Imperfect Tense Mounce, chapter 21
Imperfect Tense In Greek Expresses Continuous Action in the Past. Occurs Only in the Indicative Mood. Look for: Secondary Personal Endings. Present Tense Stem (a.k.a. the first principal part). Augment.
Recognition of Endings* Active Voice 2nd singular 1st plural 2nd plural Middle/Passive Voice 1st singular 2 singular 3rd singular * Mounce 21.15
Imperfect Tense in Greek Look for: Secondary Personal Endings. Present Tense Stem (a.k.a. the first principal part). Augment.
Built on the First Principal Part (a.k.a., the Present Tense Stem). Imperfect Tense Built on the First Principal Part (a.k.a., the Present Tense Stem).
Imperfect Is Built on Present Stem Present Tense Imperfect ἀκούω ἔχω λέγω ἔρχομαι γινώσκω βάλλω ἤκούον εἶχον ἔλεγον ἠρχόμην ἐγίνωσκον ἔβαλλον
Imperfect Tense in Greek Look for: Secondary Personal Endings. Present Tense Stem (a.k.a. the first principal part). Augment.
The Augment Only occurs in the Indicative Mood. Only occurs in Secondary Tenses (imperfect, aorist, pluperfect). If the stem begins in a consonant, augment is ἐ- If the stem begins in a vowel, the stem vowel lengthens (long vowels are η and ω). If the stem begins in a diphthong, either the first vowel of the diphthong lengthens or the diphthong is not changed. In a compound verb, the augment is between the preposition & stem (e.g. καταβαίνω in present becomes κατέβαινον in imperfect).
Imperfect Is Built on Present Stem Present Tense Imperfect ἀκούω ἔχω λέγω ἔρχομαι γινώσκω βάλλω ἤκούον (α lengthens to η) εἶχον (irregular; cf. 21.24) ἔλεγον (ε added to stem) ἠρχόμην (α lengthens to η) ἐγίνωσκον (ε added to stem) ἔβαλλον (ε added to stem)
Active Voice, Indicative Mood λέγω - Present λέγω – Imperfect form translation 1 sg λέγω I am saying 2 sg λέγεις You are saying 3 sg λέγει She/he it is saying 1 pl λέγομεν We are saying 2 pl λέγετε 3 pl λέγουσι(ν) They are saying form translation 1 sg ἔλεγον I was saying 2 sg ἔλεγες You were saying 3 sg ἔλεγε(ν) She/he/it was saying 1 pl ἐλέγομεν We were saying 2 pl ἐλέγετε 3 pl They were saying
Middle Voice (Deponent), Indicative Mood ἔρχομαι - Present ἠρχόμην – Imperfect form translation 1 sg ἔρχομαι I am coming 2 sg ἔρχῃ You are coming 3 sg ἔρχεται She/he it is coming 1 pl ἔρχομεθα We are coming 2 pl ἔρχεσθε 3 pl ἔρχονται They are coming form translation 1 sg ἠρχόμην I was coming 2 sg ἤρχου You were coming 3 sg ἤρχετο She/he/it was coming 1 pl ἠρχόμεθα We were coming 2 pl ἤρχεσθε 3 pl ἤρχοντο They were coming
Imperfect Tense Mounce, chapter 21