The Indicative Mood: The indicative mood in Greek indicates that the statement is of fact or real situations (i.e. it deals with elements of reality and actuality). English uses of the indicative mood are apparent in such phrases as "The house is moving," "I am speaking," and "We are happy" (note that each phrase states some actual event or state).

With W-verbs, a standard set of endings is used to denote the indicative mood in the present tense and active voice, depending on the verb's 'person' (1st, 2nd, or 3rd):

Present Active Indicative Endings:

The Imperative Mood: Greek's imperative mood is used to issue a command, precisely in the same manner as the English imperative ("Cook the dinner," "Show me the car," etc). There are no 1st person imperative endings, as commanding statements are never directed to the speaker issuing them ("Me, cook the food" would be akward. The future indicative "I will cook the food" will suffice).

Present Active Imperative Endings:

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