The Verb

In the verbal system of Modern Greek, both the tense and the aspect are very important. The concept of the aspect is expressed by two different stems, the stem of the present and the stem of the aorist (simple past tense). From these two stems are formed all the tenses and the moods.

There are eight tenses in Modern Greek

• Present
  • Present Tense ()
  • Perfect or Present Perfect ()
• Past
  • Aorist or Simple Past Tense ()
  • Imperfect or Past Continuous ()
  • Pluperfect or Past Perfect ()
• Future
  • Durative Future ( )
  • Punctual Future ( )
  • Future Perfect ( )

• Indicative ()
• Subjunctive ()
• Imperative ()

I will explain what all these mean when I find the time. For the time being take a look at the auxiliary verbs "to be" and "to have".

Here's an example with the verb (to cut)

ACTIVE VOICE
	Indicative			Subjunctive	Imperative
	Present stem = -
Person	Present	Imperfect	Dur. Future	Present	Present
1st si.
2nd si.
3rd si.
1st pl.
2nd pl.
3rd pl.
	Aorist stem = -
Person		Aorist	Pun. Future	Aorist	Aorist
1st si.
2nd si.
3rd si.
1st pl.
2nd pl.					()
3rd pl.
	Infinitive =
Person	Perfect	Pluperfect	Fut. Perfect	Perfect
1st si.
PASSIVE VOICE
	Indicative			Subjunctive	Imperative
	Present stem = -
Person	Present	Imperfect	Dur. Future	Present
1st si.
2nd si.
3rd si.
1st pl.
2nd pl.
3rd pl.
	Aorist stem = -
Person		Aorist	Pun. Future	Aorist	Aorist
1st si.
2nd si.
3rd si.
1st pl.
2nd pl.
3rd pl.
	Participle (masc.) =
Person	Perfect	Pluperfect	Fut. Perfect	Perfect
1st si.

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