Future Tense
Irregular Stems but Regular Endings
The endings of verbs in the future tense are the same for all verbs bar one ("εἶμι = I'll go"), whether regular or irregular: The same as in the present tense. Which means that most are normal, uncontracted, but that some are contracted. When you learn a verb you have to learn the future form of that verb at the same time
For instance:
παιδεύω, παιδεύσω, regular stem, regular endings: -ω, -εις, -ει, -ομεν, -ετε, -ουσιν.
τιμάω, τιμήσω, regular lenghtened stem, regular endings
φέρω, οἰσω, irregular stem, regular endings
ὁράω, ὄψομαι, irregular stem, regular middle endings: -ομαι, -ει/ῃ, -εται, -όμεθα, -εσθε, -ονται
καλέω, καλῶ [ε], irregular, unlengthened stem, no sigma, regular ε-contract endings: -ῶ, -εῖς, -εῖ, -οῦμεν, -εῖτε, -οῦσιν
κομίζομαι, κομιοῦμαι [ε], regular ε-contract middle endings: -οῦμαι, -εῖ/ῇ, -ούμεθα, -εῖσθε, -οῦνται
ἐλαυνω, ἐλῶ [α], irregular stem, regular α-contract endings: -ῶ, -ᾶς, -ᾶ, -ῶμεν, -ᾶτε, -ῶσιν.
Note
In the future some active verbs have middle forms (while retaining their active meaning):
| today, normally, right now |
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tomorrow, in the future |
| ἀκούω |
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ἀκούσομαι |
| βλέπω |
βλέψομαι (though βλέψω is also found) |
| βοάω |
βοήσομαι |
| διώκω |
διώξομαι (though διώξω is also found) |
| θαυμάζω |
θαυμάσομαι |
| φεύγω |
φεύξομαι (though φεύξω is also found) |
| πλέω |
πλεύσομαι |
| πνέω (I breathe; blow see 10b) |
πνεύσομαι |
| βαίνω |
βήσομαι |
| ἀναβαίνω |
ἀναβήσομαι
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