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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 λάμνω λιώνω φτάνω
These verbs share source references, but their forms and meanings may differ.
Learning Greek? How to use the tables Verb groups Verb terms explained τρέμω
Ενεστώτας — PresentΠαρατατικός — ImperfectΕξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας — Continuous futureΥποτακτική εξακολουθητική — Continuous subjunctiveUsage notes
Present · Ενεστώτας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iτρέμω
εσύ — youτρέμεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itτρέμει
εμείς — weτρέμουμε , τρέμομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)τρέμετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyτρέμουν (ε )
Imperfect · Παρατατικός
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iέτρεμα
εσύ — youέτρεμες
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itέτρεμε
εμείς — weτρέμαμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)τρέματε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyέτρεμαν , τρέμαν (ε )
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iθα τρέμω
εσύ — youθα τρέμεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itθα τρέμει
εμείς — weθα τρέμουμε , θα τρέμομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)θα τρέμετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyθα τρέμουν (ε )
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iνα τρέμω
εσύ — youνα τρέμεις
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itνα τρέμει
εμείς — weνα τρέμουμε , να τρέμομε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)να τρέμετε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyνα τρέμουν (ε )
Imperative · Προστακτική
Continuous: τρέμε (εσύ ), τρέμετε (εσείς ). Commands can be figurative and strongly worded.
Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση
Normally used with the present stem; this table focuses on present, imperfect, continuous future and continuous subjunctive. τρέμοντας means trembling.
Can describe trembling with cold, fear or emotion. For a completed shudder or tremor, ανατρίχιασα or έτρεμα for a period may fit, depending on the intended meaning.
Τα χέρια μου έτρεμαν από το κρύο .
My hands were shaking from the cold.
Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — τρέμω .
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