiQaö | إنت ِ با َصـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are spitting | 'intu baasiqeeniicntoo baaSiQyn | إنتوا با َصـِقين |
| He/it(m) is spitting | huwa baasiqhuwa baaSiQ | هـُو َ با َصـِق |
| She/it(f) is spitting | hiya baasiqahiya baaSiQaö | هـِي َ با َصـِقـَة |
| They are spitting | humma baasiqeenhumma baaSiQyn | هـُمّ َ با َصـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mabsooqhuwa mabSwQ | هـُو َ مـَبصوق |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mabsooqahiya mabSwQaö | هـِي َ مـَبصوقـَة |
| They are | humma mabsooqeenhumma mabSwQyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبصوقين |
