Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I tripped | 'ana shankiltaacnaa shankilt | أنا َ شـَنكـِلت |
| We tripped | 'ihna shankilnaiicHnaa shankilnaa | إحنا َ شـَنكـِلنا |
| You(m) tripped | 'inta shankiltiicnta shankilt | إنت َ شـَنكـِلت |
| You(f) tripped | 'inti shankiltiiicnti shankilty | إنت ِ شـَنكـِلتي |
| You(pl) tripped | 'intu shankiltuiicntoo shankiltoo | إنتوا شـَنكـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) tripped | huwa shankilhuwa shankil | هـُو َ شـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) tripped | hiya shankilithiya shankilit | هـِي َ شـَنكـِلـِت |
| They tripped | humma shankiluhumma shankiloo | هـُمّ َ شـَنكـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trip | 'ana yimkin 'ashankilaacnaa yimkin aacshankil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَنكـِل |
| We might trip | 'ihna yimkin nishankiliicHnaa yimkin nishankil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَنكـِل |
| You(m) might trip | 'inta yimkin tishankiliicnta yimkin tishankil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) might trip | 'inti yimkin tishankiliiicnti yimkin tishankily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) might trip | 'intu yimkin tishankiluiicntoo yimkin tishankiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَنكـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might trip | huwa yimkin yishankilhuwa yimkin yishankil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) might trip | hiya yimkin tishankilhiya yimkin tishankil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَنكـِل |
| They might trip | humma yimkin yishankiluhumma yimkin yishankiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَنكـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trip | 'ana bashankilaacnaa bashankil | أنا َ بـَشـَنكـِل |
| We trip | 'ihna binshankiliicHnaa binshankil | إحنا َ بـِنشـَنكـِل |
| You(m) trip | 'inta bitshankiliicnta bitshankil | إنت َ بـِتشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) trip | 'inti bitshankiliiicnti bitshankily | إنت ِ بـِتشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) trip | 'intu bitshankiluiicntoo bitshankiloo | إنتوا بـِتشـَنكـِلوا |
| He/it(m) trips | huwa biyishankilhuwa biyishankil | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) trips | hiya bitshankilhiya bitshankil | هـِي َ بـِتشـَنكـِل |
| They trip | humma biyishankiluhumma biyishankiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَنكـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trip | 'ana hashankilaacnaa hashankil | أنا َ هـَشـَنكـِل |
| We will trip | 'ihna hanshankiliicHnaa hanshankil | إحنا َ هـَنشـَنكـِل |
| You(m) will trip | 'inta hatshankiliicnta hatshankil | إنت َ هـَتشـَنكـِل |
| You(f) will trip | 'inti hatshankiliiicnti hatshankily | إنت ِ هـَتشـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) will trip | 'intu hatshankiluiicntoo hatshankiloo | إنتوا هـَتشـَنكـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will trip | huwa hayishankilhuwa hayishankil | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) will trip | hiya hatshankilhiya hatshankil | هـِي َ هـَتشـَنكـِل |
| They will trip | humma hayishankiluhumma hayishankiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَنكـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trip! | shankilshankil | شـَنكـِل |
| You(f) trip! | shankilishankily | شـَنكـِلي |
| You(pl) trip! | shankilushankiloo | شـَنكـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is tripped | huwa mishankilhuwa mishankil | هـُو َ مـِشـَنكـِل |
| She/it(f) is tripped | hiya mishankilahiya mishankilaö | هـِي َ مـِشـَنكـِلـَة |
| They are tripped | humma mishankileenhumma mishankilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِشـَنكـِلين |
