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Look for γράφω → γράφεις : the stress comes before the final -ω . The group helps with present endings; other tenses may use a different stem. Check the tables below.
How to read the verb tables Start with the present. Find the row for the person you mean: εγώ (I), εσύ (you, singular), αυτός /αυτή /αυτό (he/she/it), εμείς (we), εσείς (you, plural or polite), αυτοί /αυτές /αυτά (they). Greek often leaves out these pronouns because the ending shows the person.
Continuous: over time or repeatedly έγραφα — I was writing / used to write; θα γράφω — I will be writing. The imperfect is the continuous past.Simple: an action viewed as a whole έγραψα — I wrote; θα γράψω — I will write. “Simple” does not mean the action must be short.Perfect: completed by a reference point έχω γράψει — I have written; είχα γράψει — I had written; θα έχω γράψει — I will have written.Subjunctive: forms with να θέλω να γράφω κάθε μέρα — I want to write every day; θέλω να γράψω ένα μήνυμα — I want to write a message. The sentence supplies the time; the forms distinguish repeated activity from an action viewed as a whole.Imperative: instructions or requests γράφε κάθε μέρα — write every day; γράψε το όνομά σου — write your name. These show continuous and simple instructions.Active and middle/passive: form and meaning γράφω — I write; γράφεται — it is written. But a middle/passive ending does not always express a passive meaning: έρχομαι means I come.Alternative forms: commas or slashes separate alternatives. Parentheses mark optional letters, for example γράφουν (ε ) means γράφουν or γράφουνε . Alternatives can differ in style or context, so read any usage note before choosing.
A dash or a missing table means a form is not supplied here. Check the entry’s notes; it does not by itself prove that every omitted form is impossible.
Other verbs with the same source references λάμπω λείπω
These verbs share source references, but their forms and meanings may differ.
Learning Greek? How to use the tables Verb groups Verb terms explained έρπω σέρνομαι is a common everyday alternative.
Ενεστώτας — PresentΠαρατατικός — ImperfectΕξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας — Continuous futureΥποτακτική εξακολουθητική — Continuous subjunctiveUsage notes
Present · Ενεστώτας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iέρπω
εσύ — youέρπεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itέρπει
εμείς — weέρπουμε , έρπομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)έρπετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyέρπουν (ε )
Imperfect · Παρατατικός
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — I(ήρπα )
εσύ — you(ήρπες )
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / it(ήρπε )
εμείς — we(έρπαμε )
εσείς — you (plural / polite)(έρπατε )
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — they(ήρπαν , ήρπαν (ε ))
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iθα έρπω
εσύ — youθα έρπεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itθα έρπει
εμείς — weθα έρπουμε , θα έρπομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)θα έρπετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyθα έρπουν (ε )
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iνα έρπω
εσύ — youνα έρπεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itνα έρπει
εμείς — weνα έρπουμε , να έρπομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)να έρπετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyνα έρπουν (ε )
Imperative · Προστακτική
έρπε / έρπετε are learned continuous commands, encountered especially in formal or military contexts.
Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση
There is no ordinary simple-past or perfect series supplied. The imperfect forms in parentheses are rare and are not recommended as everyday learner choices.
έρποντας means crawling. In ordinary narration, a construction with σέρνομαι is often more natural.
Το φίδι πλησίασε έρποντας .
The snake approached by crawling.
Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — έρπω .
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