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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  saw | 'ana basartaacnaa baSart | أنا َ بـَصـَرت | 
| We  saw | 'ihna basarnaiicHnaa baSarnaa | إحنا َ بـَصـَرنا | 
| You(m)  saw | 'inta basartiicnta baSart | إنت َ بـَصـَرت | 
| You(f)  saw | 'inti basartiiicnti baSarty | إنت ِ بـَصـَرتي | 
| You(pl)  saw | 'intu basartuiicntoo baSartoo | إنتوا بـَصـَرتوا | 
| He/it(m)  saw | huwa basarhuwa baSar | هـُو َ بـَصـَر | 
| She/it(f)  saw | hiya basarithiya baSarit | هـِي َ بـَصـَر ِت | 
| They  saw | humma basaruhumma baSaroo | هـُمّ َ بـَصـَروا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  see | 'ana yimkin 'absuraacnaa yimkin aacbSur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبصـُر | 
| We might  see | 'ihna yimkin nubsuriicHnaa yimkin nubSur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبصـُر | 
| You(m) might  see | 'inta yimkin tubsuriicnta yimkin tubSur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُر | 
| You(f) might  see | 'inti yimkin tubsuriiicnti yimkin tubSury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُري | 
| You(pl) might  see | 'intu yimkin tubsuruiicntoo yimkin tubSuroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُروا | 
| He/it(m) might  see | huwa yimkin yubsurhuwa yimkin yubSur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبصـُر | 
| She/it(f) might  see | hiya yimkin tubsurhiya yimkin tubSur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبصـُر | 
| They might  see | humma yimkin yubsuruhumma yimkin yubSuroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبصـُروا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  see | 'ana babsuraacnaa babSur | أنا َ بـَبصـُر | 
| We  see | 'ihna binubsuriicHnaa binubSur | إحنا َ بـِنـُبصـُر | 
| You(m)  see | 'inta bitubsuriicnta bitubSur | إنت َ بـِتـُبصـُر | 
| You(f)  see | 'inti bitubsuriiicnti bitubSury | إنت ِ بـِتـُبصـُري | 
| You(pl)  see | 'intu bitubsuruiicntoo bitubSuroo | إنتوا بـِتـُبصـُروا | 
| He/it(m)  sees | huwa biyubsurhuwa biyubSur | هـُو َ بـِيـُبصـُر | 
| She/it(f)  sees | hiya bitubsurhiya bitubSur | هـِي َ بـِتـُبصـُر | 
| They  see | humma biyubsuruhumma biyubSuroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبصـُروا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  see | 'ana habsuraacnaa habSur | أنا َ هـَبصـُر | 
| We will  see | 'ihna hanubsuriicHnaa hanubSur | إحنا َ هـَنـُبصـُر | 
| You(m) will  see | 'inta hatubsuriicnta hatubSur | إنت َ هـَتـُبصـُر | 
| You(f) will  see | 'inti hatubsuriiicnti hatubSury | إنت ِ هـَتـُبصـُري | 
| You(pl) will  see | 'intu hatubsuruiicntoo hatubSuroo | إنتوا هـَتـُبصـُروا | 
| He/it(m) will  see | huwa hayubsurhuwa hayubSur | هـُو َ هـَيـُبصـُر | 
| She/it(f) will  see | hiya hatubsurhiya hatubSur | هـِي َ هـَتـُبصـُر | 
| They will  see | humma hayubsuruhumma hayubSuroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبصـُروا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  see! | 'ubsuruucbSur | أ ُبصـُر | 
| You(f)  see! | 'ubsuriuucbSury | أ ُبصـُري | 
| You(pl)  see! | 'ubsuruuucbSuroo | أ ُبصـُروا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  seing | 'ana baasiraacnaa baaSir | أنا َ با َصـِر | 
| I(f) am  seing | 'ana baasiraaacnaa baaSiraö | أنا َ با َصـِر َة | 
| We are  seing | 'ihna baasireeniicHnaa baaSiryn | إحنا َ با َصـِرين | 
| You(m) are  seing | 'inta baasiriicnta baaSir | إنت َ با َصـِر | 
| You(f) are  seing | 'inti baasiraiicnti baaSiraö | إنت ِ با َصـِر َة | 
| You(pl) are  seing | 'intu baasireeniicntoo baaSiryn | إنتوا با َصـِرين | 
| He/it(m) is  seing | huwa baasirhuwa baaSir | هـُو َ با َصـِر | 
| She/it(f) is  seing | hiya baasirahiya baaSiraö | هـِي َ با َصـِر َة | 
| They are  seing | humma baasireenhumma baaSiryn | هـُمّ َ با َصـِرين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  seen | huwa mabsoorhuwa mabSwr | هـُو َ مـَبصور | 
| She/it(f) is  seen | hiya mabsoorahiya mabSwraö | هـِي َ مـَبصور َة | 
| They are  seen | humma mabsooreenhumma mabSwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَبصورين |