Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I laid | 'ana basattaacnaa basaTt | أنا َ بـَسـَطت |
| We laid | 'ihna basatnaiicHnaa basaTnaa | إحنا َ بـَسـَطنا |
| You(m) laid | 'inta basattiicnta basaTt | إنت َ بـَسـَطت |
| You(f) laid | 'inti basattiiicnti basaTty | إنت ِ بـَسـَطتي |
| You(pl) laid | 'intu basattuiicntoo basaTtoo | إنتوا بـَسـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) laid | huwa basathuwa basaT | هـُو َ بـَسـَط |
| She/it(f) laid | hiya basatithiya basaTit | هـِي َ بـَسـَطـِت |
| They laid | humma basatuhumma basaToo | هـُمّ َ بـَسـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lay | 'ana yimkin 'absutaacnaa yimkin aacbsuT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبسـُط |
| We might lay | 'ihna yimkin nubsutiicHnaa yimkin nubsuT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبسـُط |
| You(m) might lay | 'inta yimkin tubsutiicnta yimkin tubsuT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبسـُط |
| You(f) might lay | 'inti yimkin tubsutiiicnti yimkin tubsuTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبسـُطي |
| You(pl) might lay | 'intu yimkin tubsutuiicntoo yimkin tubsuToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبسـُطوا |
| He/it(m) might lay | huwa yimkin yubsuthuwa yimkin yubsuT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبسـُط |
| She/it(f) might lay | hiya yimkin tubsuthiya yimkin tubsuT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبسـُط |
| They might lay | humma yimkin yubsutuhumma yimkin yubsuToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبسـُطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lay | 'ana babsutaacnaa babsuT | أنا َ بـَبسـُط |
| We lay | 'ihna binubsutiicHnaa binubsuT | إحنا َ بـِنـُبسـُط |
| You(m) lay | 'inta bitubsutiicnta bitubsuT | إنت َ بـِتـُبسـُط |
| You(f) lay | 'inti bitubsutiiicnti bitubsuTy | إنت ِ بـِتـُبسـُطي |
| You(pl) lay | 'intu bitubsutuiicntoo bitubsuToo | إنتوا بـِتـُبسـُطوا |
| He/it(m) lays | huwa biyubsuthuwa biyubsuT | هـُو َ بـِيـُبسـُط |
| She/it(f) lays | hiya bitubsuthiya bitubsuT | هـِي َ بـِتـُبسـُط |
| They lay | humma biyubsutuhumma biyubsuToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبسـُطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lay | 'ana habsutaacnaa habsuT | أنا َ هـَبسـُط |
| We will lay | 'ihna hanubsutiicHnaa hanubsuT | إحنا َ هـَنـُبسـُط |
| You(m) will lay | 'inta hatubsutiicnta hatubsuT | إنت َ هـَتـُبسـُط |
| You(f) will lay | 'inti hatubsutiiicnti hatubsuTy | إنت ِ هـَتـُبسـُطي |
| You(pl) will lay | 'intu hatubsutuiicntoo hatubsuToo | إنتوا هـَتـُبسـُطوا |
| He/it(m) will lay | huwa hayubsuthuwa hayubsuT | هـُو َ هـَيـُبسـُط |
| She/it(f) will lay | hiya hatubsuthiya hatubsuT | هـِي َ هـَتـُبسـُط |
| They will lay | humma hayubsutuhumma hayubsuToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبسـُطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lay! | 'ubsutuucbsuT | أ ُبسـُط |
| You(f) lay! | 'ubsutiuucbsuTy | أ ُبسـُطي |
| You(pl) lay! | 'ubsutuuucbsuToo | أ ُبسـُطوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am laying | 'ana baasitaacnaa baasiT | أنا َ با َسـِط |
| I(f) am laying | 'ana baasitaaacnaa baasiTaö | أنا َ با َسـِطـَة |
| We are laying | 'ihna baasiteeniicHnaa baasiTyn | إحنا َ با َسـِطين |
| You(m) are laying | 'inta baasitiicnta baasiT | إنت َ با َسـِط |
| You(f) are laying | 'inti baasitaiicnti baasiTaö | إنت ِ با َسـِطـَة |
| You(pl) are laying | 'intu baasiteeniicntoo baasiTyn | إنتوا با َسـِطين |
| He/it(m) is laying | huwa baasithuwa baasiT | هـُو َ با َسـِط |
| She/it(f) is laying | hiya baasitahiya baasiTaö | هـِي َ با َسـِطـَة |
| They are laying | humma baasiteenhumma baasiTyn | هـُمّ َ با َسـِطين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is laid | huwa mabsoothuwa mabswT | هـُو َ مـَبسوط |
| She/it(f) is laid | hiya mabsootahiya mabswTaö | هـِي َ مـَبسوطـَة |
| They are laid | humma mabsooteenhumma mabswTyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبسوطين |
