Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I folded | 'ana taweetaacnaa Tawyt | أنا َ طـَويت |
| We folded | 'ihna taweenaiicHnaa Tawynaa | إحنا َ طـَوينا |
| You(m) folded | 'inta taweetiicnta Tawyt | إنت َ طـَويت |
| You(f) folded | 'inti taweetiiicnti Tawyty | إنت ِ طـَويتي |
| You(pl) folded | 'intu taweetuiicntoo Tawytoo | إنتوا طـَويتوا |
| He/it(m) folded | huwa tawahuwa TawY | هـُو َ طـَوى |
| She/it(f) folded | hiya tawyithiya Tawyit | هـِي َ طـَويـِت |
| They folded | humma tawuhumma Tawoo | هـُمّ َ طـَووا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fold | 'ana yimkin 'atwiaacnaa yimkin aacTwy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطوي |
| We might fold | 'ihna yimkin nitwiiicHnaa yimkin niTwy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطوي |
| You(m) might fold | 'inta yimkin titwiiicnta yimkin tiTwy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطوي |
| You(f) might fold | 'inti yimkin titwiiicnti yimkin tiTwy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطوي |
| You(pl) might fold | 'intu yimkin titwuiicntoo yimkin tiTwoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطووا |
| He/it(m) might fold | huwa yimkin yitwihuwa yimkin yiTwy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطوي |
| She/it(f) might fold | hiya yimkin titwihiya yimkin tiTwy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطوي |
| They might fold | humma yimkin yitwuhumma yimkin yiTwoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطووا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fold | 'ana batwiaacnaa baTwy | أنا َ بـَطوي |
| We fold | 'ihna binitwiiicHnaa biniTwy | إحنا َ بـِنـِطوي |
| You(m) fold | 'inta bititwiiicnta bitiTwy | إنت َ بـِتـِطوي |
| You(f) fold | 'inti bititwiiicnti bitiTwy | إنت ِ بـِتـِطوي |
| You(pl) fold | 'intu bititwuiicntoo bitiTwoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطووا |
| He/it(m) folds | huwa biyitwihuwa biyiTwy | هـُو َ بـِيـِطوي |
| She/it(f) folds | hiya bititwihiya bitiTwy | هـِي َ بـِتـِطوي |
| They fold | humma biyitwuhumma biyiTwoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطووا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fold | 'ana hatwiaacnaa haTwy | أنا َ هـَطوي |
| We will fold | 'ihna hanitwiiicHnaa haniTwy | إحنا َ هـَنـِطوي |
| You(m) will fold | 'inta hatitwiiicnta hatiTwy | إنت َ هـَتـِطوي |
| You(f) will fold | 'inti hatitwiiicnti hatiTwy | إنت ِ هـَتـِطوي |
| You(pl) will fold | 'intu hatitwuiicntoo hatiTwoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطووا |
| He/it(m) will fold | huwa hayitwihuwa hayiTwy | هـُو َ هـَيـِطوي |
| She/it(f) will fold | hiya hatitwihiya hatiTwy | هـِي َ هـَتـِطوي |
| They will fold | humma hayitwuhumma hayiTwoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطووا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fold! | 'itwiiicTwy | إطوي |
| You(f) fold! | 'itwiiicTwy | إطوي |
| You(pl) fold! | 'itwuiicTwoo | إطووا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is folded | huwa matwihuwa maTwy | هـُو َ مـَطوي |
| She/it(f) is folded | hiya matwyahiya maTwyaö | هـِي َ مـَطويـَة |
| They are folded | humma matwyeenhumma maTwyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَطويين |
