Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I preferred | 'ana faddaltaacnaa faDDalt | أنا َ فـَضّـَلت |
| We preferred | 'ihna faddalnaiicHnaa faDDalnaa | إحنا َ فـَضّـَلنا |
| You(m) preferred | 'inta faddaltiicnta faDDalt | إنت َ فـَضّـَلت |
| You(f) preferred | 'inti faddaltiiicnti faDDalty | إنت ِ فـَضّـَلتي |
| You(pl) preferred | 'intu faddaltuiicntoo faDDaltoo | إنتوا فـَضّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) preferred | huwa faddalhuwa faDDal | هـُو َ فـَضّـَل |
| She/it(f) preferred | hiya faddalithiya faDDalit | هـِي َ فـَضّـَلـِت |
| They preferred | humma faddaluhumma faDDaloo | هـُمّ َ فـَضّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prefer | 'ana yimkin 'afaddalaacnaa yimkin aacfaDDal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَضّـَل |
| We might prefer | 'ihna yimkin nifaddaliicHnaa yimkin nifaDDal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَضّـَل |
| You(m) might prefer | 'inta yimkin tifaddaliicnta yimkin tifaDDal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَل |
| You(f) might prefer | 'inti yimkin tifaddaliiicnti yimkin tifaDDaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَلي |
| You(pl) might prefer | 'intu yimkin tifaddaluiicntoo yimkin tifaDDaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might prefer | huwa yimkin yifaddalhuwa yimkin yifaDDal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَضّـَل |
| She/it(f) might prefer | hiya yimkin tifaddalhiya yimkin tifaDDal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَضّـَل |
| They might prefer | humma yimkin yifaddaluhumma yimkin yifaDDaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَضّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prefer | 'ana bafaddalaacnaa bafaDDal | أنا َ بـَفـَضّـَل |
| We prefer | 'ihna binifaddaliicHnaa binifaDDal | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَضّـَل |
| You(m) prefer | 'inta bitifaddaliicnta bitifaDDal | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَضّـَل |
| You(f) prefer | 'inti bitifaddaliiicnti bitifaDDaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَضّـَلي |
| You(pl) prefer | 'intu bitifaddaluiicntoo bitifaDDaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَضّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) prefers | huwa biyifaddalhuwa biyifaDDal | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَضّـَل |
| She/it(f) prefers | hiya bitifaddalhiya bitifaDDal | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَضّـَل |
| They prefer | humma biyifaddaluhumma biyifaDDaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَضّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prefer | 'ana hafaddalaacnaa hafaDDal | أنا َ هـَفـَضّـَل |
| We will prefer | 'ihna hanifaddaliicHnaa hanifaDDal | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَضّـَل |
| You(m) will prefer | 'inta hatifaddaliicnta hatifaDDal | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَضّـَل |
| You(f) will prefer | 'inti hatifaddaliiicnti hatifaDDaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَضّـَلي |
| You(pl) will prefer | 'intu hatifaddaluiicntoo hatifaDDaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَضّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will prefer | huwa hayifaddalhuwa hayifaDDal | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَضّـَل |
| She/it(f) will prefer | hiya hatifaddalhiya hatifaDDal | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَضّـَل |
| They will prefer | humma hayifaddaluhumma hayifaDDaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَضّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prefer! | 'ifdaliicfDal | إفضـَل |
| You(f) prefer! | 'ifdaliiicfDaly | إفضـَلي |
| You(pl) prefer! | ifdaluifDaloo | ِفضـَلوا |
