Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I turned | 'ana 'alliltaacnaa qallilt | أنا َ قـَلّـِلت |
| We turned | 'ihna 'allilnaiicHnaa qallilnaa | إحنا َ قـَلّـِلنا |
| You(m) turned | 'inta 'alliltiicnta qallilt | إنت َ قـَلّـِلت |
| You(f) turned | 'inti 'alliltiiicnti qallilty | إنت ِ قـَلّـِلتي |
| You(pl) turned | 'intu 'alliltuiicntoo qalliltoo | إنتوا قـَلّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) turned | huwa 'allilhuwa qallil | هـُو َ قـَلّـِل |
| She/it(f) turned | hiya 'allilithiya qallilit | هـِي َ قـَلّـِلـِت |
| They turned | humma 'alliluhumma qalliloo | هـُمّ َ قـَلّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might turn | 'ana yimkin 'a'allilaacnaa yimkin aacqallil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَلّـِل |
| We might turn | 'ihna yimkin ni'alliliicHnaa yimkin niqallil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَلّـِل |
| You(m) might turn | 'inta yimkin ti'alliliicnta yimkin tiqallil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِل |
| You(f) might turn | 'inti yimkin ti'alliliiicnti yimkin tiqallily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِلي |
| You(pl) might turn | 'intu yimkin ti'alliluiicntoo yimkin tiqalliloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might turn | huwa yimkin yi'allilhuwa yimkin yiqallil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَلّـِل |
| She/it(f) might turn | hiya yimkin ti'allilhiya yimkin tiqallil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَلّـِل |
| They might turn | humma yimkin yi'alliluhumma yimkin yiqalliloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَلّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I turn | 'ana ba'allilaacnaa baqallil | أنا َ بـَقـَلّـِل |
| We turn | 'ihna bin'alliliicHnaa binqallil | إحنا َ بـِنقـَلّـِل |
| You(m) turn | 'inta bit'alliliicnta bitqallil | إنت َ بـِتقـَلّـِل |
| You(f) turn | 'inti bit'alliliiicnti bitqallily | إنت ِ بـِتقـَلّـِلي |
| You(pl) turn | 'intu bit'alliluiicntoo bitqalliloo | إنتوا بـِتقـَلّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) turns | huwa biyi'allilhuwa biyiqallil | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَلّـِل |
| She/it(f) turns | hiya bit'allilhiya bitqallil | هـِي َ بـِتقـَلّـِل |
| They turn | humma biyi'alliluhumma biyiqalliloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَلّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will turn | 'ana ha'allilaacnaa haqallil | أنا َ هـَقـَلّـِل |
| We will turn | 'ihna han'alliliicHnaa hanqallil | إحنا َ هـَنقـَلّـِل |
| You(m) will turn | 'inta hat'alliliicnta hatqallil | إنت َ هـَتقـَلّـِل |
| You(f) will turn | 'inti hat'alliliiicnti hatqallily | إنت ِ هـَتقـَلّـِلي |
| You(pl) will turn | 'intu hat'alliluiicntoo hatqalliloo | إنتوا هـَتقـَلّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will turn | huwa hayi'allilhuwa hayiqallil | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَلّـِل |
| She/it(f) will turn | hiya hat'allilhiya hatqallil | هـِي َ هـَتقـَلّـِل |
| They will turn | humma hayi'alliluhumma hayiqalliloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَلّـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) turn! | 'allilqallil | قـَلّـِل |
| You(f) turn! | 'alliliqallily | قـَلّـِلي |
| You(pl) turn! | 'alliluqalliloo | قـَلّـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mu'allilhuwa muqallil | هـُو َ مـُقـَلّـِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mu'allilahiya muqallilaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَلّـِلـَة |
| They are | humma mu'allileenhumma muqallilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَلّـِلين |
