είχα

The Past of Έχω

Level 2Sounds Like eícha

Είχα expresses possession or availability in the past.

How It Works

Είχα expresses possession or availability in the past.

It follows a past-person pattern: είχα, είχες, είχε, είχαμε, είχατε, είχαν. It also serves as the pluperfect auxiliary in another construction, but alone it simply means had.

GreekMeaning
Είχα χρόνο.I had time.
Είχες ένα σπίτι.You had a house.
Είχαμε δουλειά.We had work.

Examples (3)

  1. Είχα χρόνο.

    I had time.

  2. Είχες ένα σπίτι.

    You had a house.

  3. Είχαμε δουλειά.

    We had work.

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είχαLevel 2The Past of Έχω

Learn This First

Recognize the possession verb before learning its past paradigm.

Words in This Pattern

έχω