Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I remained | 'ana fidiltaacnaa fiDilt | أنا َ فـِضـِلت |
| We remained | 'ihna fidilnaiicHnaa fiDilnaa | إحنا َ فـِضـِلنا |
| You(m) remained | 'inta fidiltiicnta fiDilt | إنت َ فـِضـِلت |
| You(f) remained | 'inti fidiltiiicnti fiDilty | إنت ِ فـِضـِلتي |
| You(pl) remained | 'intu fidiltuiicntoo fiDiltoo | إنتوا فـِضـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) remained | huwa fidilhuwa fiDil | هـُو َ فـِضـِل |
| She/it(f) remained | hiya fidlithiya fiDlit | هـِي َ فـِضلـِت |
| They remained | humma fidluhumma fiDloo | هـُمّ َ فـِضلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might remain | 'ana yimkin 'afdalaacnaa yimkin aacfDal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفضـَل |
| We might remain | 'ihna yimkin nifdaliicHnaa yimkin nifDal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفضـَل |
| You(m) might remain | 'inta yimkin tifdaliicnta yimkin tifDal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَل |
| You(f) might remain | 'inti yimkin tifdaliiicnti yimkin tifDaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَلي |
| You(pl) might remain | 'intu yimkin tifdaluiicntoo yimkin tifDaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might remain | huwa yimkin yifdalhuwa yimkin yifDal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضـَل |
| She/it(f) might remain | hiya yimkin tifdalhiya yimkin tifDal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَل |
| They might remain | humma yimkin yifdaluhumma yimkin yifDaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I remain | 'ana bafdalaacnaa bafDal | أنا َ بـَفضـَل |
| We remain | 'ihna binifdaliicHnaa binifDal | إحنا َ بـِنـِفضـَل |
| You(m) remain | 'inta bitifdaliicnta bitifDal | إنت َ بـِتـِفضـَل |
| You(f) remain | 'inti bitifdaliiicnti bitifDaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِفضـَلي |
| You(pl) remain | 'intu bitifdaluiicntoo bitifDaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِفضـَلوا |
| He/it(m) remains | huwa biyifdalhuwa biyifDal | هـُو َ بـِيـِفضـَل |
| She/it(f) remains | hiya bitifdalhiya bitifDal | هـِي َ بـِتـِفضـَل |
| They remain | humma biyifdaluhumma biyifDaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفضـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will remain | 'ana hafdalaacnaa hafDal | أنا َ هـَفضـَل |
| We will remain | 'ihna hanifdaliicHnaa hanifDal | إحنا َ هـَنـِفضـَل |
| You(m) will remain | 'inta hatifdaliicnta hatifDal | إنت َ هـَتـِفضـَل |
| You(f) will remain | 'inti hatifdaliiicnti hatifDaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِفضـَلي |
| You(pl) will remain | 'intu hatifdaluiicntoo hatifDaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِفضـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will remain | huwa hayifdalhuwa hayifDal | هـُو َ هـَيـِفضـَل |
| She/it(f) will remain | hiya hatifdalhiya hatifDal | هـِي َ هـَتـِفضـَل |
| They will remain | humma hayifdaluhumma hayifDaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفضـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) remain! | 'ifdiliicfDil | إفضـِل |
| You(f) remain! | 'ifdiliiicfDily | إفضـِلي |
| You(pl) remain! | 'ifdiluiicfDiloo | إفضـِلوا |
