I would like to start this topic with a small reminder. The first person of the verbs that belong to the group of second conjugation is accented is the last syllable. For example: οδηγώ (drive),αγαπώ (love),πεινώ (be hungry),προτιμώ (prefer), ρωτώ (ask).
As you may remember the 2nd conjugation has 2 groups. For the past tense all the verbs of the second conjugation (both groups) are conjugated in the same manner.
Παρατηρώ (observe)
| Εγώ (I) |
Παρατήρησα |
| Εσύ (You) |
Παρατήρησες |
| Αυτός (He),αυτή (she),αυτό(it) |
Παρατήρησε |
| Εμείς (We) |
Παρατηρήσαμε |
| Εσείς (You) |
Παρατηρήσατε |
| Αυτοί (Τhey) |
Παρατήρησαν, παρατήρησανε |
You should now that there are some other endings of the second conjugation in the past tense as well.
- Ex. The verb: Παρακαλώ (beg)
| Εγώ (I) |
Παρακάλεσα |
| Εσύ (You) |
Παρακάλεσες |
| Αυτός (He),αυτή (she),αυτό(it) |
Παρακάλεσε |
| Εμείς (We) |
Παρακάλεσαμε |
| Εσείς (You) |
Παρακάλεσατε |
| Αυτοί (Τhey) |
Παρακάλεσαν, παρακάλεσανε |
More verbs that belong to these category are: Φορώ(wear),εξαιρώ(exempt), διαιρώ(divide),χωρώ(fit),μπορώ(can).
- Ex. The verb: χαλώ (spoil)
| Εγώ (I) |
χάλασα |
| Εσύ (You) |
χάλασες |
| Αυτός (He),αυτή (she),αυτό(it) |
χάλασε |
| Εμείς (We) |
χαλάσαμε |
| Εσείς (You) |
χαλάσατε |
| Αυτοί (Τhey) |
χάλασαν, χαλάσανε |
More verbs that belong to these category are: κρεμώ(hang), πεινώ(be hungry),διψώ(be thirsty),ξεχνώ(forget),γερνώ(age),περνώ(cross, pass),κερνώ (to treat).
Like in simple future when a verb has an “ν” like the verb ξεχνώ, you drop the “ν” in order to create the simple past
| Εγώ (I) |
ξέχασα |
| Εσύ (You) |
ξέχασες |
| Αυτός (He),αυτή (she),αυτό(it) |
ξέχασε |
| Εμείς (We) |
ξεχάσαμε |
| Εσείς (You) |
ξεχάσατε |
| Αυτοί (Τhey) |
ξέχασαν, ξεχάσανε |
- Ex. The verb: πηδώ (jump)
| Εγώ (I) |
πήδηξα |
| Εσύ (You) |
πήδηξες |
| Αυτός (He),αυτή (she),αυτό(it) |
πήδηξε |
| Εμείς (We) |
πηδήξαμε |
| Εσείς (You) |
πηδήξατε |
| Αυτοί (Τhey) |
πήδηξαν, πηδήξανε |
More verbs that belong to these category are: τραβώ(pull), βαστώ(hold),φυσώ(blow)
- Ex. The verb: φυλάω (guard)
| Εγώ (I) |
φύλαξα |
| Εσύ (You) |
φύλαξες |
| Αυτός (He),αυτή (she),αυτό(it) |
φύλαξε |
| Εμείς (We) |
φυλάξαμε |
| Εσείς (You) |
φυλάξατε |
| Αυτοί (Τhey) |
φύλαξαν, φυλάξανε |
More verbs that belong to these category are: κοιτώ(look at), πετώ(fly).
