Verb details

Word:	(keep so.) occupied(keep so.) occupied
Meaning:	shaghghalshaGGal	شـَغّـَل

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I kept	'ana shaghghaltaacnaa shaGGalt	أنا َ شـَغّـَلت
We kept	'ihna shaghghalnaiicHnaa shaGGalnaa	إحنا َ شـَغّـَلنا
You(m) kept	'inta shaghghaltiicnta shaGGalt	إنت َ شـَغّـَلت
You(f) kept	'inti shaghghaltiiicnti shaGGalty	إنت ِ شـَغّـَلتي
You(pl) kept	'intu shaghghaltuiicntoo shaGGaltoo	إنتوا شـَغّـَلتوا
He/it(m) kept	huwa shaghghalhuwa shaGGal	هـُو َ شـَغّـَل
She/it(f) kept	hiya shaghghalithiya shaGGalit	هـِي َ شـَغّـَلـِت
They kept	humma shaghghaluhumma shaGGaloo	هـُمّ َ شـَغّـَلوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

English	Egyptian
I might keep	'ana yimkin 'ashaghghalaacnaa yimkin aacshaGGal	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَغّـَل
We might keep	'ihna yimkin nishaghghaliicHnaa yimkin nishaGGal	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَغّـَل
You(m) might keep	'inta yimkin tishaghghaliicnta yimkin tishaGGal	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَل
You(f) might keep	'inti yimkin tishaghghaliiicnti yimkin tishaGGaly	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَلي
You(pl) might keep	'intu yimkin tishaghghaluiicntoo yimkin tishaGGaloo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَلوا
He/it(m) might keep	huwa yimkin yishaghghalhuwa yimkin yishaGGal	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَغّـَل
She/it(f) might keep	hiya yimkin tishaghghalhiya yimkin tishaGGal	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَغّـَل
They might keep	humma yimkin yishaghghaluhumma yimkin yishaGGaloo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَغّـَلوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I keep	'ana bashaghghalaacnaa bashaGGal	أنا َ بـَشـَغّـَل
We keep	'ihna binishaghghaliicHnaa binishaGGal	إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَغّـَل
You(m) keep	'inta bitishaghghaliicnta bitishaGGal	إنت َ بـِتـِشـَغّـَل
You(f) keep	'inti bitishaghghaliiicnti bitishaGGaly	إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَغّـَلي
You(pl) keep	'intu bitishaghghaluiicntoo bitishaGGaloo	إنتوا بـِتـِشـَغّـَلوا
He/it(m) keeps	huwa biyishaghghalhuwa biyishaGGal	هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَغّـَل
She/it(f) keeps	hiya bitishaghghalhiya bitishaGGal	هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَغّـَل
They keep	humma biyishaghghaluhumma biyishaGGaloo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَغّـَلوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will keep	'ana hashaghghalaacnaa hashaGGal	أنا َ هـَشـَغّـَل
We will keep	'ihna hanishaghghaliicHnaa hanishaGGal	إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَغّـَل
You(m) will keep	'inta hatishaghghaliicnta hatishaGGal	إنت َ هـَتـِشـَغّـَل
You(f) will keep	'inti hatishaghghaliiicnti hatishaGGaly	إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَغّـَلي
You(pl) will keep	'intu hatishaghghaluiicntoo hatishaGGaloo	إنتوا هـَتـِشـَغّـَلوا
He/it(m) will keep	huwa hayishaghghalhuwa hayishaGGal	هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَغّـَل
She/it(f) will keep	hiya hatishaghghalhiya hatishaGGal	هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَغّـَل
They will keep	humma hayishaghghaluhumma hayishaGGaloo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَغّـَلوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) keep!	'ishghaliicshGal	إشغـَل
You(f) keep!	'ishghaliiicshGaly	إشغـَلي
You(pl) keep!	ishghaluishGaloo	ِشغـَلوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is	huwa mishaghghalhuwa mishaGGal	هـُو َ مـِشـَغّـَل
She/it(f) is	hiya mishaghghalahiya mishaGGalaö	هـِي َ مـِشـَغّـَلـَة
They are	humma mishaghghaleenhumma mishaGGalyn	هـُمّ َ مـِشـَغّـَلين