Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana wassaltaacnaa waSSalt | أنا َ و َصّـَلت |
| We took | 'ihna wassalnaiicHnaa waSSalnaa | إحنا َ و َصّـَلنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta wassaltiicnta waSSalt | إنت َ و َصّـَلت |
| You(f) took | 'inti wassaltiiicnti waSSalty | إنت ِ و َصّـَلتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu wassaltuiicntoo waSSaltoo | إنتوا و َصّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa wassalhuwa waSSal | هـُو َ و َصّـَل |
| She/it(f) took | hiya wassalithiya waSSalit | هـِي َ و َصّـَلـِت |
| They took | humma wassaluhumma waSSaloo | هـُمّ َ و َصّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'awassalaacnaa yimkin aacwaSSal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َصّـَل |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin niwassaliicHnaa yimkin niwaSSal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َصّـَل |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tiwassaliicnta yimkin tiwaSSal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َصّـَل |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tiwassaliiicnti yimkin tiwaSSaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َصّـَلي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tiwassaluiicntoo yimkin tiwaSSaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َصّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yiwassalhuwa yimkin yiwaSSal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َصّـَل |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tiwassalhiya yimkin tiwaSSal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َصّـَل |
| They might take | humma yimkin yiwassaluhumma yimkin yiwaSSaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َصّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bawassalaacnaa bawaSSal | أنا َ بـَو َصّـَل |
| We take | 'ihna biniwassaliicHnaa biniwaSSal | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َصّـَل |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitiwassaliicnta bitiwaSSal | إنت َ بـِتـِو َصّـَل |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitiwassaliiicnti bitiwaSSaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َصّـَلي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitiwassaluiicntoo bitiwaSSaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َصّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyiwassalhuwa biyiwaSSal | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َصّـَل |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitiwassalhiya bitiwaSSal | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َصّـَل |
| They take | humma biyiwassaluhumma biyiwaSSaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َصّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hawassalaacnaa hawaSSal | أنا َ هـَو َصّـَل |
| We will take | 'ihna haniwassaliicHnaa haniwaSSal | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َصّـَل |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatiwassaliicnta hatiwaSSal | إنت َ هـَتـِو َصّـَل |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatiwassaliiicnti hatiwaSSaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َصّـَلي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatiwassaluiicntoo hatiwaSSaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َصّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayiwassalhuwa hayiwaSSal | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َصّـَل |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatiwassalhiya hatiwaSSal | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َصّـَل |
| They will take | humma hayiwassaluhumma hayiwaSSaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َصّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ioosaliicwSal | إوصـَل |
| You(f) take! | 'ioosaliiicwSaly | إوصـَلي |
| You(pl) take! | iwsaluiwSaloo | ِوصـَلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa muwassalhuwa muwaSSal | هـُو َ مـُو َصّـَل |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya muwassalahiya muwaSSalaö | هـِي َ مـُو َصّـَلـَة |
| They are taken | humma muwassaleenhumma muwaSSalyn | هـُمّ َ مـُو َصّـَلين |
