The verb 'to be' (είμαι)

Question 1

I am (1st person, singular, present)

Answer 1

είμαι

Question 2

You are (2nd person, singular, present)

Answer 2

είσαι

Question 3

He/She/It is (3rd person, singular, present)

Answer 3

είναι

Question 4

We are (1st person, plural, present)

Answer 4

είμαστε

Question 5

You are (2nd person, plural, present)

Answer 5

είσαστε

Question 6

They are (3rd person, plural, present)

Answer 6

είναι

Question 7

I am Duke.

Answer 7

Είμαι ο Δούκας.

Question 8

Are you Kathy?

Answer 8

Είσαι η Κάθυ;

Question 9

This is Lindy.

Answer 9

Αυτή είναι η Λίντη.

Question 10

We are friends.

Answer 10

Είμαστε φίλοι.

Question 11

Are you university students?

Answer 11

Είσαστε φοιτητές;

Question 12

Where are my glasses?

Answer 12

Πού είναι τα γυαλιά μου;

Question 13

I am Gary Jordan, and my family and I are from Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Answer 13

Είμαι ο Γκάρι Τζόρνταν και η οικογένειά μου κι εγώ είμαστε από το Στέλενμπος της Νότιας Αφρικής.

Question 14

Who are you and were are you all from?

Answer 14

Ποιά είσαι εσύ, κι από που είσαστε όλοι; or

Ποιός είσαι εσύ, κι από που είσταστε όλοι; (depends on who you are talking to, male or female)

Question 15

This is the Chapman family. They are from Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Answer 15

Αυτή είναι η οικογένεια Τσάπμαν. Είναι όλοι από το Στέλενμπος της Νότιας Αφρικής.

Question 16

Singular, present of ‘to be’ (I am, you are, he/she/it is)

Answer 16

είμαι - είσαι - είναι

Question 17

Plural, present of ‘to be’ (We are, you are, they are)

Answer 17

είμαστε - είσαστε - είναι

Question 18

First person, present of ‘to be’ (I am, We are)

Answer 18

είμαι - είμαστε

Question 19

Second person, present of ‘to be’ (You are - sing., You are - pl.)

Answer 19

είσαι - είσαστε

Question 20

Third person, present of ‘to be’ (He/she/it is, they are)

Answer 20

είναι - είναι

Question 21

I will be (first person, singular, future)

Answer 21

Θα είμαι

Question 22

You will be (second person, singular, future)

Answer 22

Θα είσαι

Question 23

He/she/it will be (third person, singular, future)

Answer 23

Θα είναι

Question 24

We will be (first person, plural, future)

Answer 24

Θα είμαστε

Question 25

You (all) will be (second person, plural, future)

Answer 25

Θα είσαστε

Question 26

They will be (third person, plural, future)

Answer 26

Θα είναι

Question 27

How do we form the future tense of the verb ‘to be’ in Modern Greek?

Answer 27

We use the word ‘Θα’ followed by the normal present tense form of the verb (θα είμαι, θα είσαι, θα είναι, θα είμαστε, θα είσαστε, θα είναι)

Question 28

I was (first person, singular, past)

Answer 28

ήμουν

Question 29

You were (second person, singular, past)

Answer 29

ήσουν

Question 30

He/she/it was (third person, singular, past)

Answer 30

ήταν

Question 31

We were (first person, plural, past)

Answer 31

είμασταν

Question 32

You (all) were (second person, plural, past)

Answer 32

είσασταν

Question 33

They were (third person, plural, past)

Answer 33

ήταν

Question 34

Yesterday I was in Stellenbosch, and tomorrow I’ll be in Worcester.

Answer 34

Χθες ήμουν στο Στέλενμπος, και αύριο θα είμαι στο Γούστερ.

Question 35

Yesterday you were at home, but tomorrow you will be overseas.

Answer 35

Χθες ήσουν στο σπίτι αλλά αύριο θα είσαι στο εξωτερικό.

Question 36

Yesterday he was in Amsterdam and tomorrow he will be in Athens.

Answer 36

Χθες ήταν στο Άμστερνταμ και αύριο θα είναι στην Αθήνα.

Question 37

Yesterday we were together in class but tomorrow we will be back at work.

Answer 37

Χθες είμασταν μαζί στην τάξη αλλά αύριο θα είμαστε πίσω στη δουλειά.

Question 38

Last week you were in Australia but next week you will be in Hawaii.

Answer 38

Τη προηγούμενη εβδομάδα ήσουν στην Αυστραλία αλλά την επόμενη θα είσαι στη Χαβάη.

Question 39

Last year the children were so small and next year they will be ins school!

Answer 39

Πέρυσι τα παιδιά ήταν τόσο μικρά και του χρόνου θα είναι στο σχολείο!