Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana Aamaltaacnaa Aamalt | أنا َ عـَمـَلت |
| We took | 'ihna AamalnaiicHnaa Aamalnaa | إحنا َ عـَمـَلنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta Aamaltiicnta Aamalt | إنت َ عـَمـَلت |
| You(f) took | 'inti Aamaltiiicnti Aamalty | إنت ِ عـَمـَلتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu Aamaltuiicntoo Aamaltoo | إنتوا عـَمـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa Aamalhuwa Aamal | هـُو َ عـَمـَل |
| She/it(f) took | hiya Aamalithiya Aamalit | هـِي َ عـَمـَلـِت |
| They took | humma Aamaluhumma Aamaloo | هـُمّ َ عـَمـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'aAmilaacnaa yimkin aacAmil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعمـِل |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin niAmiliicHnaa yimkin niAmil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعمـِل |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tiAmiliicnta yimkin tiAmil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِل |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tiAmiliiicnti yimkin tiAmily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tiAmiluiicntoo yimkin tiAmiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yiAmilhuwa yimkin yiAmil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tiAmilhiya yimkin tiAmil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعمـِل |
| They might take | humma yimkin yiAmiluhumma yimkin yiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعمـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana baAmilaacnaa baAmil | أنا َ بـَعمـِل |
| We take | 'ihna biniAmiliicHnaa biniAmil | إحنا َ بـِنـِعمـِل |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitiAmiliicnta bitiAmil | إنت َ بـِتـِعمـِل |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitiAmiliiicnti bitiAmily | إنت ِ بـِتـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitiAmiluiicntoo bitiAmiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyiAmilhuwa biyiAmil | هـُو َ بـِيـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitiAmilhiya bitiAmil | هـِي َ بـِتـِعمـِل |
| They take | humma biyiAmiluhumma biyiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعمـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana haAmilaacnaa haAmil | أنا َ هـَعمـِل |
| We will take | 'ihna haniAmiliicHnaa haniAmil | إحنا َ هـَنـِعمـِل |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatiAmiliicnta hatiAmil | إنت َ هـَتـِعمـِل |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatiAmiliiicnti hatiAmily | إنت ِ هـَتـِعمـِلي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatiAmiluiicntoo hatiAmiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعمـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayiAmilhuwa hayiAmil | هـُو َ هـَيـِعمـِل |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatiAmilhiya hatiAmil | هـِي َ هـَتـِعمـِل |
| They will take | humma hayiAmiluhumma hayiAmiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعمـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'iAmiliicAmil | إعمـِل |
| You(f) take! | 'iAmiliiicAmily | إعمـِلي |
| You(pl) take! | 'iAmiluiicAmiloo | إعمـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am taking | 'ana Aaamalaacnaa Aaamal | أنا َ عا َمـَل |
| I(f) am taking | 'ana Aaamalaaacnaa Aaamalaö | أنا َ عا َمـَلـَة |
| We are taking | 'ihna AaamaleeniicHnaa Aaamalyn | إحنا َ عا َمـَلين |
| You(m) are taking | 'inta Aaamaliicnta Aaamal | إنت َ عا َمـَل |
| You(f) are taking | 'inti Aaamalaiicnti Aaamalaö | إنت ِ عا َمـَلـَة |
| You(pl) are taking | 'intu Aaamaleeniicntoo Aaamalyn | إنتوا عا َمـَلين |
| He/it(m) is taking | huwa Aaamalhuwa Aaamal | هـُو َ عا َمـَل |
| She/it(f) is taking | hiya Aaamalahiya Aaamalaö | هـِي َ عا َمـَلـَة |
| They are taking | humma Aaamaleenhumma Aaamalyn | هـُمّ َ عا َمـَلين |
