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