Personal Endings in the Simple Past

Level 2

Many active aorists use -α, -ες, -ε, -αμε, -ατε and -αν or -ανε.

How It Works

Many active aorists use -α, -ες, -ε, -αμε, -ατε and -αν or -ανε.

The tense stem and stress vary. Compare έγραψα with γράψαμε: the beginning and accent need not remain identical throughout the paradigm.

GreekMeaning
Έγραψα.I wrote.
Έγραψες.You wrote.
Γράψαμε.We wrote.

Examples (3)

  1. Έγραψα.

    I wrote.

  2. Έγραψες.

    You wrote.

  3. Γράψαμε.

    We wrote.

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Personal Endings in the Simple PastLevel 2

Learn This First

Recognize a whole past event before studying the personal endings, augment or irregular stem used to express it.