Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I turned | 'ana hawadtaacnaa Hawadt | أنا َ حـَو َدت |
| We turned | 'ihna hawadnaiicHnaa Hawadnaa | إحنا َ حـَو َدنا |
| You(m) turned | 'inta hawadtiicnta Hawadt | إنت َ حـَو َدت |
| You(f) turned | 'inti hawadtiiicnti Hawadty | إنت ِ حـَو َدتي |
| You(pl) turned | 'intu hawadtuiicntoo Hawadtoo | إنتوا حـَو َدتوا |
| He/it(m) turned | huwa hawadhuwa Hawad | هـُو َ حـَو َد |
| She/it(f) turned | hiya hawadithiya Hawadit | هـِي َ حـَو َد ِت |
| They turned | humma hawaduhumma Hawadoo | هـُمّ َ حـَو َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might turn | 'ana yimkin 'ahwidaacnaa yimkin aacHwid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحو ِد |
| We might turn | 'ihna yimkin nihwidiicHnaa yimkin niHwid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحو ِد |
| You(m) might turn | 'inta yimkin tihwidiicnta yimkin tiHwid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحو ِد |
| You(f) might turn | 'inti yimkin tihwidiiicnti yimkin tiHwidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحو ِدي |
| You(pl) might turn | 'intu yimkin tihwiduiicntoo yimkin tiHwidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحو ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might turn | huwa yimkin yihwidhuwa yimkin yiHwid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحو ِد |
| She/it(f) might turn | hiya yimkin tihwidhiya yimkin tiHwid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحو ِد |
| They might turn | humma yimkin yihwiduhumma yimkin yiHwidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحو ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I turn | 'ana bahwidaacnaa baHwid | أنا َ بـَحو ِد |
| We turn | 'ihna binihwidiicHnaa biniHwid | إحنا َ بـِنـِحو ِد |
| You(m) turn | 'inta bitihwidiicnta bitiHwid | إنت َ بـِتـِحو ِد |
| You(f) turn | 'inti bitihwidiiicnti bitiHwidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحو ِدي |
| You(pl) turn | 'intu bitihwiduiicntoo bitiHwidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحو ِدوا |
| He/it(m) turns | huwa biyihwidhuwa biyiHwid | هـُو َ بـِيـِحو ِد |
| She/it(f) turns | hiya bitihwidhiya bitiHwid | هـِي َ بـِتـِحو ِد |
| They turn | humma biyihwiduhumma biyiHwidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحو ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will turn | 'ana hahwidaacnaa haHwid | أنا َ هـَحو ِد |
| We will turn | 'ihna hanihwidiicHnaa haniHwid | إحنا َ هـَنـِحو ِد |
| You(m) will turn | 'inta hatihwidiicnta hatiHwid | إنت َ هـَتـِحو ِد |
| You(f) will turn | 'inti hatihwidiiicnti hatiHwidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحو ِدي |
| You(pl) will turn | 'intu hatihwiduiicntoo hatiHwidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحو ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will turn | huwa hayihwidhuwa hayiHwid | هـُو َ هـَيـِحو ِد |
| She/it(f) will turn | hiya hatihwidhiya hatiHwid | هـِي َ هـَتـِحو ِد |
| They will turn | humma hayihwiduhumma hayiHwidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحو ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) turn! | 'ihwidiicHwid | إحو ِد |
| You(f) turn! | 'ihwidiiicHwidy | إحو ِدي |
| You(pl) turn! | 'ihwiduiicHwidoo | إحو ِدوا |
