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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  kept | 'ana fidiltaacnaa fiDilt | أنا َ فـِضـِلت | 
| We  kept | 'ihna fidilnaiicHnaa fiDilnaa | إحنا َ فـِضـِلنا | 
| You(m)  kept | 'inta fidiltiicnta fiDilt | إنت َ فـِضـِلت | 
| You(f)  kept | 'inti fidiltiiicnti fiDilty | إنت ِ فـِضـِلتي | 
| You(pl)  kept | 'intu fidiltuiicntoo fiDiltoo | إنتوا فـِضـِلتوا | 
| He/it(m)  kept | huwa fidilhuwa fiDil | هـُو َ فـِضـِل | 
| She/it(f)  kept | hiya fidlithiya fiDlit | هـِي َ فـِضلـِت | 
| They  kept | humma fidluhumma fiDloo | هـُمّ َ فـِضلوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  keep | 'ana yimkin 'afdalaacnaa yimkin aacfDal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفضـَل | 
| We might  keep | 'ihna yimkin nifdaliicHnaa yimkin nifDal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفضـَل | 
| You(m) might  keep | 'inta yimkin tifdaliicnta yimkin tifDal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَل | 
| You(f) might  keep | 'inti yimkin tifdaliiicnti yimkin tifDaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَلي | 
| You(pl) might  keep | 'intu yimkin tifdaluiicntoo yimkin tifDaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَلوا | 
| He/it(m) might  keep | huwa yimkin yifdalhuwa yimkin yifDal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضـَل | 
| She/it(f) might  keep | hiya yimkin tifdalhiya yimkin tifDal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَل | 
| They might  keep | humma yimkin yifdaluhumma yimkin yifDaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضـَلوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  keep | 'ana bafdalaacnaa bafDal | أنا َ بـَفضـَل | 
| We  keep | 'ihna binifdaliicHnaa binifDal | إحنا َ بـِنـِفضـَل | 
| You(m)  keep | 'inta bitifdaliicnta bitifDal | إنت َ بـِتـِفضـَل | 
| You(f)  keep | 'inti bitifdaliiicnti bitifDaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِفضـَلي | 
| You(pl)  keep | 'intu bitifdaluiicntoo bitifDaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِفضـَلوا | 
| He/it(m)  keeps | huwa biyifdalhuwa biyifDal | هـُو َ بـِيـِفضـَل | 
| She/it(f)  keeps | hiya bitifdalhiya bitifDal | هـِي َ بـِتـِفضـَل | 
| They  keep | humma biyifdaluhumma biyifDaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفضـَلوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  keep | 'ana hafdalaacnaa hafDal | أنا َ هـَفضـَل | 
| We will  keep | 'ihna hanifdaliicHnaa hanifDal | إحنا َ هـَنـِفضـَل | 
| You(m) will  keep | 'inta hatifdaliicnta hatifDal | إنت َ هـَتـِفضـَل | 
| You(f) will  keep | 'inti hatifdaliiicnti hatifDaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِفضـَلي | 
| You(pl) will  keep | 'intu hatifdaluiicntoo hatifDaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِفضـَلوا | 
| He/it(m) will  keep | huwa hayifdalhuwa hayifDal | هـُو َ هـَيـِفضـَل | 
| She/it(f) will  keep | hiya hatifdalhiya hatifDal | هـِي َ هـَتـِفضـَل | 
| They will  keep | humma hayifdaluhumma hayifDaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفضـَلوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  keep! | 'ifdiliicfDil | إفضـِل | 
| You(f)  keep! | 'ifdiliiicfDily | إفضـِلي | 
| You(pl)  keep! | 'ifdiluiicfDiloo | إفضـِلوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  keeping | 'ana faadilaacnaa faaDil | أنا َ فا َضـِل | 
| I(f) am  keeping | 'ana faadilaaacnaa faaDilaö | أنا َ فا َضـِلـَة | 
| We are  keeping | 'ihna faadileeniicHnaa faaDilyn | إحنا َ فا َضـِلين | 
| You(m) are  keeping | 'inta faadiliicnta faaDil | إنت َ فا َضـِل | 
| You(f) are  keeping | 'inti faadilaiicnti faaDilaö | إنت ِ فا َضـِلـَة | 
| You(pl) are  keeping | 'intu faadileeniicntoo faaDilyn | إنتوا فا َضـِلين | 
| He/it(m) is  keeping | huwa faadilhuwa faaDil | هـُو َ فا َضـِل | 
| She/it(f) is  keeping | hiya faadilahiya faaDilaö | هـِي َ فا َضـِلـَة | 
| They are  keeping | humma faadileenhumma faaDilyn | هـُمّ َ فا َضـِلين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  kept | huwa mafdoolhuwa mafDwl | هـُو َ مـَفضول | 
| She/it(f) is  kept | hiya mafdoolahiya mafDwlaö | هـِي َ مـَفضولـَة | 
| They are  kept | humma mafdooleenhumma mafDwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفضولين |