A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 19

Looking Back: Past Simple

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1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of storytelling by learning to talk about what you did in the past.

  • Form the Aorist tense for regular verbs.
  • Recognize common irregular past tense stems.
  • Distinguish between completed actions and ongoing habits.
Unlock the power of your past stories.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Introduction to the Aorist tense. Narrating past events and completed actions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Conjugate regular verbs in the Aorist.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Narrate a sequence of completed events.

Conseils et astuces (1)

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Look for time markers

Words like 'χθες' (yesterday) are huge clues that you need the Aorist.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist in Context

Vocabulaire clé (5)

αγόρασα I bought είδα I saw χθες yesterday πήγα I went διάβασα I read

Real-World Preview

coffee

Recounting your weekend

Review Summary

  • Root + σα + ending

Erreurs courantes

You used the present stem instead of the irregular Aorist stem. Irregular verbs require learning the specific past form.

Wrong: Εγώ πηγαίνα.
Correct: Εγώ πήγα.

You used the present tense with a past time marker. Use the Aorist for specific past events.

Wrong: Χθες τρώω πίτσα.
Correct: Χθες έφαγα πίτσα.

Aorist is for one-time events, not repeated actions. Use the Imperfect (coming soon) for habits.

Wrong: Εγώ αγόρασα το βιβλίο κάθε μέρα.
Correct: Εγώ αγόραζα το βιβλίο κάθε μέρα.

Next Steps

You've successfully unlocked the past! Keep practicing your storytelling, and you'll be fluent in no time.

Write a 5-sentence diary entry about yesterday

Continue to: Continuous Past

Pratique rapide (10)

Choose the correct form.

Ποιο είναι το σωστό;

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Έφαγα
Correct irregular stem.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Aorist Stems

Fill in the correct form.

Χθες ___ (γράφω) μια επιστολή.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Aorist for completed past.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist vs Present

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Δεν πήγαμε χθες. (Wait, this is correct. Let's fix: Δεν πηγαίναμε χθες.)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Δεν πήγαμε
Aorist for yesterday.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist in Context

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Χθες πηγαίνω στο σούπερ μάρκετ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Aorist for past event.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist vs Present

Choose the correct aspect.

Κάθε μέρα ___ (τρέχω) στο πάρκο.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Present for habit.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist vs Present

Fill in the correct Aorist form.

Χθες εγώ ___ (πηγαίνω) στο σινεμά.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: πήγα
Irregular Aorist of πηγαίνω.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist Tense Formation

Select the correct past tense.

Ποιο είναι το σωστό;

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Έφαγα
Aorist for completed action.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist in Context

Choose the correct verb.

Τι ___ (έκανες/έκανες) χθες;

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: έκανες
Aorist is needed for past.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Aorist Tense Formation

Fill in the blank.

Χθες ___ (βλέπω) μια ταινία.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: είδα
Irregular stem for βλέπω.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Aorist Stems

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Δεν πήγασα στο σχολείο.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Δεν πήγα
Remove the -σα.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Aorist Stems

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

The augment is the 'ε-' added to the start of a verb in the past tense.
Most do, but some irregulars change their stem instead.
Επειδή προέρχονται από αρχαίους τύπους.
Όχι, ξεκίνα με τα 10 πιο συχνά.
It comes from the Greek 'aoristos', meaning 'undefined' or 'unlimited' in terms of duration.
You have to memorize the most common ones like 'λέω' -> 'είπα'.
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