Verb conjugator

Greek verb conjugation tables

Type any Greek verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Greek verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Greek verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like είμαι (to be) or είμαι (to be), or type any Greek verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing είμαι (to be) · irregular; no aorist (imperfective only)

είμαι

to be irregular; no aorist (imperfective only)
Ενεστώτας (Present)
εγώ είμαι
εσύ είσαι
αυτός/αυτή/αυτό είναι
εμείς είμαστε
εσείς είστε
αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά είναι
Παρατατικός (Imperfect)
εγώ ήμουν
εσύ ήσουν
αυτός/αυτή/αυτό ήταν
εμείς ήμαστε
εσείς ήσαστε
αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά ήταν
Μέλλοντας (Future)
εγώ θα είμαι
εσύ θα είσαι
αυτός/αυτή/αυτό θα είναι
εμείς θα είμαστε
εσείς θα είστε
αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά θα είναι

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How Greek conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Ενεστώτας (Present), Παρατατικός (Imperfect), Μέλλοντας (Future).

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular; no aorist (imperfective only) for είμαι, for example). Irregular verbs like είμαι (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Greek verbs?

To conjugate a Greek verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take είμαι (to be): in the εγώ form it is είμαι now, ήμουν in the past, and θα είμαι in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Greek verbs?

The most common Greek verbs include είμαι (to be), έχω (to have), πηγαίνω (πάω) (to go), τρώω (to eat), λέω (to say, to tell), κάνω (to do, to make), γράφω (to write), διαβάζω (to read). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Greek verb conjugation hard?

Greek conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Greek is FSI Category III, about 1100 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Greek have?

These three, Ενεστώτας (Present), Παρατατικός (Imperfect), Μέλλοντας (Future), are the core of everyday Greek and the right place to start. Real Greek also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.