Ancient Greek #3: Verbs- Present Active Indicative

Present Active Indicative verbs denote actions occurring in the present. These verbs can refer to an action occurring at the moment of the sentence (e.g. I am teaching.), a continuous action that occurs before, during, and after the sentence (e.g. I teach for a living.), or an affirmation of an action (e.g. Yes, I do teach.).

The following table shows the corresponding endings for present active indicative verbs:

Person/Number Singular Dual Plural
1st ω -* ομεν
2nd εις ετον ετε
3rd ει ετον ουσι, ουσιν**