Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tripped | 'ana kaAbiltaacnaa kaAbilt | أنا َ كـَعبـِلت |
| We tripped | 'ihna kaAbilnaiicHnaa kaAbilnaa | إحنا َ كـَعبـِلنا |
| You(m) tripped | 'inta kaAbiltiicnta kaAbilt | إنت َ كـَعبـِلت |
| You(f) tripped | 'inti kaAbiltiiicnti kaAbilty | إنت ِ كـَعبـِلتي |
| You(pl) tripped | 'intu kaAbiltuiicntoo kaAbiltoo | إنتوا كـَعبـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) tripped | huwa kaAbilhuwa kaAbil | هـُو َ كـَعبـِل |
| She/it(f) tripped | hiya kaAbilithiya kaAbilit | هـِي َ كـَعبـِلـِت |
| They tripped | humma kaAbiluhumma kaAbiloo | هـُمّ َ كـَعبـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trip | 'ana yimkin 'akaAbilaacnaa yimkin aackaAbil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَعبـِل |
| We might trip | 'ihna yimkin nikaAbiliicHnaa yimkin nikaAbil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَعبـِل |
| You(m) might trip | 'inta yimkin tikaAbiliicnta yimkin tikaAbil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَعبـِل |
| You(f) might trip | 'inti yimkin tikaAbiliiicnti yimkin tikaAbily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَعبـِلي |
| You(pl) might trip | 'intu yimkin tikaAbiluiicntoo yimkin tikaAbiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَعبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might trip | huwa yimkin yikaAbilhuwa yimkin yikaAbil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَعبـِل |
| She/it(f) might trip | hiya yimkin tikaAbilhiya yimkin tikaAbil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَعبـِل |
| They might trip | humma yimkin yikaAbiluhumma yimkin yikaAbiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَعبـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trip | 'ana bakaAbilaacnaa bakaAbil | أنا َ بـَكـَعبـِل |
| We trip | 'ihna binkaAbiliicHnaa binkaAbil | إحنا َ بـِنكـَعبـِل |
| You(m) trip | 'inta bitkaAbiliicnta bitkaAbil | إنت َ بـِتكـَعبـِل |
| You(f) trip | 'inti bitkaAbiliiicnti bitkaAbily | إنت ِ بـِتكـَعبـِلي |
| You(pl) trip | 'intu bitkaAbiluiicntoo bitkaAbiloo | إنتوا بـِتكـَعبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) trips | huwa biyikaAbilhuwa biyikaAbil | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَعبـِل |
| She/it(f) trips | hiya bitkaAbilhiya bitkaAbil | هـِي َ بـِتكـَعبـِل |
| They trip | humma biyikaAbiluhumma biyikaAbiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَعبـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trip | 'ana hakaAbilaacnaa hakaAbil | أنا َ هـَكـَعبـِل |
| We will trip | 'ihna hankaAbiliicHnaa hankaAbil | إحنا َ هـَنكـَعبـِل |
| You(m) will trip | 'inta hatkaAbiliicnta hatkaAbil | إنت َ هـَتكـَعبـِل |
| You(f) will trip | 'inti hatkaAbiliiicnti hatkaAbily | إنت ِ هـَتكـَعبـِلي |
| You(pl) will trip | 'intu hatkaAbiluiicntoo hatkaAbiloo | إنتوا هـَتكـَعبـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will trip | huwa hayikaAbilhuwa hayikaAbil | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَعبـِل |
| She/it(f) will trip | hiya hatkaAbilhiya hatkaAbil | هـِي َ هـَتكـَعبـِل |
| They will trip | humma hayikaAbiluhumma hayikaAbiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَعبـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trip! | kaAbilkaAbil | كـَعبـِل |
| You(f) trip! | kaAbilikaAbily | كـَعبـِلي |
| You(pl) trip! | kaAbilukaAbiloo | كـَعبـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tripped | huwa mikaAbilhuwa mikaAbil | هـُو َ مـِكـَعبـِل |
| She/it(f) is tripped | hiya mikaAbilahiya mikaAbilaö | هـِي َ مـِكـَعبـِلـَة |
| They are tripped | humma mikaAbileenhumma mikaAbilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِكـَعبـِلين |
