Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I switched | 'ana wallaAtaacnaa wallaAt | أنا َ و َلّـَعت |
| We switched | 'ihna wallaAnaiicHnaa wallaAnaa | إحنا َ و َلّـَعنا |
| You(m) switched | 'inta wallaAtiicnta wallaAt | إنت َ و َلّـَعت |
| You(f) switched | 'inti wallaAtiiicnti wallaAty | إنت ِ و َلّـَعتي |
| You(pl) switched | 'intu wallaAtuiicntoo wallaAtoo | إنتوا و َلّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) switched | huwa wallaAhuwa wallaA | هـُو َ و َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) switched | hiya wallaAithiya wallaAit | هـِي َ و َلّـَعـِت |
| They switched | humma wallaAuhumma wallaAoo | هـُمّ َ و َلّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might switch | 'ana yimkin 'awallaAaacnaa yimkin aacwallaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َلّـَع |
| We might switch | 'ihna yimkin niwallaAiicHnaa yimkin niwallaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َلّـَع |
| You(m) might switch | 'inta yimkin tiwallaAiicnta yimkin tiwallaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَع |
| You(f) might switch | 'inti yimkin tiwallaAiiicnti yimkin tiwallaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَعي |
| You(pl) might switch | 'intu yimkin tiwallaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwallaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might switch | huwa yimkin yiwallaAhuwa yimkin yiwallaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) might switch | hiya yimkin tiwallaAhiya yimkin tiwallaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َلّـَع |
| They might switch | humma yimkin yiwallaAuhumma yimkin yiwallaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َلّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I switch | 'ana bawallaAaacnaa bawallaA | أنا َ بـَو َلّـَع |
| We switch | 'ihna biniwallaAiicHnaa biniwallaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َلّـَع |
| You(m) switch | 'inta bitiwallaAiicnta bitiwallaA | إنت َ بـِتـِو َلّـَع |
| You(f) switch | 'inti bitiwallaAiiicnti bitiwallaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َلّـَعي |
| You(pl) switch | 'intu bitiwallaAuiicntoo bitiwallaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) switchs | huwa biyiwallaAhuwa biyiwallaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) switchs | hiya bitiwallaAhiya bitiwallaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َلّـَع |
| They switch | humma biyiwallaAuhumma biyiwallaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َلّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will switch | 'ana hawallaAaacnaa hawallaA | أنا َ هـَو َلّـَع |
| We will switch | 'ihna haniwallaAiicHnaa haniwallaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َلّـَع |
| You(m) will switch | 'inta hatiwallaAiicnta hatiwallaA | إنت َ هـَتـِو َلّـَع |
| You(f) will switch | 'inti hatiwallaAiiicnti hatiwallaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َلّـَعي |
| You(pl) will switch | 'intu hatiwallaAuiicntoo hatiwallaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will switch | huwa hayiwallaAhuwa hayiwallaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) will switch | hiya hatiwallaAhiya hatiwallaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َلّـَع |
| They will switch | humma hayiwallaAuhumma hayiwallaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َلّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) switch! | 'ioolaAiicwlaA | إولـَع |
| You(f) switch! | 'ioolaAiiicwlaAy | إولـَعي |
| You(pl) switch! | iwlaAuiwlaAoo | ِولـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is switched | huwa muwallaAhuwa muwallaA | هـُو َ مـُو َلّـَع |
| She/it(f) is switched | hiya muwallaAahiya muwallaAaö | هـِي َ مـُو َلّـَعـَة |
| They are switched | humma muwallaAeenhumma muwallaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُو َلّـَعين |
