Present tense


Present active

How to build the present active tense:
verb stem + present suffix

to read to love to know (can)
διαβάζω αγαπάω μπορώ
διαβάζεις αγαπάς μπορείς
διαβάζει αγαπάει μπορεί
διαβάζουμε αγαπάμε μπορούμε
διαβάζετε αγαπάτε μπορείτε
διαβάζουν αγαπάνε μπορούν

The first conjugation medium/Passive includes verbs with -ομαι ending.
The second conjugation includes verbs with -ιεμαι, -ώμαι, and -ούμαι endings.


Present medium/passive

 
to get up
(in the morning)
to love
(each other)
to guarantee
to tell (s.th.)
σηκώνομαι αγαπιέμαι εγγυώμαι διηγούμαι
σηκώνεσαι αγαπιέσαι εγγυάσαι διηγείσαι
σηκώνεται αγαπιέται εγγυάται διηγείται
σηκωνόμαστε αγαπιόμαστε εγγυώμαστε διηγούμαστε
σηκώνεστε αγαπιέστε εγγυάστε διηγείστε
σηκώνονται αγαπιούνται εγγυώνται διηγούνται


 

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