Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana hasaltaacnaa HaSalt | أنا َ حـَصـَلت |
| We took | 'ihna hasalnaiicHnaa HaSalnaa | إحنا َ حـَصـَلنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta hasaltiicnta HaSalt | إنت َ حـَصـَلت |
| You(f) took | 'inti hasaltiiicnti HaSalty | إنت ِ حـَصـَلتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu hasaltuiicntoo HaSaltoo | إنتوا حـَصـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa hasalhuwa HaSal | هـُو َ حـَصـَل |
| She/it(f) took | hiya hasalithiya HaSalit | هـِي َ حـَصـَلـِت |
| They took | humma hasaluhumma HaSaloo | هـُمّ َ حـَصـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'ahsalaacnaa yimkin aacHSal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحصـَل |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nihsaliicHnaa yimkin niHSal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحصـَل |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tihsaliicnta yimkin tiHSal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحصـَل |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tihsaliiicnti yimkin tiHSaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحصـَلي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tihsaluiicntoo yimkin tiHSaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحصـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yihsalhuwa yimkin yiHSal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحصـَل |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tihsalhiya yimkin tiHSal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحصـَل |
| They might take | humma yimkin yihsaluhumma yimkin yiHSaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحصـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bahsalaacnaa baHSal | أنا َ بـَحصـَل |
| We take | 'ihna binihsaliicHnaa biniHSal | إحنا َ بـِنـِحصـَل |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitihsaliicnta bitiHSal | إنت َ بـِتـِحصـَل |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitihsaliiicnti bitiHSaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِحصـَلي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitihsaluiicntoo bitiHSaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِحصـَلوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyihsalhuwa biyiHSal | هـُو َ بـِيـِحصـَل |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitihsalhiya bitiHSal | هـِي َ بـِتـِحصـَل |
| They take | humma biyihsaluhumma biyiHSaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحصـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hahsalaacnaa haHSal | أنا َ هـَحصـَل |
| We will take | 'ihna hanihsaliicHnaa haniHSal | إحنا َ هـَنـِحصـَل |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatihsaliicnta hatiHSal | إنت َ هـَتـِحصـَل |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatihsaliiicnti hatiHSaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِحصـَلي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatihsaluiicntoo hatiHSaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِحصـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayihsalhuwa hayiHSal | هـُو َ هـَيـِحصـَل |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatihsalhiya hatiHSal | هـِي َ هـَتـِحصـَل |
| They will take | humma hayihsaluhumma hayiHSaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحصـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ihsaliicHSal | إحصـَل |
| You(f) take! | 'ihsaliiicHSaly | إحصـَلي |
| You(pl) take! | 'ihsaluiicHSaloo | إحصـَلوا |
