Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I imprisoned | 'ana habastaacnaa Habast | أنا َ حـَبـَست |
| We imprisoned | 'ihna habasnaiicHnaa Habasnaa | إحنا َ حـَبـَسنا |
| You(m) imprisoned | 'inta habastiicnta Habast | إنت َ حـَبـَست |
| You(f) imprisoned | 'inti habastiiicnti Habasty | إنت ِ حـَبـَستي |
| You(pl) imprisoned | 'intu habastuiicntoo Habastoo | إنتوا حـَبـَستوا |
| He/it(m) imprisoned | huwa habashuwa Habas | هـُو َ حـَبـَس |
| She/it(f) imprisoned | hiya habasithiya Habasit | هـِي َ حـَبـَسـِت |
| They imprisoned | humma habasuhumma Habasoo | هـُمّ َ حـَبـَسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might imprison | 'ana yimkin 'ahbisaacnaa yimkin aacHbis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحبـِس |
| We might imprison | 'ihna yimkin nihbisiicHnaa yimkin niHbis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحبـِس |
| You(m) might imprison | 'inta yimkin tihbisiicnta yimkin tiHbis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحبـِس |
| You(f) might imprison | 'inti yimkin tihbisiiicnti yimkin tiHbisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحبـِسي |
| You(pl) might imprison | 'intu yimkin tihbisuiicntoo yimkin tiHbisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might imprison | huwa yimkin yihbishuwa yimkin yiHbis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحبـِس |
| She/it(f) might imprison | hiya yimkin tihbishiya yimkin tiHbis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحبـِس |
| They might imprison | humma yimkin yihbisuhumma yimkin yiHbisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحبـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I imprison | 'ana bahbisaacnaa baHbis | أنا َ بـَحبـِس |
| We imprison | 'ihna binihbisiicHnaa biniHbis | إحنا َ بـِنـِحبـِس |
| You(m) imprison | 'inta bitihbisiicnta bitiHbis | إنت َ بـِتـِحبـِس |
| You(f) imprison | 'inti bitihbisiiicnti bitiHbisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحبـِسي |
| You(pl) imprison | 'intu bitihbisuiicntoo bitiHbisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) imprisons | huwa biyihbishuwa biyiHbis | هـُو َ بـِيـِحبـِس |
| She/it(f) imprisons | hiya bitihbishiya bitiHbis | هـِي َ بـِتـِحبـِس |
| They imprison | humma biyihbisuhumma biyiHbisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحبـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will imprison | 'ana hahbisaacnaa haHbis | أنا َ هـَحبـِس |
| We will imprison | 'ihna hanihbisiicHnaa haniHbis | إحنا َ هـَنـِحبـِس |
| You(m) will imprison | 'inta hatihbisiicnta hatiHbis | إنت َ هـَتـِحبـِس |
| You(f) will imprison | 'inti hatihbisiiicnti hatiHbisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحبـِسي |
| You(pl) will imprison | 'intu hatihbisuiicntoo hatiHbisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will imprison | huwa hayihbishuwa hayiHbis | هـُو َ هـَيـِحبـِس |
| She/it(f) will imprison | hiya hatihbishiya hatiHbis | هـِي َ هـَتـِحبـِس |
| They will imprison | humma hayihbisuhumma hayiHbisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحبـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) imprison! | 'ihbisiicHbis | إحبـِس |
| You(f) imprison! | 'ihbisiiicHbisy | إحبـِسي |
| You(pl) imprison! | 'ihbisuiicHbisoo | إحبـِسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am imprisonning | 'ana haebisaacnaa Haebis | أنا َ حا َبـِس |
| I(f) am imprisonning | 'ana haebisaaacnaa Haebisaö | أنا َ حا َبـِسـَة |
| We are imprisonning | 'ihna haebiseeniicHnaa Haebisyn | إحنا َ حا َبـِسين |
| You(m) are imprisonning | 'inta haebisiicnta Haebis | إنت َ حا َبـِس |
| You(f) are imprisonning | 'inti haebisaiicnti Haebisaö | إنت ِ حا َبـِسـَة |
| You(pl) are imprisonning | 'intu haebiseeniicntoo Haebisyn | إنتوا حا َبـِسين |
| He/it(m) is imprisonning | huwa haebishuwa Haebis | هـُو َ حا َبـِس |
| She/it(f) is imprisonning | hiya haebisahiya Haebisaö | هـِي َ حا َبـِسـَة |
| They are imprisonning | humma haebiseenhumma Haebisyn | هـُمّ َ حا َبـِسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is imprisoned | huwa mahbooshuwa maHbws | هـُو َ مـَحبوس |
| She/it(f) is imprisoned | hiya mahboosahiya maHbwsaö | هـِي َ مـَحبوسـَة |
| They are imprisoned | humma mahbooseenhumma maHbwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحبوسين |
