Present Tense Exercises For Greek Grammar

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The Present Tense in Greek grammar is widely used to denote actions happening now or habits. With its two types, the Simple Present (ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฯ„ฮฑฯ„ฮนฮบฯŒฯ‚) and the Continuous Present (ฮตฮฝฮตฯƒฯ„ฯŽฯ„ฮฑฯ‚), it can express different levels of continuity. Verbs in Greek are highly inflected and the endings change according to person and number, so it’s crucial to learn each variation to properly use the Present Tense.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct present tense verb form

1. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฮถฯ‰* (read) ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฮฒฯฮฌฮดฯ….
2. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฮถฮตฮนฯ‚* (play) ฯ€ฮฟฮดฯŒฯƒฯ†ฮฑฮนฯฮฟ ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฮฃฮฌฮฒฮฒฮฑฯ„ฮฟ.
3. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ *ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮฌฯ„ฮฑฮน* (sleep) ฯƒฯ„ฮนฯ‚ 12 ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฯฮฌฮดฯ….
4. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฎ *ฯ„ฯฯŽฮตฮน* (eat) ฯƒฮฟฮบฮฟฮปฮฌฯ„ฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮธฮต ฮผฮญฯฮฑ.
5. ฮˆฮฝฮฑฯ‚ ฯƒฮบฯฮปฮฟฯ‚ *ฯ„ฯฮญฯ‡ฮตฮน* (run) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฯฯŒฮผฮฟ.
6. ฮ ฮฟฯ… *ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน* (be) ฮฟ ฮบฮฑฯ†ฮญฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ…?
7. ฮ‘ฯ€ฯŒฯˆฮต, ฮตฮผฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฮฒฮปฮญฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฮผฮต* (watch) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮบฮนฮฝฮทฮผฮฑฯ„ฮฟฮณฯฮฌฯ†ฮฟ.
8. ฮคฮน *ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฯ„ฮต* (do) ฮตฯƒฮตฮฏฯ‚ ฯƒฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ;
9. ฮคฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ… *ฮปฮฑฯ„ฯฮตฯฮฟฯ…ฮฝ* (love) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฯ€ฮฌฯƒฮบฮตฯ„.
10. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฯˆฯ‰ฮฝฮฏฮถฮฟฯ…ฮฝ* (shop) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ super market.
11. ฮŸ ฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮญฯฮฑฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… *ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฮตฮน* (cook) ฯ„ฮท ฯƒฮฟฯฯ€ฮฑ.
12. ฮคฮฟ ฮผฯ‰ฯฯŒ *ฮบฮปฮฑฮฏฮตฮน* (cry) ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฮญฯ‡ฮตฮนฮฑ.
13. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฎ *ฮดฮฟฯ…ฮปฮตฯฮตฮน* (work) ฯƒฮต ฮผฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฯฮฌฯ€ฮตฮถฮฑ.
14. ฮคฮน *ฮปฮตฯ‚* (say) ฮตฯƒฯ;
15. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮณฯฮฌฯ†ฯ‰* (write) ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮปฮฎ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ†ฮฏฮปฮฟ ฮผฮฟฯ….

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct present tense verb form

1. ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฟฯ‚ *ฮฎฯ€ฮนฮต* (drink) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮบฮฑฯ†ฮญ ฮผฮฟฯ…?
2. ฮ— ฮผฮทฯ„ฮญฯฮฑ *ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯฮฏฮถฮตฮน* (clean) ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ€ฮฏฯ„ฮน.
3. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฮผฮตฮปฮตฯ„ฮฌฯ‚* (study) ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฮตฮพฮตฯ„ฮฌฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚;
4. ฮŸ ฮทฮปฮนฮฟฯ‚ *ฮปฮฌฮผฯ€ฮตฮน* (shine) ฮบฮฑฮธฮทฮผฮตฯฮนฮฝฮฌ.
5. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฯ€ฮปฮญฮฝฯ‰* (wash) ฮฑฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮบฮฏฮฝฮทฯ„ฮฟ.
6. ฮคฮทฮปฮตฯ†ฯŽฮฝฮทฯƒฮต *&ฯ„ฮทฮปฮตฯ†ฯŽฮฝฮทฯƒฮต* (call) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮณฮนฮฑฯ„ฯฯŒ.
7. ฮ•ฮผฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฯ€ฮตฯฯ€ฮฑฯ„ฮฌฮผฮต* (walk) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮฌฯฮบฮฟ.
8. ฮคฮน *ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฌฮถฮตฮนฯ‚* (look) ฮตฯƒฯ;
9. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฟฯฮฝ* (sing) ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮบฮฟฯฯฯ†ฮท ฯ„ฯ‰ฮฝ ฯ†ฯ‰ฮฝฯŽฮฝ ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚.
10. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฮฑฮบฮฟฯฯ‰* (listen) ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฮณฮฑฯ€ฮทฮผฮญฮฝฮท ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮผฮฟฯ…ฯƒฮนฮบฮฎ.
11. ฮคฮฟ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮฏ *ฯ‡ฮฟฯฮตฯฮตฮน* (dance) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฯ€ฮฌฮฝฮนฮฟ.
12. ฮ•ฯƒฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฮดฮนฮดฮฌฯƒฮบฮตฯ„ฮต* (teach) ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯฮฏฮฑ.
13. ฮจฮทฮปฮญฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฯ„ฮฑฯฯฮฌฮบฯ„ฮตฯ‚ *ฯฮญฮฟฯ…ฮฝ* (flow) ฯƒฯ„ฮฑ ฮฒฮฟฯ…ฮฝฮฌ.
14. ฮŸฮน ฯ†ฮฟฮนฯ„ฮทฯ„ฮญฯ‚ *ฮตฮพฮตฯ„ฮฌฮถฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮน* (be examined) ฯƒฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ.
15. ฮคฮฟฯ… ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ *ฮดฯŽฯƒฮตฮน* (give) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฯŽฯฮฟ ฮผฮฟฯ….

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