Present Tense

To conjugate these verbs, you must first get the root or stem of the verb by dropping the final ω. You then add the correct ending for the subject, as shown in the table below.

γράφω
SingularPlural
εγώ γράφω εμείς γράφουμε
εσύ γράφεις εσείς γράφετε
αυτός
αυτή
αυτό
γράφει
αυτοί
αυτές
αυτά
γράφουν
βλέπω
SingularPlural
εγώ βλέπω εμείς βλέπουμε
εσύ βλέπεις εσείς βλέπετε
αυτός
αυτή
αυτό
βλέπει
αυτοί
αυτές
αυτά
βλέπουν

If you've forgotten what the words εγώ, εσύ, etc. mean, those are pronouns, and you may review them here.

The present tense in Greek does double duty as both simple present and continuous present tense. That is, if you say

Αυτός γράφει ένα γράμμα.

You may translate it as either “He writes a letter” or “He is writing a letter,” depending on your meaning. There's no distinction between these forms in present tense.

FYI: the name for present tense in Greek is:
ενεστώτας

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