Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I turned | 'ana watteetaacnaa waTTyt | أنا َ و َطّيت |
| We turned | 'ihna watteenaiicHnaa waTTynaa | إحنا َ و َطّينا |
| You(m) turned | 'inta watteetiicnta waTTyt | إنت َ و َطّيت |
| You(f) turned | 'inti watteetiiicnti waTTyty | إنت ِ و َطّيتي |
| You(pl) turned | 'intu watteetuiicntoo waTTytoo | إنتوا و َطّيتوا |
| He/it(m) turned | huwa wattahuwa waTTY | هـُو َ و َطّى |
| She/it(f) turned | hiya wattithiya waTTit | هـِي َ و َطّـِت |
| They turned | humma wattuhumma waTToo | هـُمّ َ و َطّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might turn | 'ana yimkin 'awattiaacnaa yimkin aacwaTTy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َطّي |
| We might turn | 'ihna yimkin niwattiiicHnaa yimkin niwaTTy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َطّي |
| You(m) might turn | 'inta yimkin tiwattiiicnta yimkin tiwaTTy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َطّي |
| You(f) might turn | 'inti yimkin tiwattiiicnti yimkin tiwaTTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َطّي |
| You(pl) might turn | 'intu yimkin tiwattuiicntoo yimkin tiwaTToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َطّوا |
| He/it(m) might turn | huwa yimkin yiwattihuwa yimkin yiwaTTy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َطّي |
| She/it(f) might turn | hiya yimkin tiwattihiya yimkin tiwaTTy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َطّي |
| They might turn | humma yimkin yiwattuhumma yimkin yiwaTToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َطّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I turn | 'ana bawattiaacnaa bawaTTy | أنا َ بـَو َطّي |
| We turn | 'ihna binwattiiicHnaa binwaTTy | إحنا َ بـِنو َطّي |
| You(m) turn | 'inta bitwattiiicnta bitwaTTy | إنت َ بـِتو َطّي |
| You(f) turn | 'inti bitwattiiicnti bitwaTTy | إنت ِ بـِتو َطّي |
| You(pl) turn | 'intu bitwattuiicntoo bitwaTToo | إنتوا بـِتو َطّوا |
| He/it(m) turns | huwa biyiwattihuwa biyiwaTTy | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َطّي |
| She/it(f) turns | hiya bitwattihiya bitwaTTy | هـِي َ بـِتو َطّي |
| They turn | humma biyiwattuhumma biyiwaTToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َطّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will turn | 'ana hawattiaacnaa hawaTTy | أنا َ هـَو َطّي |
| We will turn | 'ihna hanwattiiicHnaa hanwaTTy | إحنا َ هـَنو َطّي |
| You(m) will turn | 'inta hatwattiiicnta hatwaTTy | إنت َ هـَتو َطّي |
| You(f) will turn | 'inti hatwattiiicnti hatwaTTy | إنت ِ هـَتو َطّي |
| You(pl) will turn | 'intu hatwattuiicntoo hatwaTToo | إنتوا هـَتو َطّوا |
| He/it(m) will turn | huwa hayiwattihuwa hayiwaTTy | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َطّي |
| She/it(f) will turn | hiya hatwattihiya hatwaTTy | هـِي َ هـَتو َطّي |
| They will turn | humma hayiwattuhumma hayiwaTToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َطّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) turn! | wattiwaTTy | و َطّي |
| You(f) turn! | wattiwaTTy | و َطّي |
| You(pl) turn! | wattuwaTToo | و َطّوا |
