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Lesson
4
Verbs Present Tense
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plural
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| έχω
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I have
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έχουμε
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we have
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| έχεις
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you have
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έχετε
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you have
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| έχει
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he,
she, it has
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έχουν
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they have
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singular
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plural
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δουλεύω
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I
work
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δουλεύουμε
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we
work
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δουλεύεις
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you
(s) work
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δουλεύετε
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you
(p) work
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δουλεύει
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he,
she, it works
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δουλεύουν
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they
work
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The
sentences below show that -εις endings
are used when addressing friends or children (familiar form) and -ετε
when addressing people we are not familiar with or when children address an
adult. 'Eχετε
and δουλεύετε
are used in the singular for this purpose. (polite form)
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έχεις
αυτοκίνητο
Γιάννη;
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do
you have a car, Yianni?
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έχετε αυτοκίνητο,
κύριε
Σμιθ;
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do
you have a car, Mr
Smith?
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δουλεύεις
σήμερα, Γιάννη;
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are
you working today, Yianni?
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δουλεύετε
σήμερα, κύριε Σμιθ;
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are
you working today, Mr Smith?
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A
great many verbs in the present tense have endings similar to έχω
and
δουλεύω.
To
become familiar with these endings, use the dictionary to complete Crosswords
6 and 7.
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