Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana chashsheetaacnaa Kashshyt | أنا َ خـَشّيت |
| We took | 'ihna chashsheenaiicHnaa Kashshynaa | إحنا َ خـَشّينا |
| You(m) took | 'inta chashsheetiicnta Kashshyt | إنت َ خـَشّيت |
| You(f) took | 'inti chashsheetiiicnti Kashshyty | إنت ِ خـَشّيتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu chashsheetuiicntoo Kashshytoo | إنتوا خـَشّيتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa chashshhuwa Kashsh | هـُو َ خـَشّ |
| She/it(f) took | hiya chashshithiya Kashshit | هـِي َ خـَشّـِت |
| They took | humma chashshuhumma Kashshoo | هـُمّ َ خـَشّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'achushshaacnaa yimkin aacKushsh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـُشّ |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nichushshiicHnaa yimkin niKushsh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـُشّ |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tichushshiicnta yimkin tiKushsh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُشّ |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tichushshiiicnti yimkin tiKushshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُشّي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tichushshuiicntoo yimkin tiKushshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـُشّوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yichushshhuwa yimkin yiKushsh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـُشّ |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tichushshhiya yimkin tiKushsh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُشّ |
| They might take | humma yimkin yichushshuhumma yimkin yiKushshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـُشّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bachushshaacnaa baKushsh | أنا َ بـَخـُشّ |
| We take | 'ihna binchushshiicHnaa binKushsh | إحنا َ بـِنخـُشّ |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitchushshiicnta bitKushsh | إنت َ بـِتخـُشّ |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitchushshiiicnti bitKushshy | إنت ِ بـِتخـُشّي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitchushshuiicntoo bitKushshoo | إنتوا بـِتخـُشّوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyichushshhuwa biyiKushsh | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـُشّ |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitchushshhiya bitKushsh | هـِي َ بـِتخـُشّ |
| They take | humma biyichushshuhumma biyiKushshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـُشّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hachushshaacnaa haKushsh | أنا َ هـَخـُشّ |
| We will take | 'ihna hanchushshiicHnaa hanKushsh | إحنا َ هـَنخـُشّ |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatchushshiicnta hatKushsh | إنت َ هـَتخـُشّ |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatchushshiiicnti hatKushshy | إنت ِ هـَتخـُشّي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatchushshuiicntoo hatKushshoo | إنتوا هـَتخـُشّوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayichushshhuwa hayiKushsh | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـُشّ |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatchushshhiya hatKushsh | هـِي َ هـَتخـُشّ |
| They will take | humma hayichushshuhumma hayiKushshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـُشّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ichushshiicKushsh | إخـُشّ |
| You(f) take! | 'ichushshiiicKushshy | إخـُشّي |
| You(pl) take! | 'ichushshuiicKushshoo | إخـُشّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa machshooshhuwa maKshwsh | هـُو َ مـَخشوش |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya machshooshahiya maKshwshaö | هـِي َ مـَخشوشـَة |
| They are taken | humma machshoosheenhumma maKshwshyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخشوشين |
