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Modern Greek/Lesson 09.4
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Lesson 9.5: Past tenses of είμαι and έχω
The verbs είμαι and έχω have only a single past tense, rather than separate imperfect and past tenses.
right|thumb|200px|Ο Αχιλλέας
Είμαι - To Be
Verb Table
- Sing. Plu. 1st ήμουν ήμασταν 2nd ήσουν ήσασταν 3rd ήταν ήταν
Examples
Ο Αχιλλέας ήταν γιός του Πηλέα, βασιλιά των Μυρμιδόνων, και της Νηρηίδας Θέτιδας.achilles Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the nymph Thetis.
Έχω - To Have
- Sing. Plu. 1st είχα είχαμε 2nd είχες είχατε 3rd είχε είχαν
Examples
Summary
We have learnt
Exercises
Now try the exercises here.
Notes
achilles from http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Αχιλλέας