Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I turned | 'ana Aalleetaacnaa Aallyt | أنا َ عـَلّيت |
| We turned | 'ihna AalleenaiicHnaa Aallynaa | إحنا َ عـَلّينا |
| You(m) turned | 'inta Aalleetiicnta Aallyt | إنت َ عـَلّيت |
| You(f) turned | 'inti Aalleetiiicnti Aallyty | إنت ِ عـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) turned | 'intu Aalleetuiicntoo Aallytoo | إنتوا عـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) turned | huwa Aallahuwa AallY | هـُو َ عـَلّى |
| She/it(f) turned | hiya Aallithiya Aallit | هـِي َ عـَلّـِت |
| They turned | humma Aalluhumma Aalloo | هـُمّ َ عـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might turn | 'ana yimkin 'aAalliaacnaa yimkin aacAally | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَلّي |
| We might turn | 'ihna yimkin niAalliiicHnaa yimkin niAally | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَلّي |
| You(m) might turn | 'inta yimkin tiAalliiicnta yimkin tiAally | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّي |
| You(f) might turn | 'inti yimkin tiAalliiicnti yimkin tiAally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّي |
| You(pl) might turn | 'intu yimkin tiAalluiicntoo yimkin tiAalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might turn | huwa yimkin yiAallihuwa yimkin yiAally | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَلّي |
| She/it(f) might turn | hiya yimkin tiAallihiya yimkin tiAally | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّي |
| They might turn | humma yimkin yiAalluhumma yimkin yiAalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I turn | 'ana baAalliaacnaa baAally | أنا َ بـَعـَلّي |
| We turn | 'ihna binAalliiicHnaa binAally | إحنا َ بـِنعـَلّي |
| You(m) turn | 'inta bitAalliiicnta bitAally | إنت َ بـِتعـَلّي |
| You(f) turn | 'inti bitAalliiicnti bitAally | إنت ِ بـِتعـَلّي |
| You(pl) turn | 'intu bitAalluiicntoo bitAalloo | إنتوا بـِتعـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) turns | huwa biyiAallihuwa biyiAally | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَلّي |
| She/it(f) turns | hiya bitAallihiya bitAally | هـِي َ بـِتعـَلّي |
| They turn | humma biyiAalluhumma biyiAalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will turn | 'ana haAalliaacnaa haAally | أنا َ هـَعـَلّي |
| We will turn | 'ihna hanAalliiicHnaa hanAally | إحنا َ هـَنعـَلّي |
| You(m) will turn | 'inta hatAalliiicnta hatAally | إنت َ هـَتعـَلّي |
| You(f) will turn | 'inti hatAalliiicnti hatAally | إنت ِ هـَتعـَلّي |
| You(pl) will turn | 'intu hatAalluiicntoo hatAalloo | إنتوا هـَتعـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will turn | huwa hayiAallihuwa hayiAally | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَلّي |
| She/it(f) will turn | hiya hatAallihiya hatAally | هـِي َ هـَتعـَلّي |
| They will turn | humma hayiAalluhumma hayiAalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) turn! | AalliAally | عـَلّي |
| You(f) turn! | AalliAally | عـَلّي |
| You(pl) turn! | AalluAalloo | عـَلّوا |
