Imperfect Tense
What was going on?
What used to be?
Compare: primary
endings for present tense
Compare: secondary endings for imperfect
| Present Tense |
|
Imperfect Tense |
|---|
| stem + primary endings |
augmented
stem + secondary endings |
| I |
am setting free |
|
λύ |
ω |
I |
was setting free |
|
ἔ |
λυ |
ον |
| you |
are setting free |
λύ |
εις |
you |
were setting free |
ἔ |
λυ |
ες |
| He |
is setting free |
λύ |
ει |
he |
was setting free |
ἔ |
λυ |
ε (ν) |
| We |
are setting free |
λύ |
ομεν |
we |
were setting free |
ἐ |
λύ |
ομεν |
| You |
are setting free |
λύ |
ετε |
you |
were setting free |
ἐ |
λύ |
ετε |
| They |
are setting free |
λύ |
ουσιν |
they |
were setting free |
ἔ |
λυ |
ον |
Note the movable ν
in the 3rd person singular used at the end of a clause, or before words
starting with a vowel.
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