| TIME: When did, does, will it happen? | ||
|---|---|---|
| Present | ||
| λε λύω | I loosen, set (the dog) free I am loosening I do loosen |
Present Tense |
| λέλυκα | I have loosened, and here is the result: a dog running free |
Present Perfect |
| Past | ||
| λἔλυσα | I loosened | Aorist Simple Past |
| λἔλυον | I was loosening I used to loosen I started to loosen |
Imperfect forms |
| ἐλελύκη | I had loosened (and there was a result) |
Pluperfect |
| Future | ||
| λέ λύσω | I shall set free I shall be setting free |
Future Tense forms |
| extremely rare in Greek, forget it |
I shall have loosened (and there will be a result) |
Future Perfect |
Note | |
| Future Tense | often indicated by σ inserted between stem and ending. |
| Past Tenses | are always indicated by a past tense marker, either ε (either written or implied, i.e. indicated through lengthening of the initial vowel. Don't worry about that at the moment, we'll get there.) |
| Perfect Tenses | verbs starting with a consonant : παιδεύω duplicate that consonant and insert an ε between the 2: πεπαιδευ What's missing now is the perfect marker κ between the stem and the ending (in the active forms only): παιδεύω > πεπαίδευκα κελεύω > κεκέλευκα And a set of special, hybrid endings. We met present perfect forms here. Pluperfect (Latin:plus-quam-perfectum = more than perfect) being a past tense needs the past tense marker ἐ  πεπαίδευκα >ἐπεπαιδεύκη (and a different set of endings of course). But pluperfect isn't on the menu till half-way through Athenaze II. Thank Zeus for small mercies. |