Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I prepared | 'ana haddartaacnaa HaDDart | أنا َ حـَضّـَرت |
| We prepared | 'ihna haddarnaiicHnaa HaDDarnaa | إحنا َ حـَضّـَرنا |
| You(m) prepared | 'inta haddartiicnta HaDDart | إنت َ حـَضّـَرت |
| You(f) prepared | 'inti haddartiiicnti HaDDarty | إنت ِ حـَضّـَرتي |
| You(pl) prepared | 'intu haddartuiicntoo HaDDartoo | إنتوا حـَضّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) prepared | huwa haddarhuwa HaDDar | هـُو َ حـَضّـَر |
| She/it(f) prepared | hiya haddarithiya HaDDarit | هـِي َ حـَضّـَر ِت |
| They prepared | humma haddaruhumma HaDDaroo | هـُمّ َ حـَضّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prepare | 'ana yimkin 'ahaddaraacnaa yimkin aacHaDDar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَضّـَر |
| We might prepare | 'ihna yimkin nihaddariicHnaa yimkin niHaDDar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَضّـَر |
| You(m) might prepare | 'inta yimkin tihaddariicnta yimkin tiHaDDar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَضّـَر |
| You(f) might prepare | 'inti yimkin tihaddariiicnti yimkin tiHaDDary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَضّـَري |
| You(pl) might prepare | 'intu yimkin tihaddaruiicntoo yimkin tiHaDDaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَضّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might prepare | huwa yimkin yihaddarhuwa yimkin yiHaDDar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَضّـَر |
| She/it(f) might prepare | hiya yimkin tihaddarhiya yimkin tiHaDDar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَضّـَر |
| They might prepare | humma yimkin yihaddaruhumma yimkin yiHaDDaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَضّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prepare | 'ana bahaddaraacnaa baHaDDar | أنا َ بـَحـَضّـَر |
| We prepare | 'ihna binihaddariicHnaa biniHaDDar | إحنا َ بـِنـِحـَضّـَر |
| You(m) prepare | 'inta bitihaddariicnta bitiHaDDar | إنت َ بـِتـِحـَضّـَر |
| You(f) prepare | 'inti bitihaddariiicnti bitiHaDDary | إنت ِ بـِتـِحـَضّـَري |
| You(pl) prepare | 'intu bitihaddaruiicntoo bitiHaDDaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِحـَضّـَروا |
| He/it(m) prepares | huwa biyihaddarhuwa biyiHaDDar | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَضّـَر |
| She/it(f) prepares | hiya bitihaddarhiya bitiHaDDar | هـِي َ بـِتـِحـَضّـَر |
| They prepare | humma biyihaddaruhumma biyiHaDDaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَضّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prepare | 'ana hahaddaraacnaa haHaDDar | أنا َ هـَحـَضّـَر |
| We will prepare | 'ihna hanihaddariicHnaa haniHaDDar | إحنا َ هـَنـِحـَضّـَر |
| You(m) will prepare | 'inta hatihaddariicnta hatiHaDDar | إنت َ هـَتـِحـَضّـَر |
| You(f) will prepare | 'inti hatihaddariiicnti hatiHaDDary | إنت ِ هـَتـِحـَضّـَري |
| You(pl) will prepare | 'intu hatihaddaruiicntoo hatiHaDDaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِحـَضّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will prepare | huwa hayihaddarhuwa hayiHaDDar | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَضّـَر |
| She/it(f) will prepare | hiya hatihaddarhiya hatiHaDDar | هـِي َ هـَتـِحـَضّـَر |
| They will prepare | humma hayihaddaruhumma hayiHaDDaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَضّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prepare! | 'ihdariicHDar | إحضـَر |
| You(f) prepare! | 'ihdariiicHDary | إحضـَري |
| You(pl) prepare! | ihdaruiHDaroo | ِحضـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is prepared | huwa muhaddarhuwa muHaDDar | هـُو َ مـُحـَضّـَر |
| She/it(f) is prepared | hiya muhaddarahiya muHaDDaraö | هـِي َ مـُحـَضّـَر َة |
| They are prepared | humma muhaddareenhumma muHaDDaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُحـَضّـَرين |
