42. Perfect Tense

Question 1

In the perfect tense, verbs starting with a consonant normally take what?

Answer 1

a reduplication consisting of the first consonant + ε

Question 2

In the perfect tense, do verbs starting with a vowel take a reduplication?

Answer 2

No - they take an augment just like in the imperfect and the aorist

Question 3

Do verbs starting with double consonants (ξ, ψ, ζ) reduplicate in the perfect tense?

Answer 3

No - they take an epsilon augment

Question 4

Do verbs starting with more than two consonants reduplicate in the perfect tense?

Answer 4

No - they take an epsilon augment

Question 5

How do verbs starting with χ, or φ or θ reduplicate in the perfect tense?

Answer 5

They reduplicate the hard equivalent of the first letter (κ, π, τ respectively)

Question 6

How is the perfect tense ending formed?

Answer 6

with a κ right after the stem followed by the correct verb ending

Question 7

When the stem of a verb ends in a consonant, how does κ change (in terms of the perfect tense) (4)

Answer 7

• if the stem ends in a vowel you just add κ
• if the stem ends in φ (labial) it becomes φ
• if the stem ends in κ (gutteral) it becomes χ
• if the stem ends in θ (dental) it becomes κ

Question 8

What are the endings for verbs in the perfect tense?

Answer 8

• κα
• κας
• κε
• καμεν
• κατε
• κασι(ν)

Question 9

change λυω into perfect tense

Answer 9

λελυκα

Question 10

change γραφω into the perfect tense

Answer 10

γεγραφα

Question 11

change διωκω into the perfect tense

Answer 11

δεδιωχα

Question 12

change πειθω into the perfect tense

Answer 12

πεπεικα

Question 13

Conjugate λυω in the perfect tense

Answer 13

• λελυκα
• λελυκας
• λελυκε
• λελυκαμεν
• λελυκατε
• λελυκασι(ν)

Question 14

Conjugate παυω in the perfect tense

Answer 14

• πεπαυκα
• πεπαυκας
• πεπαυκε
• πεπαυκαμεν
• πεπαυκατε
• πεπαυκασι(ν)