Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana 'istaghraqtaacnaa iicstaGraQt | أنا َ إستـَغر َقت |
| We took | 'ihna 'istaghraqnaiicHnaa iicstaGraQnaa | إحنا َ إستـَغر َقنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta 'istaghraqtiicnta iicstaGraQt | إنت َ إستـَغر َقت |
| You(f) took | 'inti 'istaghraqtiiicnti iicstaGraQty | إنت ِ إستـَغر َقتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu 'istaghraqtuiicntoo iicstaGraQtoo | إنتوا إستـَغر َقتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa 'istaghraqhuwa iicstaGraQ | هـُو َ إستـَغر َق |
| She/it(f) took | hiya 'istaghraqithiya iicstaGraQit | هـِي َ إستـَغر َقـِت |
| They took | humma 'istaghraquhumma iicstaGraQoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَغر َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'astaghriqaacnaa yimkin aacstaGriQ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَغر ِق |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nistaghriqiicHnaa yimkin nistaGriQ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَغر ِق |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tistaghriqiicnta yimkin tistaGriQ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَغر ِق |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin titsaghriqiiicnti yimkin titsaGriQy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَغر ِقي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin titsaghriquiicntoo yimkin titsaGriQoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَغر ِقوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yistaghriqhuwa yimkin yistaGriQ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَغر ِق |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tistaghriqhiya yimkin tistaGriQ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَغر ِق |
| They might take | humma yimkin yistaghriquhumma yimkin yistaGriQoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَغر ِقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bastaghraqaacnaa bastaGraQ | أنا َ بـَستـَغر َق |
| We take | 'ihna binistaghraqiicHnaa binistaGraQ | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَغر َق |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitistaghraqiicnta bitistaGraQ | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَغر َق |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitisighraqiiicnti bitisiGraQy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِغر َقي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitistaghraquiicntoo bitistaGraQoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَغر َقوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyistaghraqhuwa biyistaGraQ | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَغر َق |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitistaghraqhiya bitistaGraQ | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَغر َق |
| They take | humma biyistaghraquhumma biyistaGraQoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَغر َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hastaghraqaacnaa hastaGraQ | أنا َ هـَستـَغر َق |
| We will take | 'ihna hanistaghraqiicHnaa hanistaGraQ | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَغر َق |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatistaghraqiicnta hatistaGraQ | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَغر َق |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatistaghraqiiicnti hatistaGraQy | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَغر َقي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatistaghraquiicntoo hatistaGraQoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَغر َقوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayistaghraqhuwa hayistaGraQ | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَغر َق |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatistaghraqhiya hatistaGraQ | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَغر َق |
| They will take | humma hayistaghraquhumma hayistaGraQoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَغر َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'istaghriqiicstaGriQ | إستـَغر ِق |
| You(f) take! | 'istaghriqiiicstaGriQy | إستـَغر ِقي |
| You(pl) take! | 'istaghriquiicstaGriQoo | إستـَغر ِقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa mistaghraqhuwa mistaGraQ | هـُو َ مـِستـَغر َق |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya mistaghraqahiya mistaGraQaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَغر َقـَة |
| They are taken | humma mistaghraqeenhumma mistaGraQyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَغر َقين |
