Language/Modern-greek-1453/Grammar/Future-Tense
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The future tenses in Greek is three, form conveys expectation and used as follows:
Simple Futute[edit | edit source]
Simple Future : Στιγμιαίος ή Απλός μέλλοντας, describes an action or event that will take place in the future without
being interested in its duration. He is trained by using the particle "θα " before the verb characterizes both future tenses :
θα + the present tense ending:
Θα πληρώσω αύριο το λογαριασμό / tha plirwsso àvrio to logariasmo
I shall pay the bill tommorow.
Personal Pronouns | Greek conjugation: particle «θα» | English conjuction |
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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, αυτές, αυτά | θα διαβάσουν | they will read |
Future Continuous[edit | edit source]
Future Continuous : Εξακολουθητικός Μέλλοντας one is used to show that the activity
or event is completed on a certain moment in the future.
Likewise with the particle «θα», but followed by the verb derived from the aorist stem with endings of the present tense.
(the two latter sentences).
θα + the present tense ending
Θα προσφέρει λουλούδια στη γυναίκα του κάθε εβδομάδα/ tha prosféri louloùdia sti ginéka tou ôli tin evdomàda
He will be giving his wife flowers every week.
Personal Pronouns | Greek conjugation: the particle «θα»: tha | English conjugation |
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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, αυτές, αυτά | θα διαβάζουν | they will be reading |
Future Perfect[edit | edit source]
Future perfect : Συντελεσμένος Μέλλοντας refers to the future and shows that the action or the event described by the verb will
be completed in the future before another action, event or a certain point of time.
The Future Perfect is formed by using the particle “θα” the auxiliary verb "έχω "and the participle of the verb :
θα + auxiliary verb έχω + participle of the verb
Θα έχω μαγειρέψει πριν έρθεις
I shall have cooked before you come.
Personal Pronouns | Greek conjugation: the particle «θα»: tha | English conjugation |
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εγώ | θα έχω διαβάσει | I will have studied |
εσύ | θα έχεις διαβάσει | you will have studied |
αυτός, -ή, -ό | θα έχει διαβάσει | he/she/it will have studied |
εμείς | θα έχουμε διαβάσει | we will have studied |
εσείς | θα έχετε διαβάσει | you will have studied |
αυτοί, -ές, -ά | θα έχουν διαβάσει | they will have studied |
Author[edit source]
- Ευγενική χορηγία που στοχεύει να βοηθήσει μαθητές ή μη, απανταχού της Γης, που επιδίδονται στην εκμάθηση της ελληνικής γλώσσας!
- Contribution bénévole visant à aider les personnes, partout dans le monde, qui sont engagées dans l'apprentissage de la langue grecque !
- Voluntary contribution aimed at helping people, all over the world, who are committed to learning the Greek language!
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- The final v
- Adjective and Adverb
- Personal Pronouns
- Greek phonology of the consonants : Φφ Θθ
- Verb To Be
- Words written with γγ or γκ
- Negations
- Indefinite pronouns
- Greek Deponent Verbs
- Past Tense
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