Unit 25

Learner's Key
I was	'ήμουνα	ήμουν
You were	sng, ήσουνα	ήσουν
Was	he, she,it ήτανε	ήταν
We were	ήμαστε, ήμεθα	ήμασταν
You were	pl, ήσαστε	ήσασταν
They were	ήσαν, ήτανε	ήταν
ate	τρώω	έφαγα
ate	simple past, We	φάγαμε
drunk	πίνω	ήπια
drunk	simple past, We	ήπιαμε
went	πηγαίνω, πάω	πήγα
went	simple past, You	πήγες
went	simple past, You, pl	πήγατε
came	έρχομαι	ήρθα
came	simple past, You	ήρθες, ήλθες
came	simple past, We	ήρθαμε, ήλθαμε
put	βάζω	έβαλα
put	simple past, We	βάλαμε
told	λέω	είπα
told	simple past, We	είπαμε
entered, went in	μπαίνω	μπηκα
entered, went in	simple past, You	μπήκες
exited, went out	βγαίνω	βγήκα
exited, went out	simple past, You	βγήκες
wanted	θέλω	ήθελα
wanted	simple past, We	θέλαμε
said	λέω	είπα
said	simple past, We	είπαμε
did	κάνω	έκανα
did	simple past, We	κάναμε
had	έχω	είχα
had	simple past, We	είχαμε
saw, watched	βλέπω	είδα
saw, watched	simple past, We	είδαμε
brought	φέρνω	έφερα
worked	δουλεύω	δούλεψα
helped	βοηθάω	βοήθησα
touched	αγγίζω	άγγιξα
left	αφήνω	άφησα
drove	οδηγώ	οδήγησα
met	συναντώ	συνάντησα
met, know, aware	γνώριζω	γνώρισα
introduced	συστήνω	σύστησα
recognised	αναγνωρίζω	αναγνώρισα
kept, held	κρατώ, κραταώ	κράτησα
happened	συμβαίνω	συνέβη
forgot	ξεχνώ	ξέχασα
showed	δείχνω	έδειξα
cut	κόβω	έκοψα
knew	ξέρω	ήξερα
leave	αφήνω	άφησα
gave	δίνω	έδωσα
bought	αγοράζω	αγόρασα
answered	απαντώ	απάντησα
finished	τελειώνω	τελείωσα
opened	ανοίγω	άνοιξα
won	νικώ	νίκησα
walked	περπατάω	περπάτησα
could	μπορώ	μπόρεσα
stayed	μένω, μεινω	έμεινα
stopped	σταματώ	σταμάτησα
took, got	παίρνω	πήρα
used	χρησιμοποιώ	χρησιμοποίησα
wrote	γράφω	έγραψα
found	βρίσκω	βρήκα
listened	ακούω	άκουσα
wanted	θέλω	ήθελα
forgot	ξεχνώ	ξέχασα
drew	σχεδιάζω	σχεδίασα
showed	δείχνω	έδειξα
cost	κοστίζω	κόστισα
cooked	simple past, I	μαγείρεψα
made	φτιαχνω	έφτιαξα
met	συναντώ	γνώρισα
cooked	μάγειρας	μαγείρεψα
played	παίζω	έπαιξα
spoke	μιλώ, μιλaώ	μίλησα
fell	πέφτω	έπεσα

The verbs are divided into two big groups A (ending on a soft ω, by far the bigger group) and B (stressed or strong -ώ, -αώ). Additionally there are irregular verbs which you simply need to learn. The medusa of irregular verbs is τρώω - έφαγα (eat - ate).

To form the tense you need the verbs stem for past tense (it may and will vary from the one in present) and the appropriate suffix. There are more options for the consonant in the suffixes than shown in the table below, to avoid the mess I only show the most common ones.

The past tense from moves the stress of the verb a syllable back. If the verb doesn't have enough syllables (two or less) like γραφω, a ε is added at the beginning to provide a vowel for the stress. Where the suffix itself provides the needed count (1st and 2nd plural, we and you) this additional vowel is not needed. The verb ζω is one only syllable so it lives in its own world.

Grammar Note:

A few irregular verbs: