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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  took | 'ana chuztaacnaa Kudht |  أنا َ خـُذت | 
| We  took | 'ihna chaznaiicHnaa Kadhnaa |  إحنا َ خـَذنا | 
| You(m)  took | 'inta chuztiicnta Kudht |  إنت َ خـُذت | 
| You(f)  took | 'inti chaziiicnti Kadhy |  إنت ِ خـَذي | 
| You(pl)  took | 'intu chaztuiicntoo Kadhtoo |  إنتوا خـَذتوا | 
| He/it(m)  took | huwa 'achazhuwa aacKadh |  هـُو َ أخـَذ | 
| She/it(f)  took | hiya chazithiya Kadhit |  هـِي َ خـَذ ِت | 
| They  took | humma 'achazuhumma aacKadhoo |  هـُمّ َ أخـَذوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  take | 'ana yimkin 'achuzaacnaa yimkin aacKudh |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـُذ | 
| We might  take | 'ihna yimkin naachuziicHnaa yimkin naaKudh |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نا َخـُذ | 
| You(m) might  take | 'inta yimkin taachuziicnta yimkin taaKudh |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تا َخـُذ | 
| You(f) might  take | 'inti yimkin tachziiicnti yimkin taKdhy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَخذي | 
| You(pl) might  take | 'intu yimkin chaztuiicntoo yimkin Kadhtoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن خـَذتوا | 
| He/it(m) might  take | huwa yimkin yaachuzhuwa yimkin yaaKudh |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يا َخـُذ | 
| She/it(f) might  take | hiya yimkin taachuzhiya yimkin taaKudh |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تا َخـُذ | 
| They might  take | humma yimkin yachzuhhumma yimkin yaKdhuh |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَخذ ُه | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  take | 'ana baachuzaacnaa baaKudh |  أنا َ با َخـُذ | 
| We  take | 'ihna binaachuziicHnaa binaaKudh |  إحنا َ بـِنا َخـُذ | 
| You(m)  take | 'inta bitaachuziicnta bitaaKudh |  إنت َ بـِتا َخـُذ | 
| You(f)  take | 'inti bitachziiicnti bitaKdhy |  إنت ِ بـِتـَخذي | 
| You(pl)  take | 'intu bichaztuiicntoo biKadhtoo |  إنتوا بـِخـَذتوا | 
| He/it(m)  takes | huwa biyaachuzhuwa biyaaKudh |  هـُو َ بـِيا َخـُذ | 
| She/it(f)  takes | hiya bitaachuzhiya bitaaKudh |  هـِي َ بـِتا َخـُذ | 
| They  take | humma biyachzuhhumma biyaKdhuh |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـَخذ ُه | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  take | 'ana hachuzaacnaa haKudh |  أنا َ هـَخـُذ | 
| We will  take | 'ihna hanaachuziicHnaa hanaaKudh |  إحنا َ هـَنا َخـُذ | 
| You(m) will  take | 'inta hataachuziicnta hataaKudh |  إنت َ هـَتا َخـُذ | 
| You(f) will  take | 'inti hatachziiicnti hataKdhy |  إنت ِ هـَتـَخذي | 
| You(pl) will  take | 'intu hachaztuiicntoo haKadhtoo |  إنتوا هـَخـَذتوا | 
| He/it(m) will  take | huwa hayaachuzhuwa hayaaKudh |  هـُو َ هـَيا َخـُذ | 
| She/it(f) will  take | hiya hataachuzhiya hataaKudh |  هـِي َ هـَتا َخـُذ | 
| They will  take | humma hayachzuhhumma hayaKdhuh |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـَخذ ُه | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  take! | chuzKudh |  خـُذ | 
| You(f)  take! | chuziKudhy |  خـُذي | 
| You(pl)  take! | chuzuKudhoo |  خـُذوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  taking | 'ana waechidaacnaa waeKid |  أنا َ وا َخـِد | 
| I(f) am  taking | 'ana waechidaaacnaa waeKidaö |  أنا َ وا َخـِد َة | 
| We are  taking | 'ihna waechideeniicHnaa waeKidyn |  إحنا َ وا َخـِدين | 
| You(m) are  taking | 'inta waechidiicnta waeKid |  إنت َ وا َخـِد | 
| You(f) are  taking | 'inti waechidaiicnti waeKidaö |  إنت ِ وا َخـِد َة | 
| You(pl) are  taking | 'intu waechideeniicntoo waeKidyn |  إنتوا وا َخـِدين | 
| He/it(m) is  taking | huwa waechidhuwa waeKid |  هـُو َ وا َخـِد | 
| She/it(f) is  taking | hiya waechidahiya waeKidaö |  هـِي َ وا َخـِد َة | 
| They are  taking | humma waechideenhumma waeKidyn |  هـُمّ َ وا َخـِدين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  taken | huwa m'achoozhuwa maacKwdh |  هـُو َ مأخوذ | 
| She/it(f) is  taken | hiya m'achoozahiya maacKwdhaö |  هـِي َ مأخوذ َة | 
| They are  taken | humma m'achoozeenhumma maacKwdhyn |  هـُمّ َ مأخوذين |