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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  took | 'ana waddeetaacnaa waddyt |  أنا َ و َدّيت | 
| We  took | 'ihna waddeenaiicHnaa waddynaa |  إحنا َ و َدّينا | 
| You(m)  took | 'inta waddeetiicnta waddyt |  إنت َ و َدّيت | 
| You(f)  took | 'inti waddeetiiicnti waddyty |  إنت ِ و َدّيتي | 
| You(pl)  took | 'intu waddeetuiicntoo waddytoo |  إنتوا و َدّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  took | huwa waddahuwa waddY |  هـُو َ و َدّى | 
| She/it(f)  took | hiya waddithiya waddit |  هـِي َ و َدّ ِت | 
| They  took | humma wadduhumma waddoo |  هـُمّ َ و َدّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  take | 'ana yimkin 'awaddiaacnaa yimkin aacwaddy |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َدّي | 
| We might  take | 'ihna yimkin niwaddiiicHnaa yimkin niwaddy |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َدّي | 
| You(m) might  take | 'inta yimkin tiwaddiiicnta yimkin tiwaddy |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّي | 
| You(f) might  take | 'inti yimkin tiwaddiiicnti yimkin tiwaddy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّي | 
| You(pl) might  take | 'intu yimkin tiwadduiicntoo yimkin tiwaddoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  take | huwa yimkin yiwaddihuwa yimkin yiwaddy |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّي | 
| She/it(f) might  take | hiya yimkin tiwaddihiya yimkin tiwaddy |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّي | 
| They might  take | humma yimkin yiwadduhumma yimkin yiwaddoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  take | 'ana bawaddiaacnaa bawaddy |  أنا َ بـَو َدّي | 
| We  take | 'ihna binwaddiiicHnaa binwaddy |  إحنا َ بـِنو َدّي | 
| You(m)  take | 'inta bitwaddiiicnta bitwaddy |  إنت َ بـِتو َدّي | 
| You(f)  take | 'inti bitwaddiiicnti bitwaddy |  إنت ِ بـِتو َدّي | 
| You(pl)  take | 'intu bitwadduiicntoo bitwaddoo |  إنتوا بـِتو َدّوا | 
| He/it(m)  takes | huwa biyiwaddihuwa biyiwaddy |  هـُو َ بـِيـِو َدّي | 
| She/it(f)  takes | hiya bitwaddihiya bitwaddy |  هـِي َ بـِتو َدّي | 
| They  take | humma biyiwadduhumma biyiwaddoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َدّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  take | 'ana hawaddiaacnaa hawaddy |  أنا َ هـَو َدّي | 
| We will  take | 'ihna hanwaddiiicHnaa hanwaddy |  إحنا َ هـَنو َدّي | 
| You(m) will  take | 'inta hatwaddiiicnta hatwaddy |  إنت َ هـَتو َدّي | 
| You(f) will  take | 'inti hatwaddiiicnti hatwaddy |  إنت ِ هـَتو َدّي | 
| You(pl) will  take | 'intu hatwadduiicntoo hatwaddoo |  إنتوا هـَتو َدّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  take | huwa hayiwaddihuwa hayiwaddy |  هـُو َ هـَيـِو َدّي | 
| She/it(f) will  take | hiya hatwaddihiya hatwaddy |  هـِي َ هـَتو َدّي | 
| They will  take | humma hayiwadduhumma hayiwaddoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َدّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  take! | waddiwaddy |  و َدّي | 
| You(f)  take! | waddiwaddy |  و َدّي | 
| You(pl)  take! | wadduwaddoo |  و َدّوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  taken | huwa mawaddihuwa mawaddy |  هـُو َ مـَو َدّي | 
| She/it(f) is  taken | hiya mawaddyahiya mawaddyaö |  هـِي َ مـَو َدّيـَة | 
| They are  taken | humma mawaddyeenhumma mawaddyyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَو َدّيين |