Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I taken | 'ana Aaeligtaacnaa Aaeligt | أنا َ عا َلـِجت |
| We taken | 'ihna AaelignaiicHnaa Aaelignaa | إحنا َ عا َلـِجنا |
| You(m) taken | 'inta Aaeligtiicnta Aaeligt | إنت َ عا َلـِجت |
| You(f) taken | 'inti Aaeligtiiicnti Aaeligty | إنت ِ عا َلـِجتي |
| You(pl) taken | 'intu Aaeligtuiicntoo Aaeligtoo | إنتوا عا َلـِجتوا |
| He/it(m) taken | huwa Aaelighuwa Aaelig | هـُو َ عا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) taken | hiya Aalgithiya Aaelgit | هـِي َ عا َلجـِت |
| They taken | humma Aaeliguhumma Aaeligoo | هـُمّ َ عا َلـِجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'aAaeligaacnaa yimkin aacAaelig | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعا َلـِج |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin niAaeligiicHnaa yimkin niAaelig | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعا َلـِج |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tiAaeligiicnta yimkin tiAaelig | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلـِج |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tiAalgiiicnti yimkin tiAaelgy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلجي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tiAalguiicntoo yimkin tiAaelgoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلجوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yiAaelighuwa yimkin yiAaelig | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tiAaelighiya yimkin tiAaelig | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعا َلـِج |
| They might take | humma yimkin yiAalguhumma yimkin yiAaelgoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعا َلجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana baAaeligaacnaa baAaelig | أنا َ بـَعا َلـِج |
| We take | 'ihna binAaeligiicHnaa binAaelig | إحنا َ بـِنعا َلـِج |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitAaeligiicnta bitAaelig | إنت َ بـِتعا َلـِج |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitAalgiiicnti bitAaelgy | إنت ِ بـِتعا َلجي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitAalguiicntoo bitAaelgoo | إنتوا بـِتعا َلجوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyiAaelighuwa biyiAaelig | هـُو َ بـِيـِعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitAaelighiya bitAaelig | هـِي َ بـِتعا َلـِج |
| They take | humma biyAalguhumma biyAaelgoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيعا َلجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana haAaeligaacnaa haAaelig | أنا َ هـَعا َلـِج |
| We will take | 'ihna hanAaeligiicHnaa hanAaelig | إحنا َ هـَنعا َلـِج |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatAaeligiicnta hatAaelig | إنت َ هـَتعا َلـِج |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatAalgiiicnti hatAaelgy | إنت ِ هـَتعا َلجي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatAalguiicntoo hatAaelgoo | إنتوا هـَتعا َلجوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayiAaelighuwa hayiAaelig | هـُو َ هـَيـِعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatAaelighiya hatAaelig | هـِي َ هـَتعا َلـِج |
| They will take | humma hayiAalguhumma hayiAaelgoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعا َلجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | AaeligAaelig | عا َلـِج |
| You(f) take! | AalgiAaelgy | عا َلجي |
| You(pl) take! | AalguAaelgoo | عا َلجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muAaelighuwa muAaelig | هـُو َ مـُعا َلـِج |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muAaeligahiya muAaeligaö | هـِي َ مـُعا َلـِجـَة |
| They are | humma muAaeligeenhumma muAaeligyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعا َلـِجين |
