Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I switched | 'ana hawwiltaacnaa Hawwilt | أنا َ حـَوّ ِلت |
| We switched | 'ihna hawwilnaiicHnaa Hawwilnaa | إحنا َ حـَوّ ِلنا |
| You(m) switched | 'inta hawwiltiicnta Hawwilt | إنت َ حـَوّ ِلت |
| You(f) switched | 'inti hawwiltiiicnti Hawwilty | إنت ِ حـَوّ ِلتي |
| You(pl) switched | 'intu hawwiltuiicntoo Hawwiltoo | إنتوا حـَوّ ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) switched | huwa hawwilhuwa Hawwil | هـُو َ حـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) switched | hiya hawwilithiya Hawwilit | هـِي َ حـَوّ ِلـِت |
| They switched | humma hawwiluhumma Hawwiloo | هـُمّ َ حـَوّ ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might switch | 'ana yimkin 'ahawwilaacnaa yimkin aacHawwil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَوّ ِل |
| We might switch | 'ihna yimkin nihawwiliicHnaa yimkin niHawwil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَوّ ِل |
| You(m) might switch | 'inta yimkin tihawwiliicnta yimkin tiHawwil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) might switch | 'inti yimkin tihawwiliiicnti yimkin tiHawwily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) might switch | 'intu yimkin tihawwiluiicntoo yimkin tiHawwiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَوّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might switch | huwa yimkin yihawwilhuwa yimkin yiHawwil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) might switch | hiya yimkin tihawwilhiya yimkin tiHawwil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَوّ ِل |
| They might switch | humma yimkin yihawwiluhumma yimkin yiHawwiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَوّ ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I switch | 'ana bahawwilaacnaa baHawwil | أنا َ بـَحـَوّ ِل |
| We switch | 'ihna binhawwiliicHnaa binHawwil | إحنا َ بـِنحـَوّ ِل |
| You(m) switch | 'inta bithawwiliicnta bitHawwil | إنت َ بـِتحـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) switch | 'inti bithawwiliiicnti bitHawwily | إنت ِ بـِتحـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) switch | 'intu bithawwiluiicntoo bitHawwiloo | إنتوا بـِتحـَوّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) switchs | huwa biyihawwilhuwa biyiHawwil | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) switchs | hiya bithawwilhiya bitHawwil | هـِي َ بـِتحـَوّ ِل |
| They switch | humma biyihawwiluhumma biyiHawwiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَوّ ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will switch | 'ana hahawwilaacnaa haHawwil | أنا َ هـَحـَوّ ِل |
| We will switch | 'ihna hanhawwiliicHnaa hanHawwil | إحنا َ هـَنحـَوّ ِل |
| You(m) will switch | 'inta hathawwiliicnta hatHawwil | إنت َ هـَتحـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) will switch | 'inti hathawwiliiicnti hatHawwily | إنت ِ هـَتحـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) will switch | 'intu hathawwiluiicntoo hatHawwiloo | إنتوا هـَتحـَوّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will switch | huwa hayihawwilhuwa hayiHawwil | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) will switch | hiya hathawwilhiya hatHawwil | هـِي َ هـَتحـَوّ ِل |
| They will switch | humma hayihawwiluhumma hayiHawwiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَوّ ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) switch! | hawwilHawwil | حـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) switch! | hawwiliHawwily | حـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) switch! | hawwiluHawwiloo | حـَوّ ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is switched | huwa muhawwilhuwa muHawwil | هـُو َ مـُحـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) is switched | hiya muhawwilahiya muHawwilaö | هـِي َ مـُحـَوّ ِلـَة |
| They are switched | humma muhawwileenhumma muHawwilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحـَوّ ِلين |
