Present PerfectThis tense is called [present] perfect because we can see (now, in the present) the result of what has been perfected, done, carried out, achieved.I have written a letter and here it is, all done and ready for the post. He used to be ἄοκνος energetic but now he will not lift a finger: ῥᾴθυμος [ἀργὸς] γέγονε The sun has gone done, so it is evening now ἑσπέρα γέγονε Compare with: What happened (simple fact, stress on 'past event'). Tell me! εἰπέ μοι τί ἐγένετο Remember the perfect endings for πέπωκα: I've drunk and my thirst is therefore quenched . |