{"id":2710,"date":"2017-09-06T10:17:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T10:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2017-09-16T08:28:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T08:28:02","slug":"20-greek-verbs-in-the-past-simple-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/20-greek-verbs-in-the-past-simple-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Greek verbs in the Past Simple tense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03c6\u03b8\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf! <\/span>Hello, have a nice autumn! It&#8217;s time to do grammar, so in this post there is a list of 20 verbs which form an irregular Simple Past tense <span lang=\"ru-RU\">(<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0391\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2). <\/span>Although they are very common, their form and use often create confusion.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"House 2639922 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2714\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.<\/p>\n<h4>1. \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (<span lang=\"en-US\">to go):<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5<\/span> \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Last Saturday we went to a concert.<\/p>\n<h4>2. \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to see, to watch): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Did you see my umbrella?<\/p>\n<h4>3. \u03bb\u03ad\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to tell, to say): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0395\u03af\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">They told their mother what happened.<\/p>\n<h4>4. \u03c4\u03c1\u03ce\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to eat): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u0397 \u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5<\/span> \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03cd\u03ba\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Antonia ate rotten figs.<\/p>\n<h4>5. \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to drink): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ae\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ae\u03c0\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">How many beers did you drink?<\/p>\n<h4>6. \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to be): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ae\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Who was on the phone?<\/p>\n<h4>7. \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to have): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03cc\u03c6\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Many years ago they had a house on the hill.<\/p>\n<h4>8. \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to live, to stay):<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ae\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1<\/span> \u03ac\u03c1\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Yesterday I stayed home because I was sick.<\/p>\n<h4>9. \u03b4\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to give): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u039c\u03b1\u03c2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">They gave us wine from their island.<\/p>\n<h4>10. \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to understand): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Did you understand what happened?<\/p>\n<h4>11. \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to put): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0388\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1<\/span> \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">I put my clothes in a bag and left.<\/p>\n<h4>12. \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to take out): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5<\/span> \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">When he got in the house, he took his hat off.<\/p>\n<h4>13. \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to take): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">What did you get from the super market?<\/p>\n<h4>14. \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to wait):<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1<\/span> \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \u03a0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">I didn&#8217;t wait for the bus. I took a taxi.<\/p>\n<h4>15. \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to order):<\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\"> \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5<\/span> \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">We ordered fish and seafood.<\/p>\n<h4>16. \u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to send):<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> \u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5<\/span> \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03cc \u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b8\u03bb\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Margarita sent her friend an expensive birthday present.<\/p>\n<h4>17. \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to bring): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0388\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03b2\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03cc.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">They brought herbs from the mountain.<\/p>\n<h4>18. \u03c6\u03b5\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to go, to leave): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0388\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">They left the party without saying goodbye.<\/p>\n<h4>19. \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to enter): <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd \u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The children had forgotten their keys and got in the house through the window.<\/p>\n<h4>20. \u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 <span lang=\"en-US\">(to go out):<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5<\/span> \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/salmon-518032_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Salmon 518032 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2713\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/salmon-518032_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/salmon-518032_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/salmon-518032_640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/house-2639922_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03c6\u03b8\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf! 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