Future Tense
Used for talking about what is going to happen, or will be tomorrow, next week, 2 years from now. Or in a minute.
The Future Tense in all (nearly) its glory here.
A little practice:
I'll use a few modern Greek words for modern things like television (far + seeing) and radio(phony) (easy + sound):
καθ' ἑσπέραν βλέπω τηλεόρασιν
I suppose therefore that tonight I shall...
βλέψω τηλεόρασιν.
καὶ σύ, ἆρα βλέπεις καὶ σὺ τηλεόρασιν καθ' ἑσπέραν;
and later on tonight ἆρ' βλέψεις τηλεόρασι καὶ σύ;
οὐκ ἀκούω πολλάκις τὸ ῥαδιόφωνον.
ἴσως ἀκούσομαι αὐριον.
ἆρ' πολλάκις ἀκούεις ῥαδιόφωνον;
And you, tonight, will you ....?
ἆρ' ἀκούσῃ ῥαδιόφωνον;
παίσεις; - χαρταῖς; σφαίρᾳ; (play? cards? ball?)
ἐργάσῃ;
ἀναπαύσῃ; (rest?)
Next week-end, will you and your spouse/friends/children....?
- οἴκοι ἔσεσθε ἢ πορεύσεσθέ ποι; (somewhere)
- Where to? ποῖ πορεύσεσθε;
- παίσετε σφαίρᾳ;
- πότερον ἀναπαύσεσθε ἢ ἐργάσεσθε;
- (εἰ κῆπον ἔχετε) πονήσετε ἐν τῷ κήπῳ;
(εἰ κῆπον ἔχετε) σκάψετε τὸν κῆπον;
- θεωρήσετε ἀγῶνά τινα; (some contest or other)
- ἀπαντήσετε φίλους καὶ διαλέξεσθε ἀλλήλοις; (ἀπαντάω = I meet)
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