Lesson 2 | Imperfect Indicatives

Review

You are about to chalk up another lesson as complete. Praise the Lord.

Lesson Summary

Once again, what we learned can be summarized in just three charts.
Indicative Verbs: 4 KEY FEATURES
Tense-Form Voice Augment Stem Tense Former Ending Pattern
Present Active present Primary
Active
Middle/
Passive
present Primary
Middle-Passive
Imperfect Active ε present Secondary
Active
Middle/
Passive
ε present Secondary
Middle-Passive
Indicative Ending Patterns
Primary
Active
Primary
Middle-Passive
Secondary
Active
Secondary
Middle-Passive
Singular First λύω λύομαι λυον λυόμην
Second λύεις λύ¹ λυες λύου³
Third λύει λύεται λυε(ν) λύετο
Plural First λύομεν λυόμεθα λύομεν λυόμεθα
Second λύετε λύεσθε λύετε λύεσθε
Third λύουσι(ν) λύονται λυον² λύοντο
¹ Technically, the ending is σαι, but that is only seen in the Perfect.
² The ending changes to σαν in the Aorist Passive.
³ Technically, the ending is σο, but that is only seen in the 1st Aorist (as σω) and Pluperfect.
εἰμί in the indicative
Present Imperfect
Singular First εἰμί
I am
ἤμην
I was
Second εἶ
you are
ἦς
you were
Third ἐστίν
he/she/it is
ἦν
he/she/it was
Plural First ἐσμέν
we are
ἦμεν
we were
Second ἐστέ
you (pl.) are
ἦτε
you (pl.) were
Third εἰσίν
they are
ἦσαν
they were

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