Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tripped | 'ana 'itshankiltaacnaa iictshankilt | أنا َ إتشـَنكـِلت |
| We tripped | 'ihna 'itshankilnaiicHnaa iictshankilnaa | إحنا َ إتشـَنكـِلنا |
| You(m) tripped | 'inta 'itshankiltiicnta iictshankilt | إنت َ إتشـَنكـِلت |
| You(f) tripped | 'inti 'itshankiltiiicnti iictshankilty | إنت ِ إتشـَنكـِلتي |
| You(pl) tripped | 'intu 'itshankiltuiicntoo iictshankiltoo | إنتوا إتشـَنكـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) tripped | huwa 'itshankilhuwa iictshankil | هـُو َ إتشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) tripped | hiya 'itshankilithiya iictshankilit | هـِي َ إتشـَنكـِلـِت |
| They tripped | humma 'itshankiluhumma iictshankiloo | هـُمّ َ إتشـَنكـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trip | 'ana yimkin 'atshankilaacnaa yimkin aactshankil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتشـَنكـِل |
| We might trip | 'ihna yimkin nitshankiliicHnaa yimkin nitshankil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(m) might trip | 'inta yimkin titshankiliicnta yimkin titshankil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) might trip | 'inti yimkin titshankiliiicnti yimkin titshankily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) might trip | 'intu yimkin titshankiluiicntoo yimkin titshankiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might trip | huwa yimkin yitshankilhuwa yimkin yitshankil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) might trip | hiya yimkin titshankilhiya yimkin titshankil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَنكـِل |
| They might trip | humma yimkin yitshankiluhumma yimkin yitshankiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trip | 'ana batshankilaacnaa batshankil | أنا َ بـَتشـَنكـِل |
| We trip | 'ihna binitshankiliicHnaa binitshankil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(m) trip | 'inta bititshankiliicnta bititshankil | إنت َ بـِتـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) trip | 'inti bitishankiliiicnti bitishankily | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) trip | 'intu bititshankiluiicntoo bititshankiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
| He/it(m) trips | huwa biyitshankilhuwa biyitshankil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) trips | hiya bititshankilhiya bititshankil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتشـَنكـِل |
| They trip | humma biyitshankiluhumma biyitshankiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trip | 'ana hatshankilaacnaa hatshankil | أنا َ هـَتشـَنكـِل |
| We will trip | 'ihna hanitshankiliicHnaa hanitshankil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(m) will trip | 'inta hatitshankiliicnta hatitshankil | إنت َ هـَتـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) will trip | 'inti hatitshankiliiicnti hatitshankily | إنت ِ هـَتـِتشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) will trip | 'intu hatitshankiluiicntoo hatitshankiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will trip | huwa hayitshankilhuwa hayitshankil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) will trip | hiya hatitshankilhiya hatitshankil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتشـَنكـِل |
| They will trip | humma hayitshankiluhumma hayitshankiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trip! | 'itshankiliictshankil | إتشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) trip! | 'itshankiliiictshankily | إتشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) trip! | 'itshankiluiictshankiloo | إتشـَنكـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tripped | huwa mitshankilhuwa mitshankil | هـُو َ مـِتشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) is tripped | hiya mitshankilahiya mitshankilaö | هـِي َ مـِتشـَنكـِلـَة |
| They are tripped | humma mitshankileenhumma mitshankilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشـَنكـِلين |
