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Chapter 19 The Imperfect Tense

Chapter 19 The Imperfect Tense. The Use of the Imperfect Tense. There are three tenses in the Greek that are used for the past tense. Aorist Perfect Imperfect The imperfect tense describes continuing action in the past

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Chapter 19 The Imperfect Tense

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  1. Chapter 19The Imperfect Tense

  2. The Use of the Imperfect Tense • There are three tenses in the Greek that are used for the past tense. • Aorist • Perfect • Imperfect • The imperfect tense describes continuing action in the past • “Dwells on the course of an event instead of merely stating its occurrence” (Goodwin) • Can also refer to a customary activity

  3. Present Tense Future Imper Active Active Active Pass/Mid Sg lu,w lu,omai lu,sw e;luon lu,eij lu,h| lu,seij e;luej lu,ei lu,etai lu,sei e;lue (n) lu,omen Pl luo,meqa lu,somen e;luomen lu,ete lu,esqe lusete e;luete lu,ousin lu,ontai lu,sousin e;luon

  4. Present Tense Imper Active Active Pass/Mid Sg lu,w e;luon lu,omai lu,eij e;luej lu,h| lu,ei e;lue (n) lu,etai lu,omen Pl e;luomen luo,meqa lu,ete e;luete lu,esqe lu,ousin e;luon lu,ontai

  5. Present Tense Imperfect Active Active Pass/Mid Pass/Mid Sg lu,w e;luon evluo,mhn lu,omai lu,eij e;luej evlu,ou lu,h| lu,ei e;lue(n) evlu,eto lu,etai lu,omen Pl e;luomen evluo,meqa luo,meqa lu,ete e;luete evlu,esqe lu,esqe lu,ousin e;luon evlu,onto lu,ontai

  6. What about if the verb begins with a vowel? The vowel lengthens

  7. What about if the verb begins with a vowel? The vowel lengthens a becomes h e becomes h o becomes w

  8. Present Tense Imperfect Active Pass/Middle Active Pass/M Sn avgapaw/ hvga,paw avgapw/mai hvgapw,mhn avgapa/|j avgapa/| hvga,paj hvgapw/ avgapa/| hvga,pa avgapa/tai hvgapa/to avgapw/men avgapw,meqa hvgapw/men hvgapw,meqa Pl avgapa/te hvgapa/te hvgapa/sqe avgapa/sqe avgapw/ntai avgapw/sin hvga,pwn hvgapw/nto

  9. “I AM” forms Present Future Imperf Sg e;somai h;mhn eivmi e;sh| h=j ei= e;stai h=n evstin Pl evso,meqa h=men evsmen e;sesqe h=te evste e;sontai h=san eivsi,n

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