Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I arrested | 'ana 'abadtaacnaa qabaDt | أنا َ قـَبـَضت |
| We arrested | 'ihna 'abadnaiicHnaa qabaDnaa | إحنا َ قـَبـَضنا |
| You(m) arrested | 'inta 'abadtiicnta qabaDt | إنت َ قـَبـَضت |
| You(f) arrested | 'inti 'abadtiiicnti qabaDty | إنت ِ قـَبـَضتي |
| You(pl) arrested | 'intu 'abadtuiicntoo qabaDtoo | إنتوا قـَبـَضتوا |
| He/it(m) arrested | huwa 'abadhuwa qabaD | هـُو َ قـَبـَض |
| She/it(f) arrested | hiya 'abadithiya qabaDit | هـِي َ قـَبـَضـِت |
| They arrested | humma 'abaduhumma qabaDoo | هـُمّ َ قـَبـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might arrest | 'ana yimkin 'a'budaacnaa yimkin aacqbuD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقبـُض |
| We might arrest | 'ihna yimkin nu'budiicHnaa yimkin nuqbuD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقبـُض |
| You(m) might arrest | 'inta yimkin tu'budiicnta yimkin tuqbuD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقبـُض |
| You(f) might arrest | 'inti yimkin tu'budiiicnti yimkin tuqbuDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقبـُضي |
| You(pl) might arrest | 'intu yimkin tu'buduiicntoo yimkin tuqbuDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقبـُضوا |
| He/it(m) might arrest | huwa yimkin yu'budhuwa yimkin yuqbuD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقبـُض |
| She/it(f) might arrest | hiya yimkin tu'budhiya yimkin tuqbuD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقبـُض |
| They might arrest | humma yimkin yu'buduhumma yimkin yuqbuDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقبـُضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I arrest | 'ana ba'budaacnaa baqbuD | أنا َ بـَقبـُض |
| We arrest | 'ihna binu'budiicHnaa binuqbuD | إحنا َ بـِنـُقبـُض |
| You(m) arrest | 'inta bitu'budiicnta bituqbuD | إنت َ بـِتـُقبـُض |
| You(f) arrest | 'inti bitu'budiiicnti bituqbuDy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقبـُضي |
| You(pl) arrest | 'intu bitu'buduiicntoo bituqbuDoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقبـُضوا |
| He/it(m) arrests | huwa biyu'budhuwa biyuqbuD | هـُو َ بـِيـُقبـُض |
| She/it(f) arrests | hiya bitu'budhiya bituqbuD | هـِي َ بـِتـُقبـُض |
| They arrest | humma biyu'buduhumma biyuqbuDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقبـُضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will arrest | 'ana ha'budaacnaa haqbuD | أنا َ هـَقبـُض |
| We will arrest | 'ihna hanu'budiicHnaa hanuqbuD | إحنا َ هـَنـُقبـُض |
| You(m) will arrest | 'inta hatu'budiicnta hatuqbuD | إنت َ هـَتـُقبـُض |
| You(f) will arrest | 'inti hatu'budiiicnti hatuqbuDy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقبـُضي |
| You(pl) will arrest | 'intu hatu'buduiicntoo hatuqbuDoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقبـُضوا |
| He/it(m) will arrest | huwa hayu'budhuwa hayuqbuD | هـُو َ هـَيـُقبـُض |
| She/it(f) will arrest | hiya hatu'budhiya hatuqbuD | هـِي َ هـَتـُقبـُض |
| They will arrest | humma hayu'buduhumma hayuqbuDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقبـُضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) arrest! | 'u'buduucqbuD | أ ُقبـُض |
| You(f) arrest! | 'u'budiuucqbuDy | أ ُقبـُضي |
| You(pl) arrest! | 'u'buduuucqbuDoo | أ ُقبـُضوا |
