Greek Table of Verb Tenses: 30 Common Greek Verbs in ALL the Tenses

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Now that you have learned how to form all the modern Greek tenses, it would be very helpful to have some of the most common Greek verbs in the first person singular of every single tense. Helinika created a table with 30 common Greek verbs (regular/irregular, active/passive). Learning Greek is much easier than you think. Start by memorizing these verbs, and you will already be able to maintain short conversations in Greek.

Greek Table of Verb Tenses – Common Greek Verbs

ฮ•ฮฝฮตฯƒฯ„ฯŽฯ„ฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฯŒฯฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯ‚ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฯ„ฮฑฯ„ฮนฮบฯŒฯ‚ฮœฮญฮปฮป. ฮฃฯ„ฮนฮณฮผฮนฮฑฮฏฮฟฯ‚ฮœฮญฮปฮป. ฮ•ฮพฮฑฮบฮฟฮปฮฟฯ…ฮธฮทฯ„ฮนฮบฯŒฯ‚ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮตฮฏฮผฮตฮฝฮฟฯ‚ฮฅฯ€ฮตฯฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮญฮปฮนฮบฮฟฯ‚ฮœฮญฮปฮป. ฮฃฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮตฮปฮตฯƒฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ‚
ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ (to have)ฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰
ฮตฮฏฮผฮฑฮน (to be)ฮฎฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮธฮฑ ฮตฮฏฮผฮฑฮน
ฮบฮฌฮฝฯ‰ (to do)ฮญฮบฮฑฮฝฮฑฮญฮบฮฑฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮน
ฮณฯฮฌฯ†ฯ‰ (to write)ฮญฮณฯฮฑฯˆฮฑฮญฮณฯฮฑฯ†ฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮณฯฮฌฯ†ฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฮตฮน
ฯ„ฯฯŽฯ‰ (to eat)ฮญฯ†ฮฑฮณฮฑฮญฯ„ฯฯ‰ฮณฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ†ฮฌฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ„ฯฯŽฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ†ฮฌฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ†ฮฌฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ†ฮฌฮตฮน
ฯ€ฮฏฮฝฯ‰ (to drink)ฮฎฯ€ฮนฮฑฮญฯ€ฮนฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮนฯŽฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮฏฮฝฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮนฮตฮฏฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮนฮตฮฏฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮนฮตฮฏ
ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฌฯ‰ (to love)ฮฑฮณฮฌฯ€ฮทฯƒฮฑฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฎฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฌฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮฎฯƒฮตฮน
ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ (to ask)ฯฯŽฯ„ฮทฯƒฮฑฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฎฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯฯ‰ฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮน
ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ (to look/stare)ฮบฮฟฮฏฯ„ฮฑฮพฮฑฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฮพฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฮพฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฮพฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฮพฮตฮน
ฮญฯฯ‡ฮฟฮผฮฑฮน (to come)ฮฎฯฮธฮฑฮตฯฯ‡ฯŒฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮธฮฑ ฮญฯฮธฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮญฯฯ‡ฮฟฮผฮฑฮนฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮญฯฮธฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮญฯฮธฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮญฯฮธฮตฮน
ฯ†ฮตฯฮณฯ‰ (to leave)ฮญฯ†ฯ…ฮณฮฑฮญฯ†ฮตฯ…ฮณฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ†ฯฮณฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ†ฮตฯฮณฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮน
ฯƒฯ„ฮญฮปฮฝฯ‰ (to send)ฮญฯƒฯ„ฮตฮนฮปฮฑฮญฯƒฯ„ฮตฮปฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮตฮฏฮปฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮญฮปฮฝฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯƒฯ„ฮตฮฏฮปฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮตฮฏฮปฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯƒฯ„ฮตฮฏฮปฮตฮน
ฮปฮญฯ‰ (to say)ฮตฮฏฯ€ฮฑฮญฮปฮตฮณฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮปฮญฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮตฮน
ฮปฮญฮณฮฟฮผฮฑฮน (to be named)ฮปฮญฯ‡ฮธฮทฮบฮฑฮปฮตฮณฯŒฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮธฮฑ ฮปฮตฯ‡ฮธฯŽฮธฮฑ ฮปฮญฮณฮฟฮผฮฑฮนฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮปฮตฯ‡ฮธฮตฮฏฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮปฮตฯ‡ฮธฮตฮฏฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮปฮตฯ‡ฮธฮตฮฏ
ฯ€ฮตฯฮฝฯŽ (to cross/pass)ฯ€ฮญฯฮฑฯƒฮฑฯ€ฮตฯฮฝฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฌฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฝฯŽฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฌฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฌฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฌฯƒฮตฮน
ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฯ‰ (to take/get)ฯ€ฮฎฯฮฑฮญฯ€ฮฑฮนฯฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮฌฯฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮฌฯฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮฌฯฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮฌฯฮตฮน
ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮฌฮผฮฑฮน (to sleep)ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮฎฮธฮทฮบฮฑฮบฮฟฮนฮผฯŒฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮทฮธฯŽฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮฌฮผฮฑฮนฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮทฮธฮตฮฏฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮทฮธฮตฮฏฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮทฮธฮตฮฏ
ฮฝฯ„ฯฮฝฮฟฮผฮฑฮน (to dress myself)ฮฝฯ„ฯฮธฮทฮบฮฑฮฝฯ„ฯ…ฮฝฯŒฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮธฮฑ ฮฝฯ„ฯ…ฮธฯŽฮธฮฑ ฮฝฯ„ฯฮฝฮฟฮผฮฑฮนฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฝฯ„ฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮฝฯ„ฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฝฯ„ฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏ
ฯ€ฮปฮญฮฝฯ‰ (to wash)ฮญฯ€ฮปฯ…ฮฝฮฑฮญฯ€ฮปฮตฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฯฮฝฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฮญฮฝฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮปฯฮฝฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฯฮฝฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮปฯฮฝฮตฮน
ฯ€ฮปฮญฮฝฮฟฮผฮฑฮน (to wash myself)ฯ€ฮปฯฮธฮทฮบฮฑฯ€ฮปฮตฮฝฯŒฮผฮฑฮนฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฯ…ฮธฯŽฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฮญฮฝฮฟฮผฮฑฮนฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮปฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮปฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏ
ฮถฯ‰ (to live)ฮญฮถฮทฯƒฮฑฮถฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮถฮฎฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮถฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮถฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮถฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮถฮฎฯƒฮตฮน
ฮผฯ€ฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ‰ (to enter)ฮผฯ€ฮฎฮบฮฑฮญฮผฯ€ฮฑฮนฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮผฯ€ฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮผฯ€ฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮผฯ€ฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮผฯ€ฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮผฯ€ฮตฮน
ฯ„ฯฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ (to run)ฮญฯ„ฯฮตฮพฮฑฮญฯ„ฯฮตฯ‡ฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮญฮพฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ„ฯฮญฮพฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮญฮพฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ„ฯฮญฮพฮตฮน
ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฌฯ‰ (to sing)ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯฮดฮทฯƒฮฑฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฎฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฌฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฎฯƒฮตฮน
ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ (to walk)ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฌฯ„ฮทฯƒฮฑฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮน
ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮน (to be born)ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮฎฮธฮทฮบฮฑฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮนฯŒฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮธฮฑ ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮทฮธฯŽฮธฮฑ ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮนฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮทฮธฮตฮฏฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮทฮธฮตฮฏฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮทฮธฮตฮฏ
ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฯ‰ (to cook)ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮฏฯฮตฯˆฮฑฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮฏฯฮตฯ…ฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮญฯˆฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮญฯˆฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮญฯˆฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮญฯˆฮตฮน
ฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ (to hold)ฮบฯฮฌฯ„ฮทฯƒฮฑฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฌฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฯฮฑฯ„ฮฎฯƒฮตฮน
ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฮถฯ‰ (to clean)ฮบฮฑฮธฮฌฯฮนฯƒฮฑฮบฮฑฮธฮฌฯฮนฮถฮฑฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฯƒฯ‰ฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฮถฯ‰ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฯƒฮตฮนฮตฮฏฯ‡ฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฯƒฮตฮนฮธฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฯƒฮตฮน
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