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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 |