Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tipped | 'ana 'alabtaacnaa qalabt | أنا َ قـَلـَبت |
| We tipped | 'ihna 'alabnaiicHnaa qalabnaa | إحنا َ قـَلـَبنا |
| You(m) tipped | 'inta 'alabtiicnta qalabt | إنت َ قـَلـَبت |
| You(f) tipped | 'inti 'alabtiiicnti qalabty | إنت ِ قـَلـَبتي |
| You(pl) tipped | 'intu 'alabtuiicntoo qalabtoo | إنتوا قـَلـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) tipped | huwa 'alabhuwa qalab | هـُو َ قـَلـَب |
| She/it(f) tipped | hiya 'alabithiya qalabit | هـِي َ قـَلـَبـِت |
| They tipped | humma 'alabuhumma qalaboo | هـُمّ َ قـَلـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tip | 'ana yimkin 'a'libaacnaa yimkin aacqlib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقلـِب |
| We might tip | 'ihna yimkin ni'libiicHnaa yimkin niqlib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقلـِب |
| You(m) might tip | 'inta yimkin ti'libiicnta yimkin tiqlib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـِب |
| You(f) might tip | 'inti yimkin ti'libiiicnti yimkin tiqliby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـِبي |
| You(pl) might tip | 'intu yimkin ti'libuiicntoo yimkin tiqliboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might tip | huwa yimkin yi'libhuwa yimkin yiqlib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقلـِب |
| She/it(f) might tip | hiya yimkin ti'libhiya yimkin tiqlib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـِب |
| They might tip | humma yimkin yi'libuhumma yimkin yiqliboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقلـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tip | 'ana ba'libaacnaa baqlib | أنا َ بـَقلـِب |
| We tip | 'ihna bini'libiicHnaa biniqlib | إحنا َ بـِنـِقلـِب |
| You(m) tip | 'inta biti'libiicnta bitiqlib | إنت َ بـِتـِقلـِب |
| You(f) tip | 'inti biti'libiiicnti bitiqliby | إنت ِ بـِتـِقلـِبي |
| You(pl) tip | 'intu biti'libuiicntoo bitiqliboo | إنتوا بـِتـِقلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) tips | huwa biyi'libhuwa biyiqlib | هـُو َ بـِيـِقلـِب |
| She/it(f) tips | hiya biti'libhiya bitiqlib | هـِي َ بـِتـِقلـِب |
| They tip | humma biyi'libuhumma biyiqliboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقلـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tip | 'ana ha'libaacnaa haqlib | أنا َ هـَقلـِب |
| We will tip | 'ihna hani'libiicHnaa haniqlib | إحنا َ هـَنـِقلـِب |
| You(m) will tip | 'inta hati'libiicnta hatiqlib | إنت َ هـَتـِقلـِب |
| You(f) will tip | 'inti hati'libiiicnti hatiqliby | إنت ِ هـَتـِقلـِبي |
| You(pl) will tip | 'intu hati'libuiicntoo hatiqliboo | إنتوا هـَتـِقلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will tip | huwa hayi'libhuwa hayiqlib | هـُو َ هـَيـِقلـِب |
| She/it(f) will tip | hiya hati'libhiya hatiqlib | هـِي َ هـَتـِقلـِب |
| They will tip | humma hayi'libuhumma hayiqliboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقلـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tip! | 'i'libiicqlib | إقلـِب |
| You(f) tip! | 'i'libiiicqliby | إقلـِبي |
| You(pl) tip! | 'i'libuiicqliboo | إقلـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am tipping | 'ana 'aelibaacnaa qaelib | أنا َ قا َلـِب |
| I(f) am tipping | 'ana 'aelibaaacnaa qaelibaö | أنا َ قا َلـِبـَة |
| We are tipping | 'ihna 'aelibeeniicHnaa qaelibyn | إحنا َ قا َلـِبين |
| You(m) are tipping | 'inta 'aelibiicnta qaelib | إنت َ قا َلـِب |
| You(f) are tipping | 'inti 'aelibaiicnti qaelibaö | إنت ِ قا َلـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are tipping | 'intu 'aelibeeniicntoo qaelibyn | إنتوا قا َلـِبين |
| He/it(m) is tipping | huwa 'aelibhuwa qaelib | هـُو َ قا َلـِب |
| She/it(f) is tipping | hiya 'aelibahiya qaelibaö | هـِي َ قا َلـِبـَة |
| They are tipping | humma 'aelibeenhumma qaelibyn | هـُمّ َ قا َلـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tipped | huwa ma'loobhuwa maqlwb | هـُو َ مـَقلوب |
| She/it(f) is tipped | hiya ma'loobahiya maqlwbaö | هـِي َ مـَقلوبـَة |
| They are tipped | humma ma'loobeenhumma maqlwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقلوبين |
