Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana rakkibtaacnaa rakkibt | أنا َ ر َكّـِبت |
| We took | 'ihna rakkibnaiicHnaa rakkibnaa | إحنا َ ر َكّـِبنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta rakkibtiicnta rakkibt | إنت َ ر َكّـِبت |
| You(f) took | 'inti rakkibtiiicnti rakkibty | إنت ِ ر َكّـِبتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu rakkibtuiicntoo rakkibtoo | إنتوا ر َكّـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa rakkibhuwa rakkib | هـُو َ ر َكّـِب |
| She/it(f) took | hiya rakkibithiya rakkibit | هـِي َ ر َكّـِبـِت |
| They took | humma rakkibuhumma rakkiboo | هـُمّ َ ر َكّـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'arakkibaacnaa yimkin aacrakkib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َكّـِب |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nirakkibiicHnaa yimkin nirakkib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َكّـِب |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tirakkibiicnta yimkin tirakkib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َكّـِب |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tirakkibiiicnti yimkin tirakkiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َكّـِبي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tirakkibuiicntoo yimkin tirakkiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َكّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yirakkibhuwa yimkin yirakkib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َكّـِب |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tirakkibhiya yimkin tirakkib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َكّـِب |
| They might take | humma yimkin yirakkibuhumma yimkin yirakkiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َكّـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana barakkibaacnaa barakkib | أنا َ بـَر َكّـِب |
| We take | 'ihna binrakkibiicHnaa binrakkib | إحنا َ بـِنر َكّـِب |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitrakkibiicnta bitrakkib | إنت َ بـِتر َكّـِب |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitrakkibiiicnti bitrakkiby | إنت ِ بـِتر َكّـِبي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitrakkibuiicntoo bitrakkiboo | إنتوا بـِتر َكّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyirakkibhuwa biyirakkib | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َكّـِب |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitrakkibhiya bitrakkib | هـِي َ بـِتر َكّـِب |
| They take | humma biyirakkibuhumma biyirakkiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َكّـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana harakkibaacnaa harakkib | أنا َ هـَر َكّـِب |
| We will take | 'ihna hanrakkibiicHnaa hanrakkib | إحنا َ هـَنر َكّـِب |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatrakkibiicnta hatrakkib | إنت َ هـَتر َكّـِب |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatrakkibiiicnti hatrakkiby | إنت ِ هـَتر َكّـِبي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatrakkibuiicntoo hatrakkiboo | إنتوا هـَتر َكّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayirakkibhuwa hayirakkib | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َكّـِب |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatrakkibhiya hatrakkib | هـِي َ هـَتر َكّـِب |
| They will take | humma hayirakkibuhumma hayirakkiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َكّـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | rakkibrakkib | ر َكّـِب |
| You(f) take! | rakkibirakkiby | ر َكّـِبي |
| You(pl) take! | rakkiburakkiboo | ر َكّـِبوا |
