Lesson 6 Verbs Present Tense 2

The verb ‘to speak’ is shown below. Note that there are alternative verb-endings. In these lessons we will use the versions given first i.e. those endings indicated in red. 

 

μιλάω ή μιλώ	I speak
μιλάς	you speak
μιλάει ή μιλά*	he, she it speaks
μιλάμε ή μιλούμε	we speak
μιλάτε	you speak
μιλάν ή μιλούν	they speak

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other verbs conjugated in the same way include αγαπάω, γελάω, γερνάω, γλεντάω, διψάω,  ζητάω, κολυμπάω, ξεχνάω, πεινάω, περνάω, πονάω, προτιμάω, ρωτάω, τραγουδάω. Note that these verbs end with –άω but you will also see μιλώ, αγαπώ, γελώ etc. Indeed, if you look for them most dictionaries you will find the -ώ version as opposed to the -άω.

 (*Author's note. You will often come across this version and αγαπά, ρωτά, προτιμά etc. Beware, it caught me out when I first came across it!)  

The verb ‘to say’ has the following endings: 

λέω	Ι say
λες	you say
λέει	he, she, it says
λέμε	we say
λέτε	you say
λένε ή λεν	they say

 Other examples - ακούω, κλαίω, πάω, τρώω

 NB The verb ‘to go’ has an alternative form in the present tense as follows:

πηγαίνω	I go
πηγαίνεις	you go
πηγαίνει	he, she, it goes
πηγαίνουμε	we go
πηγαίνετε	you go
πηγαίνουν	they go

 Αnother group of verbs are accented on the final ώ and end as follows:

μπορώ	I can, am able
μπορείς	you can
μπορεί	he, she it can
μπορούμε	we can
μπορείτε	you can
μπορούν	they can

 Other examples –  οδηγώ, προσπαθώ, συμφωνώ.

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