The present indicative

The present tense of the indicative describes actions that occur at the present time, with continuous or ongoing aspect. The stem is obtained by dropping the final -ω from the end of the first principal part; the accent is recessive. Its middle and passive forms are identical, but context will help you distinguish between the uses.

Thematic verbs

Person and Number Active (1st principal part) Middle and Passive (1st principal part)
First singular -ομαι
Second singular -εις -ει/ῃ
Third singular -ει -εται
First plural -ομεν -ομεθα
Second plural -ετε -εσθε
Third plural -ουσι(ν) -ονται

Example from κελεύω:

Person and Number Active (1st principal part) Middle and Passive (1st principal part)
First singular κελεύω κελεύομαι
Second singular κελεύεις κελεύει/κελεύῃ
Third singular κελεύει κελεύεται
First plural κελεύομεν κελευόμεθα
Second plural κελεύετε κελεύεσθε
Third plural κελεύουσι(ν) κελεύονται

Athematic verbs like δείκνυμι and δίδωμι

The conjugation of the athematic verbs δείκνυμι and δίδωμι are provided below. Because there are some shifts within the stems, you will need to memorize them separately.

Person and Number Active (1st principal part) Middle and Passive (1st principal part)
First singular δείκνῡμι δείκνυμαι
Second singular δείκνῡς δείκνυσαι
Third singular δείκνῡσι(ν) δείκνυται
First plural δείκνυμεν δεικνύμεθα
Second plural δείκνυτε δείκνυσθε
Third plural δεικνύᾱσι(ν) δείκνυνται
Person and Number Active (1st principal part) Middle and Passive (1st principal part)
First singular δίδωμι δίδομαι
Second singular δίδως δίδοσαι
Third singular δίδωσι(ν) δίδοται
First plural δίδομεν διδόμεθα
Second plural δίδοτε δίδοσθε
Third plural διδόᾱσι(ν) δίδονται

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