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 |