The Most Important Verbs in Greek

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Greek, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Greek verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

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1
to have	έχω
I have	εγώ έχω
you have	εσύ έχεις
he has	αυτός έχει
we have	εμείς έχουμε
you have	εσείς έχετε
they have	αυτοί έχουν

2
to be	είμαι
I am	εγώ είμαι
you are	εσύ είσαι
he is	αυτός είναι
we are	εμείς είμαστε
you are	εσείς είσαστε(είστε)
they are	αυτοί είναι

3
to go	πηγαίνω
I go	εγώ πηγαίνω
you go	εσύ πηγαίνεις
he goes	αυτός πηγαίνει
we go	εμείς πηγαίνουμε
you go	εσείς πηγαίνετε
they go	αυτοί πηγαίνουν

4
can	μπορώ
I can	εγώ μπορώ
you can	εσύ μπορείς
he can	αυτός μπορεί
we can	εμείς μπορούμε
you can	εσείς μπορείτε
they can	αυτοί μπορούν
you can (formal)	εσείς μπορείτε (ευγενικό)

5
to do	κάνω
I do	εγώ κάνω
you do	εσύ κάνεις
he does	αυτός κάνει
we do	εμείς κάνουμε
you do	εσείς κάνετε
they do	αυτοί κάνουν(ε)

6
I had	εγώ είχα
you had	εσύ είχες
he had	αυτός είχε
we had	εμείς είχαμε
you had	εσείς είχατε
they had	αυτοί είχαν(ε)

7
I was	εγώ ήμουν(α)
you were	εσύ ήσουν(α)
he was	αυτός ήταν(ε)
we were	εμείς ήμασταν
you were	εσείς ήσασταν
they were	αυτοί ήταν(ε)

8
I went	εγώ πήγαινα
you went	εσύ πήγαινες
he went	αυτός πήγαινε
we went	εμείς πήγαιναμε
you went	εσείς πηγαίνατε
they went	αυτοί πήγαιναν(ε)

9
I did	εγώ έκανα
you did	εσύ έκανες
he did	αυτός έκανε
we did	εμείς κάναμε
you did	εσείς κάνατε
they did	αυτοί έκαναν

10
I will have	εγώ θα έχω
you will have	εσύ θα έχεις
he will have	αυτός θα έχει
we will have	εμείς θα έχουμε
you will have	εσείς θα έχετε
they will have	αυτοί θα έχουν

11
I will be	εγώ θα είμαι
you will be	εσύ θα είσαι
he will be	αυτός θα είναι
we will be	εμείς θα είμαστε
you will be	εσείς θα είστε
they will be	αυτοί θα είναι

12
I will go	εγώ θα πάω
you will go	εσύ θα πας
he will go	αυτός θα πάει
we will go	εμείς θα πάμε
you will go	εσείς θα πάτε
they will go	αυτοί θα πάνε

13
I will do	εγώ θα κάνω
you will do	εσύ θα κάνεις
he will do	αυτός θα κάνει
we will do	εμείς θα κάνουμε
you will do	εσείς θα κάνετε
they will do	αυτοί θα κάνουν

14
Is there ... ?	Υπάρχει...;
May I ... ?	Θα μπορούσα να...;
I need ...	Εγω χρειάζομαι...
Where is ... ?	Που είναι...;
What is ... ?	Τι είναι...;
How much is ... ?	Πόσο κάνει...;
I would like to have ...	Θα ήθελα...
Can you ... ?	Μπορείς να...;
Can you (formal) ... ?	Μπορείτε να...;

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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The Most Important Verbs in Greek

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