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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  turned | 'ana laffeetaacnaa laffyt | أنا َ لـَفّيت | 
| We  turned | 'ihna laffeenaiicHnaa laffynaa | إحنا َ لـَفّينا | 
| You(m)  turned | 'inta laffeetiicnta laffyt | إنت َ لـَفّيت | 
| You(f)  turned | 'inti laffeetiiicnti laffyty | إنت ِ لـَفّيتي | 
| You(pl)  turned | 'intu laffeetuiicntoo laffytoo | إنتوا لـَفّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  turned | huwa laffhuwa laff | هـُو َ لـَفّ | 
| She/it(f)  turned | hiya laffithiya laffit | هـِي َ لـَفّـِت | 
| They  turned | humma laffuhumma laffoo | هـُمّ َ لـَفّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  turn | 'ana yimkin 'aliffaacnaa yimkin aacliff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـِفّ | 
| We might  turn | 'ihna yimkin niliffiicHnaa yimkin niliff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـِفّ | 
| You(m) might  turn | 'inta yimkin tiliffiicnta yimkin tiliff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّ | 
| You(f) might  turn | 'inti yimkin tiliffiiicnti yimkin tiliffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّي | 
| You(pl) might  turn | 'intu yimkin tiliffuiicntoo yimkin tiliffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  turn | huwa yimkin yiliffhuwa yimkin yiliff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـِفّ | 
| She/it(f) might  turn | hiya yimkin tiliffhiya yimkin tiliff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـِفّ | 
| They might  turn | humma yimkin yiliffuhumma yimkin yiliffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـِفّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  turn | 'ana baliffaacnaa baliff | أنا َ بـَلـِفّ | 
| We  turn | 'ihna binliffiicHnaa binliff | إحنا َ بـِنلـِفّ | 
| You(m)  turn | 'inta bitliffiicnta bitliff | إنت َ بـِتلـِفّ | 
| You(f)  turn | 'inti bitliffiiicnti bitliffy | إنت ِ بـِتلـِفّي | 
| You(pl)  turn | 'intu bitliffuiicntoo bitliffoo | إنتوا بـِتلـِفّوا | 
| He/it(m)  turns | huwa biyiliffhuwa biyiliff | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـِفّ | 
| She/it(f)  turns | hiya bitliffhiya bitliff | هـِي َ بـِتلـِفّ | 
| They  turn | humma biyiliffuhumma biyiliffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـِفّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  turn | 'ana haliffaacnaa haliff | أنا َ هـَلـِفّ | 
| We will  turn | 'ihna hanliffiicHnaa hanliff | إحنا َ هـَنلـِفّ | 
| You(m) will  turn | 'inta hatliffiicnta hatliff | إنت َ هـَتلـِفّ | 
| You(f) will  turn | 'inti hatliffiiicnti hatliffy | إنت ِ هـَتلـِفّي | 
| You(pl) will  turn | 'intu hatliffuiicntoo hatliffoo | إنتوا هـَتلـِفّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  turn | huwa hayiliffhuwa hayiliff | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـِفّ | 
| She/it(f) will  turn | hiya hatliffhiya hatliff | هـِي َ هـَتلـِفّ | 
| They will  turn | humma hayiliffuhumma hayiliffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـِفّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  turn! | liffliff | لـِفّ | 
| You(f)  turn! | liffiliffy | لـِفّي | 
| You(pl)  turn! | liffuliffoo | لـِفّوا |