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Look for αγαπώ / αγαπάω → αγαπάς : the “you” form ends in -άς . 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 αγρυπνώ / αγρυπνάω ακουμπώ / ακουμπάω βροντάω / βροντώ — βρόντησα : alternative conjugationγλεντάω γλιστράω κλωτσάω
These verbs share source references, but their forms and meanings may differ.
Learning Greek? How to use the tables Verb groups Verb terms explained χρωστάω / χρωστώ
Ενεστώτας — PresentΠαρατατικός — ImperfectΕξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας — Continuous futureΥποτακτική εξακολουθητική — Continuous subjunctiveUsage notes
Present · Ενεστώτας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iχρωστάω , χρωστώ
εσύ — youχρωστάς
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itχρωστάει , χρωστά
εμείς — weχρωστάμε , χρωστούμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)χρωστάτε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyχρωστάν (ε ), χρωστούν (ε )
Imperfect · Παρατατικός
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iχρωστούσα , χρώσταγα
εσύ — youχρωστούσες , χρώσταγες
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itχρωστούσε , χρώσταγε
εμείς — weχρωστούσαμε , χρωστάγαμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)χρωστούσατε , χρωστάγατε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyχρωστούσαν (ε ), χρώσταγαν , χρωστάγανε
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iθα χρωστάω , θα χρωστώ
εσύ — youθα χρωστάς
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itθα χρωστάει , θα χρωστά
εμείς — weθα χρωστάμε , θα χρωστούμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)θα χρωστάτε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyθα χρωστάν (ε ), θα χρωστούν (ε )
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική
Πρόσωπο — PersonForm
εγώ — Iνα χρωστάω , να χρωστώ
εσύ — youνα χρωστάς
αυτός / αυτή / αυτό — he / she / itνα χρωστάει , να χρωστά
εμείς — weνα χρωστάμε , να χρωστούμε
εσείς — you (plural / polite)να χρωστάτε
αυτοί / αυτές / αυτά — theyνα χρωστάν (ε ), να χρωστούν (ε )
Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση
Describes an ongoing debt or obligation and normally uses the present stem. This page focuses on present, imperfect, continuous future and continuous subjunctive.
Use χρωστάω κάτι σε κάποιον for owing something to someone. It can also describe gratitude or owing an explanation.
Σου χρωστάω δέκα ευρώ .
I owe you ten euros.
Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — χρωστώ .
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