Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I preferred | 'ana habbiztaacnaa Habbidht | أنا َ حـَبّـِذت |
| We preferred | 'ihna habbiznaiicHnaa Habbidhnaa | إحنا َ حـَبّـِذنا |
| You(m) preferred | 'inta habbiztiicnta Habbidht | إنت َ حـَبّـِذت |
| You(f) preferred | 'inti habbiztiiicnti Habbidhty | إنت ِ حـَبّـِذتي |
| You(pl) preferred | 'intu habbiztuiicntoo Habbidhtoo | إنتوا حـَبّـِذتوا |
| He/it(m) preferred | huwa habbizhuwa Habbidh | هـُو َ حـَبّـِذ |
| She/it(f) preferred | hiya habbizithiya Habbidhit | هـِي َ حـَبّـِذ ِت |
| They preferred | humma habbizuhumma Habbidhoo | هـُمّ َ حـَبّـِذوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prefer | 'ana yimkin 'ahabbizaacnaa yimkin aacHabbidh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَبّـِذ |
| We might prefer | 'ihna yimkin nihabbiziicHnaa yimkin niHabbidh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَبّـِذ |
| You(m) might prefer | 'inta yimkin tihabbiziicnta yimkin tiHabbidh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَبّـِذ |
| You(f) might prefer | 'inti yimkin tihabbiziiicnti yimkin tiHabbidhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَبّـِذي |
| You(pl) might prefer | 'intu yimkin tihabbizuiicntoo yimkin tiHabbidhoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَبّـِذوا |
| He/it(m) might prefer | huwa yimkin yihabbizhuwa yimkin yiHabbidh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَبّـِذ |
| She/it(f) might prefer | hiya yimkin tihabbizhiya yimkin tiHabbidh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَبّـِذ |
| They might prefer | humma yimkin yihabbizuhumma yimkin yiHabbidhoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَبّـِذوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prefer | 'ana bahabbizaacnaa baHabbidh | أنا َ بـَحـَبّـِذ |
| We prefer | 'ihna binhabbiziicHnaa binHabbidh | إحنا َ بـِنحـَبّـِذ |
| You(m) prefer | 'inta bithabbiziicnta bitHabbidh | إنت َ بـِتحـَبّـِذ |
| You(f) prefer | 'inti bithabbiziiicnti bitHabbidhy | إنت ِ بـِتحـَبّـِذي |
| You(pl) prefer | 'intu bithabbizuiicntoo bitHabbidhoo | إنتوا بـِتحـَبّـِذوا |
| He/it(m) prefers | huwa biyihabbizhuwa biyiHabbidh | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَبّـِذ |
| She/it(f) prefers | hiya bithabbizhiya bitHabbidh | هـِي َ بـِتحـَبّـِذ |
| They prefer | humma biyihabbizuhumma biyiHabbidhoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَبّـِذوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prefer | 'ana hahabbizaacnaa haHabbidh | أنا َ هـَحـَبّـِذ |
| We will prefer | 'ihna hanhabbiziicHnaa hanHabbidh | إحنا َ هـَنحـَبّـِذ |
| You(m) will prefer | 'inta hathabbiziicnta hatHabbidh | إنت َ هـَتحـَبّـِذ |
| You(f) will prefer | 'inti hathabbiziiicnti hatHabbidhy | إنت ِ هـَتحـَبّـِذي |
| You(pl) will prefer | 'intu hathabbizuiicntoo hatHabbidhoo | إنتوا هـَتحـَبّـِذوا |
| He/it(m) will prefer | huwa hayihabbizhuwa hayiHabbidh | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَبّـِذ |
| She/it(f) will prefer | hiya hathabbizhiya hatHabbidh | هـِي َ هـَتحـَبّـِذ |
| They will prefer | humma hayihabbizuhumma hayiHabbidhoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَبّـِذوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prefer! | habbizHabbidh | حـَبّـِذ |
| You(f) prefer! | habbiziHabbidhy | حـَبّـِذي |
| You(pl) prefer! | habbizuHabbidhoo | حـَبّـِذوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is preferred | huwa muhabbizhuwa muHabbidh | هـُو َ مـُحـَبّـِذ |
| She/it(f) is preferred | hiya muhabbizahiya muHabbidhaö | هـِي َ مـُحـَبّـِذ َة |
| They are preferred | humma muhabbizeenhumma muHabbidhyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحـَبّـِذين |
