Grammar 12 | To Be - Present Indicative Active

Question 1

I am

(present indicative active | 1st person singular)

Answer 1

εἰμι

Question 2

you are

(present indicative active | 2nd person singular)

Answer 2

εἶ

Question 3

he / she / it is

(present indicative active | 3rd person singular)

Answer 3

ἐστιν

ἐστι

Question 4

we are

(present indicative active | 1st person plural)

Answer 4

ἐσμεν

Question 5

you are

(present indicative active | 2nd person plural)

Answer 5

ἐστε

Question 6

they are

(present indicative active | 3rd person plural)

Answer 6

εἰσιν

εἰσι

Question 7

εἰμι

Answer 7

I am

(present indicative active | 1st person singular)

Question 8

εἶ

Answer 8

you are

(present indicative active | 2nd person singular)

Question 9

ἐστιν

Answer 9

he / she / it is

(present indicative active | 3rd person singular)

Question 10

ἐστι

Answer 10

he / she / it is

(present indicative active | 3rd person singular)

Question 11

ἐσμεν

Answer 11

we are

(present indicative active | 1st person plural)

Question 12

ἐστε

Answer 12

you are

(present indicative active | 2nd person plural)

Question 13

εἰσιν

Answer 13

they are

(present indicative active | 3rd person plural)

Question 14

εἰσι

Answer 14

they are

(present indicative active | 3rd person plural)

Question 15

two uses of “to be”

Answer 15

1. standard use
   (e.g. ἀνθρωπος ἐστιν ἀγαθος - a man is good)
2. preparatory use
   (ἐστιν / εἰσιν at start of sentence)
   (e.g. ἐστιν ἀνθρωπος ἀγαθος - there is a good man)