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Future tenses (Μελλοντικοί χρόνοι)
Simple futute
Στιγμιαίος μέλλοντας / stigmiaios mellontas
Use it for something you will do in the future but for a short period of time.
- I will read the article tomorrow
- Εγώ θα διαβάσω ένα άρθρο αύριο / egw tha diavasw ena arthro aurio
| Greek conjugation | diavasw | English conjuction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| εγώ | θα | διαβάσω | I | will | read |
| εσύ | θα | διαβάσεις | you | will | read |
| αυτός/αυτή/αυτό | θα | διαβάσει | he/she/it | will | read |
| εμείς | θα | διαβάσουμε | we | will | read |
| εσείς | θα | διαβάσετε | you | will | read |
| αυτοί | θα | διαβάσουν | they | will | read |
Future continuous
Μέλλοντας διαρκείας / mellontas diarkeias
Use it for something you will achieve in the future for a long period of time.
- I will be reading the article this weekend
- Θα διαβάζω το άρθρο αυτό το Σαββατοκύριακο / tha diavazw to arthro auto to Savvatokuriako
Difference between 2 conjugations: change the last consonant letters of the verbs.
| Greek conjugation | tha | diavazw | English conjugation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Εγώ | θα | διαβάζω | I | will be | reading |
| εσύ | θα | διαβάζεις | you | will be | reading |
| αυτός/ή/ό | θα | διαβάζει | he/she/it | will be | reading |
| εμείς | θα | διαβάζουμε | we | will be | reading |
| εσείς | θα | διαβάζετε | you | will be | reading |
| αυτοί | θα | διαβάζουν | they | will be | reading |