Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana 'ayyiltaacnaa qayyilt | أنا َ قـَييـِلت |
| We took | 'ihna 'ayyilnaiicHnaa qayyilnaa | إحنا َ قـَييـِلنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta 'ayyiltiicnta qayyilt | إنت َ قـَييـِلت |
| You(f) took | 'inti 'ayyiltiiicnti qayyilty | إنت ِ قـَييـِلتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu 'ayyiltuiicntoo qayyiltoo | إنتوا قـَييـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa 'ayyilhuwa qayyil | هـُو َ قـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) took | hiya 'ayyilithiya qayyilit | هـِي َ قـَييـِلـِت |
| They took | humma 'ayyiluhumma qayyiloo | هـُمّ َ قـَييـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'a'ayyilaacnaa yimkin aacqayyil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَييـِل |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin ni'ayyiliicHnaa yimkin niqayyil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَييـِل |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin ti'ayyiliicnta yimkin tiqayyil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِل |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin ti'ayyiliiicnti yimkin tiqayyily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin ti'ayyiluiicntoo yimkin tiqayyiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yi'ayyilhuwa yimkin yiqayyil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin ti'ayyilhiya yimkin tiqayyil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَييـِل |
| They might take | humma yimkin yi'ayyiluhumma yimkin yiqayyiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَييـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana ba'ayyilaacnaa baqayyil | أنا َ بـَقـَييـِل |
| We take | 'ihna bin'ayyiliicHnaa binqayyil | إحنا َ بـِنقـَييـِل |
| You(m) take | 'inta bit'ayyiliicnta bitqayyil | إنت َ بـِتقـَييـِل |
| You(f) take | 'inti bit'ayyiliiicnti bitqayyily | إنت ِ بـِتقـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bit'ayyiluiicntoo bitqayyiloo | إنتوا بـِتقـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyi'ayyilhuwa biyiqayyil | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bit'ayyilhiya bitqayyil | هـِي َ بـِتقـَييـِل |
| They take | humma biyi'ayyiluhumma biyiqayyiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَييـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana ha'ayyilaacnaa haqayyil | أنا َ هـَقـَييـِل |
| We will take | 'ihna han'ayyiliicHnaa hanqayyil | إحنا َ هـَنقـَييـِل |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hat'ayyiliicnta hatqayyil | إنت َ هـَتقـَييـِل |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hat'ayyiliiicnti hatqayyily | إنت ِ هـَتقـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hat'ayyiluiicntoo hatqayyiloo | إنتوا هـَتقـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayi'ayyilhuwa hayiqayyil | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hat'ayyilhiya hatqayyil | هـِي َ هـَتقـَييـِل |
| They will take | humma hayi'ayyiluhumma hayiqayyiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَييـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ayyilqayyil | قـَييـِل |
| You(f) take! | 'ayyiliqayyily | قـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) take! | 'ayyiluqayyiloo | قـَييـِلوا |
