Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana chammeetaacnaa Kammyt | أنا َ خـَمّيت |
| We took | 'ihna chammeenaiicHnaa Kammynaa | إحنا َ خـَمّينا |
| You(m) took | 'inta chammeetiicnta Kammyt | إنت َ خـَمّيت |
| You(f) took | 'inti chammeetiiicnti Kammyty | إنت ِ خـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu chammeetuiicntoo Kammytoo | إنتوا خـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa chammhuwa Kamm | هـُو َ خـَمّ |
| She/it(f) took | hiya chammithiya Kammit | هـِي َ خـَمّـِت |
| They took | humma chammuhumma Kammoo | هـُمّ َ خـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'achummaacnaa yimkin aacKumm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـُمّ |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nichummiicHnaa yimkin niKumm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـُمّ |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tichummiicnta yimkin tiKumm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّ |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tichummiiicnti yimkin tiKummy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tichummuiicntoo yimkin tiKummoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yichummhuwa yimkin yiKumm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـُمّ |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tichummhiya yimkin tiKumm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّ |
| They might take | humma yimkin yichummuhumma yimkin yiKummoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـُمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bachummaacnaa baKumm | أنا َ بـَخـُمّ |
| We take | 'ihna binchummiicHnaa binKumm | إحنا َ بـِنخـُمّ |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitchummiicnta bitKumm | إنت َ بـِتخـُمّ |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitchummiiicnti bitKummy | إنت ِ بـِتخـُمّي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitchummuiicntoo bitKummoo | إنتوا بـِتخـُمّوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyichummhuwa biyiKumm | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـُمّ |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitchummhiya bitKumm | هـِي َ بـِتخـُمّ |
| They take | humma biyichummuhumma biyiKummoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـُمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hachummaacnaa haKumm | أنا َ هـَخـُمّ |
| We will take | 'ihna hanchummiicHnaa hanKumm | إحنا َ هـَنخـُمّ |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatchummiicnta hatKumm | إنت َ هـَتخـُمّ |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatchummiiicnti hatKummy | إنت ِ هـَتخـُمّي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatchummuiicntoo hatKummoo | إنتوا هـَتخـُمّوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayichummhuwa hayiKumm | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـُمّ |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatchummhiya hatKumm | هـِي َ هـَتخـُمّ |
| They will take | humma hayichummuhumma hayiKummoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـُمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ichummiicKumm | إخـُمّ |
| You(f) take! | 'ichummiiicKummy | إخـُمّي |
| You(pl) take! | 'ichummuiicKummoo | إخـُمّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa machmoomhuwa maKmwm | هـُو َ مـَخموم |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya machmoomahiya maKmwmaö | هـِي َ مـَخمومـَة |
| They are taken | humma machmoomeenhumma maKmwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخمومين |
