Αόριστος/Simple Past tense in Greek. Part 3.

Αόριστος/Simple Past tense in Greek. Part 3.

Lesson 44

            In today’s lesson we will learn how to form the Αόριστος tense of the verbs

            ending in Ενεστώτας (Present tense) in –εύω. We learnt that the active verbs

            ending in Present tense in –εύω are written with –ευ (epsilon-ipsilon). There

            is only one exception, the verb κλέβω (I steal), which is written with –β (veta).

            The verbs ending in Present tense in –εύω (or –έβω), have in Simple Past

            tense a –ψ (psi). The Present tense’s –εύω, becomes in Αόριστος tense –ψα.

            Τhe steps we have to follow to form the Simple Past tense of these verbs:

1.      We remove from the Present tense’s first singular person the last two

letters.

2.      We add the consonant –ψ.

3.      We add the Simple Past tense’s personal endings.

4.      We put the accent mark in the third from the end syllable.

For example:

δουλεύω (I work)

1.      δουλε-

2.      δουλε-ψ-

3.      δουλε-ψ-α

4.      δούλεψα

χορεύω (I dance)

1.      χορε-

2.      χορε-ψ-

3.      χορε-ψ-α

4.      χόρεψα

μαγειρεύω (I cook) – μαγείρεψα

πιστεύω (I believe) – πίστεψα

λατρεύω (I adore) – λάτρεψα

ταξιδεύω (I travel) – ταξίδεψα

In this group of verbs there are some exceptions, a few verbs ending in Present

tense in –εύω, which in Αόριστος tense end in –εύσα.

What we have to do with these verbs is:

1.      To remove from the Present tense’s first singular person the last syllable,

the vowel –ω (omega).

2.      To add to the stable part of the verb the consonant –σ (sigma).

3.      To add the Simple Past tense’s personal endings.

4.      To put the accent mark in the third from the end syllable.

For example:

εκπαιδεύω (I educate, I teach, I train)

1.      εκπαιδεύ-

2.      εκπαιδευ – σ-

3.      εκπαιδευ – σ – α

4.      εκπαίδευσα

Τwo other verbs which in Simple Past tense end in –ευσα, are:

μεταναστεύω (I emigrate) – μετανάστευσα

ερμηνεύω (I interpret) – ερμήνευσα   

 

Αόριστος
εγώ	χόρεψα	πίστεψα	ερμήνευσα	λάτρεψα
εσύ	χόρεψες	πίστεψες	ερμήνευσες	λάτρεψες
αυτός/αυτή αυτό	χόρεψε	πίστεψε	ερμήνευσε	λάτρεψε
εμείς	χορέψαμε	πιστέψαμε	ερμηνεύσαμε	λατρέψαμε
εσείς	χορέψατε	πιστέψατε	ερμηνεύσατε	λατρέψατε
αυτοί/αυτές/ αυτά	χόρεψαν/ χορέψανε	πίστεψαν/ πιστέψανε	ερμήνευσαν/ ερμηνεύσανε	λάτρεψαν/ λατρέψανε