Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I failed | 'ana cheebtaacnaa Kybt | أنا َ خيبت |
| We failed | 'ihna cheebnaiicHnaa Kybnaa | إحنا َ خيبنا |
| You(m) failed | 'inta cheebtiicnta Kybt | إنت َ خيبت |
| You(f) failed | 'inti cheebtiiicnti Kybty | إنت ِ خيبتي |
| You(pl) failed | 'intu cheebtuiicntoo Kybtoo | إنتوا خيبتوا |
| He/it(m) failed | huwa chaebhuwa Kaeb | هـُو َ خا َب |
| She/it(f) failed | hiya chaebithiya Kaebit | هـِي َ خا َبـِت |
| They failed | humma chabuhumma Kaeboo | هـُمّ َ خا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fail | 'ana yimkin 'acheebaacnaa yimkin aacKyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخيب |
| We might fail | 'ihna yimkin nicheebiicHnaa yimkin niKyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخيب |
| You(m) might fail | 'inta yimkin ticheebiicnta yimkin tiKyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخيب |
| You(f) might fail | 'inti yimkin ticheebiiicnti yimkin tiKyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخيبي |
| You(pl) might fail | 'intu yimkin ticheebuiicntoo yimkin tiKyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخيبوا |
| He/it(m) might fail | huwa yimkin yicheebhuwa yimkin yiKyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخيب |
| She/it(f) might fail | hiya yimkin ticheebhiya yimkin tiKyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخيب |
| They might fail | humma yimkin yicheebuhumma yimkin yiKyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fail | 'ana bacheebaacnaa baKyb | أنا َ بـَخيب |
| We fail | 'ihna bincheebiicHnaa binKyb | إحنا َ بـِنخيب |
| You(m) fail | 'inta bitcheebiicnta bitKyb | إنت َ بـِتخيب |
| You(f) fail | 'inti bitcheebiiicnti bitKyby | إنت ِ بـِتخيبي |
| You(pl) fail | 'intu bitcheebuiicntoo bitKyboo | إنتوا بـِتخيبوا |
| He/it(m) fails | huwa biyicheebhuwa biyiKyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِخيب |
| She/it(f) fails | hiya bitcheebhiya bitKyb | هـِي َ بـِتخيب |
| They fail | humma biyicheebuhumma biyiKyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fail | 'ana hacheebaacnaa haKyb | أنا َ هـَخيب |
| We will fail | 'ihna hancheebiicHnaa hanKyb | إحنا َ هـَنخيب |
| You(m) will fail | 'inta hatcheebiicnta hatKyb | إنت َ هـَتخيب |
| You(f) will fail | 'inti hatcheebiiicnti hatKyby | إنت ِ هـَتخيبي |
| You(pl) will fail | 'intu hatcheebuiicntoo hatKyboo | إنتوا هـَتخيبوا |
| He/it(m) will fail | huwa hayicheebhuwa hayiKyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِخيب |
| She/it(f) will fail | hiya hatcheebhiya hatKyb | هـِي َ هـَتخيب |
| They will fail | humma hayicheebuhumma hayiKyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fail! | cheebKyb | خيب |
| You(f) fail! | cheebiKyby | خيبي |
| You(pl) fail! | cheebuKyboo | خيبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am failing | 'ana chaeyibaacnaa Kaeyib | أنا َ خا َيـِب |
| I(f) am failing | 'ana chaeyibaaacnaa Kaeyibaö | أنا َ خا َيـِبـَة |
| We are failing | 'ihna chaeyibeeniicHnaa Kaeyibyn | إحنا َ خا َيـِبين |
| You(m) are failing | 'inta chaeyibiicnta Kaeyib | إنت َ خا َيـِب |
| You(f) are failing | 'inti chaeyibaiicnti Kaeyibaö | إنت ِ خا َيـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are failing | 'intu chaeyibeeniicntoo Kaeyibyn | إنتوا خا َيـِبين |
| He/it(m) is failing | huwa chaeyibhuwa Kaeyib | هـُو َ خا َيـِب |
| She/it(f) is failing | hiya chaeyibahiya Kaeyibaö | هـِي َ خا َيـِبـَة |
| They are failing | humma chaeyibeenhumma Kaeyibyn | هـُمّ َ خا َيـِبين |
