Verbs, Indicative

Question 1

Imperfect (mid/passive)

Answer 1

past, continuous action
“was being -ed”

• augment
• present tense stem
• connecting vowel
• secondary passive endings

ε λυ ο μην (λυομαι)
“I was being loosed”

Question 2

Imperfect (active)

Answer 2

past, continuous action
“was -ing”

• augment
• present tense stem
• connecting vowel
• secondary active endings

ε λυ ον (λυω)
“I was loosing”

Question 3

2nd Aorist (active)

Answer 3

past, undefined action
irregular formation

• augment
• aorist active tense stem
• connecting vowel
• secondary active endings

ε λαβ ον (λαμβανω, λαβ)
“I took”

Question 4

1st Aorist (active)

Answer 4

past, undefined action
square of stops against tense formative
“-ed”

• augment
• present tense stem
• tense formative (σα)
• secondary active endings

ε λυ σα -
“I loosed”

Question 5

1st Aorist (middle)

Answer 5

past, undefined action
deponent, translation in the active
“-ed”

• augment
• present tense stem
• tense formative (σα)
• secondary middle/passive endings

ε λυ σα μην
“I loosed”

Question 6

2nd Aorist (middle)

Answer 6

past, undefined action
deponent, translation in the active

• augment
• aorist active tense stem
• connecting vowel
• secondary middle/passive endings

ε γεν ο μην (γινομαι)
“I became”

Question 7

1st Aorist (passive)

Answer 7

past, undefined action
“was -ed”

• augment
• aorist passive tense stem, usually PRESENT tense
• tense formative (θη)
• secondary active endings

ε λυ θη ν
“I was loosed”

Question 8

2nd Aorist (passive)

Answer 8

past, undefined action
“was -ed”

• augment
• aorist passive tense stem
• tense formative (η)
• secondary active endings

ε γραφ η ν
“I was written”

Question 9

1st Future (passive)

Answer 9

future, undefined
“will be -ed”

• aorist passive tense stem
• tense formative (θησ)
• connecting vowel
• primary mid/passive endings

λυ θησ ο μαι
“I will be loosed”

Question 10

2nd Future (passive)

Answer 10

future, undefined
“will be”

• aorist passive tense stem
• tense formative (ησ)
• connecting vowel
• primary mid/passive endings

αποσταλ ησ ο μαι
“I will be sent”

Question 11

Perfect (active)

Answer 11

completed action, felt in present
“have/has -ed”

• redup (λε) or redup of verbal part
• perfect active tense stem
• tense formative (κα)
• primary active endings

λε λυ κα -
“I have loosed”

Question 12

Perfect (mid/passive)

Answer 12

completed action, felt in present
“have/has been -ed”

• redup (λε) or redup of verbal part
• perfect m/p tense stem
• primary mid/passive endigs

λε λυ μαι
“I have been loosed”