Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana gaeziftaacnaa gaezift | أنا َ جا َز ِفت |
| We took | 'ihna gaezifnaiicHnaa gaezifnaa | إحنا َ جا َز ِفنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta gaeziftiicnta gaezift | إنت َ جا َز ِفت |
| You(f) took | 'inti gaeziftiiicnti gaezifty | إنت ِ جا َز ِفتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu gaeziftuiicntoo gaeziftoo | إنتوا جا َز ِفتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa gaezifhuwa gaezif | هـُو َ جا َز ِف |
| She/it(f) took | hiya gazfithiya gaezfit | هـِي َ جا َزفـِت |
| They took | humma gaezifuhumma gaezifoo | هـُمّ َ جا َز ِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'agaezifaacnaa yimkin aacgaezif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجا َز ِف |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nigaezifiicHnaa yimkin nigaezif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجا َز ِف |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tigaezifiicnta yimkin tigaezif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َز ِف |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tigazfiiicnti yimkin tigaezfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َزفي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tigazfuiicntoo yimkin tigaezfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجا َزفوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yigaezifhuwa yimkin yigaezif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َز ِف |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tigaezifhiya yimkin tigaezif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َز ِف |
| They might take | humma yimkin yigazfuhumma yimkin yigaezfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َزفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bagaezifaacnaa bagaezif | أنا َ بـَجا َز ِف |
| We take | 'ihna bingaezifiicHnaa bingaezif | إحنا َ بـِنجا َز ِف |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitgaezifiicnta bitgaezif | إنت َ بـِتجا َز ِف |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitgazfiiicnti bitgaezfy | إنت ِ بـِتجا َزفي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitgazfuiicntoo bitgaezfoo | إنتوا بـِتجا َزفوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyigaezifhuwa biyigaezif | هـُو َ بـِيـِجا َز ِف |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitgaezifhiya bitgaezif | هـِي َ بـِتجا َز ِف |
| They take | humma biygazfuhumma biygaezfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيجا َزفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hagaezifaacnaa hagaezif | أنا َ هـَجا َز ِف |
| We will take | 'ihna hangaezifiicHnaa hangaezif | إحنا َ هـَنجا َز ِف |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatgaezifiicnta hatgaezif | إنت َ هـَتجا َز ِف |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatgazfiiicnti hatgaezfy | إنت ِ هـَتجا َزفي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatgazfuiicntoo hatgaezfoo | إنتوا هـَتجا َزفوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayigaezifhuwa hayigaezif | هـُو َ هـَيـِجا َز ِف |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatgaezifhiya hatgaezif | هـِي َ هـَتجا َز ِف |
| They will take | humma hayigazfuhumma hayigaezfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجا َزفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | gaezifgaezif | جا َز ِف |
| You(f) take! | gazfigaezfy | جا َزفي |
| You(pl) take! | gazfugaezfoo | جا َزفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa mugaezifhuwa mugaezif | هـُو َ مـُجا َز ِف |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya mugaezifahiya mugaezifaö | هـِي َ مـُجا َز ِفـَة |
| They are taken | humma mugaezifeenhumma mugaezifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجا َز ِفين |
