Future, Imperfect, & Aorist

Conjugate ειμι in the present tense.

ειμι, ει, εστι, εσμεν, εστε, εισιν

Primary verb endings:

-ω, -εις, -ει, -ομεν, -ετε, -ουσιν

How to conjugate the future tense?

add σ between stem and present endings

Conjugate λυω in the future tense (all persons)

λυσω, λυσεις, λυσει, λυσομεν, λυσετε, λυσουσιν

Conjugate κελευω in the future tense (all persons)

κελευσω, κελευσεις, κελευσει, κελευσομεν, κελευσετε, κελευσουσιν

When conjugating the future tense, π, φ, and β become __

ψ

(π + σ = ψ)

(β + σ = ψ)

When conjugating the future tense, κ, γ, and χ become __

ξ

(κ + σ = ξ)

(γ + σ = ξ)

(χ + σ = ξ)

When conjugating the future tense, τ, δ, θ, and ζ become __

σ

(τ + σ = σ)

(θ + σ = σ)

(ζ + σ = σ)

Conjugate γραφω in the future tense (all persons)

γραψω, γραψεις, γραψει, γραψομεν, γραψετε, γραψουσιν

Conjugate θαυμαζω in the future tense (all persons)

θαυμασω, θαυμασεις, θαυμασει, θαυμασομεν, θαυμασετε, θαυμασουσιν

Conjugate πειθω in the future tense (all persons)

πεισω, πεισεις, πεισει, πεισομεν, πεισετε, πεισουσιν

Conjugate αγω in the future tense (all persons)

αξω, αξεις, αξει, αξομεν, αξετε, αξουσιν

Conjugate λεγω in the future tense (all persons)

λεξω, λεξεις, λεξει, λεξομεν, λεξετε, λεξουσιν

Secondary personal endings are used for which three tenses?

imperfect, aorist, pluperfect

(historical tenses)

Secondary personal endings:

-ον, -ες, -ε, -ομεν, -ετε, -ον

How to conjugate imperfect tense

add ε before the stem; use secondary verb endings

Conjugate λαμβανω in the imperfect tense (all persons)

ελαμβανον, ελμαβανες, ελαμβανε, ελαμβανομεν, ελαμβανετε, ελαμβανον

Conjugate λυω in the imperfect tense (all persons)

ελυον, ελυες, ελυε, ελυομεν, ελυετε, ελυον

When conjugating the imperfect tense, stems beginning with the vowels α, ε, or ο need to be changed.

α and ε (also αι and ει) become __

η

(ε + α = η)

(ε + ε = η)

When conjugating the imperfect tense, stems beginning with the vowels α, ε, or ο need to be changed.

ο (also οι) becomes __

ω

(ε + ο = ω)

Conjugate αρχω in the imperfect tense (all persons)

ηρχον, ηρχες, ηρχε, ηρχομεν, ηρχετε, ηρχον

Verb endings must be contracted when stems end in the vowels α, ε, or ο.

ε + ο = __

(also ε + ου)

ου

Verb endings must be contracted when stems end in the vowels α, ε, or ο.

ε + ε = __

(also ε + ει)

ει

Verb endings must be contracted when stems end in the vowels α, ε, or ο.

α + ο = __

(also α + ου)

ω

Verb endings must be contracted when stems end in the vowels α, ε, or ο.

α + ε = __

(also α + ει)

α

Conjugate αιρεω in the imperfect tense (all persons)

ηρουν, ηρεις, ηρει, ηρουμεν, ηρειτε, ηρουν

Conjugate ερωταω in the imperfect tense (all persons)

ηρωτων, ηρωτας, ηρωτα, ηρωτωμεν, ηρωτατε, ηρωτων

how to conjugate the first aorist

(augment + verb stem) + (-σα + secondary endings)

first aorist endings

-σα, -σας, -σε, -σαμεν, -σατε, -σαν

Conjugate λυω in the first aorist tense (all persons)

ελυσα, ελυσας, ελυσε, ελυσαμεν, ελυσατε, ελυσαν