Modern Greek/Lesson 04.1

Lesson 4.1: To Be and To Have Two important verbs are έχω, to have, and είμαι, to be. έχω - I have The first-conjugation verb έχω is regular in the present tense (this is covered in the next lesson). Verb Table - Sing. Plu. 1st έχω έχουμε 2nd έχεις έχετε 3rd έχει έχουν 1j Examples είμαι- I am To be in English is expressed in the active voice, but the Greek είμαι is passive, and doesn't have an active form. The ending -μαι is a typical, regular ending for passive verbs. Although we won't be concerned with passive constructions until later, είμαι is so important that you need to get it under your belt right away. Verb Tables - Sing. Plu. 1st είμαι είμαστε 2nd είσαι είστε 3rd είναι είναι 1k Examples Summary We have introduced the verb έχω - to have. We have introduced the verb είμαι - to be. We have learnt these verbs in the present tense. Exercises Now try the exercises here.