Greek for English speakers School · Lesson 2

Who? what?

Past actions in Greek — Είδες Eurovision χθες; (Did you watch Eurovision yesterday?) — with the past tense είδες.

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Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How does Greek past tense work?

Greek has aorist (perfective past): βλέπω → είδα (I saw). Imperfective past: έβλεπα (I was watching). Two distinct past forms.

What is το Eurovision in Greek culture?

Major cultural event. Greece participates enthusiastically and has won (Helena Paparizou, 2005). Watching with friends is a tradition.

Greek for 'I liked many'?

Μου άρεσαν πολλά: αρέσω in past tense, plural for multiple items. Match the subject/object.

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Greek lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.