A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 2

Lesson II

8. NEW GRAMMAR: Present Indicative, Subjunctive, Optative, Imperative, Infinitive and Participle
   Active of εἶμι I go, I shall go.

The present tense of this verb often has a future sense.

Indicative Subjunctive Optative Imperative

1 sg. εἶμι ἴω ἴοιμι/ἰοίην

2 sg. εἶσθα ἴῃς ἴοις ἴθι

3 sg. εἶσ ι(ν) ἴῃ ἴοι ἴτω

1 pl. ἴμεν ἴωμεν ἴοιμεν

2 pl. ἴτε ἴητε ἴοιτε ἴτε

3 pl. ἴᾱσ ι(ν) ἴωσι ἴοιεν ἰόντων/ ἴτωσαν

Infinitive ἴμεν, ἴμεναι, ἴμμεναι, ἰέναι

Participle ἰών, ἰοῦσα, ἰόν