The simple future / Μέιιοληας ζηηγκηαίος

The simple future describes an action or event that will take place in the future without being
interested in its duration. Duration and repetition are expressed by the future continuous. The use of
the particle “ζα” before the verb characterizes both future tenses.
Αύξην ζα θηηάμω έλα θέηθ. I shall make a cake tommorow.
Θα πιεξώζω αύξην ην ινγαξηαζκό. I shall pay the bill tommorow.

Formation of the simple future of the active voice

Verbs of the Α and the Β1,Β2 conjugation
Characterestics
The simple future of the verbs of the active voice can be formed by using: the particle “ζα”, the stem
of the past tense of the active voice and the personal endings of the present tense of the active voice.

Formation steps
The verbs δηαβάδω (read), γξάθω (write), αγαπώ (love), ηειεθωλώ (telephone) are used as examples:
1. Find the past stem of the active voice of the verb.
Group A, conjugation Group B, conjugation, B1, B2
δηαβάδω - δηαβαδ- - δηαβαζ- αγαπώ - αγαπ- - αγαπεζ-
γξάθω - γξαθ- - γραψ- ηειεθωλώ - ηειεθωλ- - ηειεθωλεζ-

2. Place after the stem the personal endings of the present tense of the active voice of the verbs
of the 1st conjugation (-ω, -εης, -εη, -οσκε, -εηε, -οσλ) and put the stress mark on the second-to-
last syllable. Notice that the first and the second person plural bear the stress mark on the
third-to-last syllable.
Group A, conjugation Group B,conjugation, B1, B2
δηαβάζ-ω, δηαβάζ-εηο, δηαβάζ-εη, … αγαπήζ-ω, αγαπήζ-εηο, αγαπήζ-εη, …
γξάψ-ω, γξάψ-εηο, γξάψ-εη, … ηειεθωλήζ-ω, ηειεθωλήζ-εηο, ηειεθωλήζ-εη, …

3. Place the particle “ζα” before the verb.

Group A, conjugation Group B, conjugation, B1, B2
ζα δηαβάζω, ζα δηαβάζεηο, … ζα αγαπήζω, ζα αγαπήζεηο …
ζα γξάψω, ζα γξάψεηο, … ζα ηειεθωλήζω, ζα ηειεθωλήζεηο, …

In the table below one verb of each group is conjugated:

Group A, conjugation Group B, conjugation, B1, B2
ζα γράψω I shall write ζα αγαπήζω I shall love
ζα γράψεης you will write ζα αγαπήζεης you will love
ζα γράψεη … ζα αγαπήζεη …

ζα γράψοσκε ζα αγαπήζοσκε
ζα γράψεηε ζα αγαπήζεηε
ζα γράψοσλ ζα αγαπήζοσλ