Aorist Exercises For Greek Grammar

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The Aorist tense in Greek grammar represents an action that occurred in the past and was completed in the past. It is often contrasted with the Present and Imperfect tenses, which represent ongoing or uncompleted actions. The Aorist tense is frequently used in narratives to relate a series of past events. In these exercises, you will practice filling in the blanks with the appropriate form of the Aorist tense.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the Aorist tense

1. ฮ•ฯ‡ฮธฮญฯ‚, *ฮทฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝ* (I was) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ‡ฮฟฮปฮตฮฏฮฟ.
2. ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ *ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฯƒฮตฮน* (read) ฮตฮบฮตฮฏฮฝฮฟ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฟ.
3. ฮคฮทฮฝ ฮฌฮปฮปฮท ฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ, *ฮญฯ†ฯ…ฮณฮฑ* (I left) ฮฝฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚.
4. *ฮˆฯ€ฮฑฮนฮพฮฑ* (I played) ฯ€ฮฟฮดฯŒฯƒฯ†ฮฑฮนฯฮฟ ฮผฮต ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฯ†ฮฏฮปฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ….
5. *ฮ‰ฯ€ฮนฮฑ* (I drank) ฮญฮฝฮฑ ฮบฯฮฑฯƒฮฏ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฮตฮฏฯ€ฮฝฮฟ.
6. *ฮˆฮณฯฮฑฯˆฮฑ* (I wrote) ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮปฮฎ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ†ฮฏฮปฮฟ ฮผฮฟฯ….
7. *ฮ‰ฯฮธฮฑ* (I came) ฮบฮฑฯ„ฮตฯ…ฮธฮตฮฏฮฑฮฝ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ€ฮฏฯ„ฮน.
8. ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ *ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฮทฮธฮตฮฏ* (slept) ฯŒฮปฮท ฯ„ฮท ฮฝฯฯ‡ฯ„ฮฑ.
9. *ฮˆฮบฮปฮฑฯˆฮฑ* (I cried) ฯŒฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฮตฮฏฮดฮฑ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ„ฮฑฮนฮฝฮฏฮฑ.
10. *ฮ•ฮฏฮดฮฑ* (I saw) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮทฮปฮนฮฟฮฒฮฑฯƒฮฏฮปฮตฮผฮฑ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฌฮธฯ…ฯฯŒ ฮผฮฟฯ….
11. ฮงฮธฮตฯ‚, *ฮฎฮผฮฟฯ…ฮฝ* (I was) ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฮปฮฏฮฑ.
12. *ฮ”ฮนฮฌฮฒฮฑฯƒฮฑ* (I read) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฟ ฯ€ฮฟฯ… ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮญฮดฯ‰ฯƒฮตฯ‚.
13. *ฮ†ฮบฮฟฯ…ฯƒฮฑ* (I heard) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮธฯŒฯฯ…ฮฒฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮญฯ„ฯฮตฮพฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฮดฯ‰ ฯ„ฮฏ ฮณฮฏฮฝฮตฯ„ฮฑฮน.
14. ฮคฮฟ *ฮญฯ†ฮฑฮณฮฑ* (I ate) ฯŒฮปฮฑ!
15. *ฮ‰ฯฮธฮตฯ‚* (You came) ฮฝฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚ ฯƒฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the Aorist form of the verb provided

1. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ *ฯ€ฮฎฯฮฑ* (I got) ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ„ฯฮญฮฝฮฟ ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฯฯ‰ฮฏ.
2. ฮ•ฯƒฯ *ฮญฮดฯ‰ฯƒฮตฯ‚* (you gave) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฯŽฯฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ†ฮฝฮฝฮฑ.
3. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ *ฮฎฯ€ฮนฮต* (he drank) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮบฮฑฯ†ฮญ ฯ„ฮฟฯ… ฮณฯฮฎฮณฮฟฯฮฑ.
4. ฮ•ฮผฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฯ†ฯฮณฮฑฮผฮต* (we left) ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮตฮบฮดฮฎฮปฯ‰ฯƒฮท ฮฝฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚.
5. ฮ•ฯƒฮตฮฏฯ‚ *ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฮพฮฑฯ„ฮต* (you played) ฮผฮฟฯ…ฯƒฮนฮบฮฎ ฯŒฮปฮฟ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฯฮฌฮดฯ….
6. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฮญฯ†ฮฑฮณฮฑฮฝ* (they ate) ฯ€ฮฟฮปฯ ฮฑฯฮณฮฌ.
7. *ฮˆฮบฮฑฮฝฮฑ* (I did) ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฮฑฯƒฮบฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ….
8. *ฮ‰ฯฮธฮตฯ‚* (you came) ฮตฮดฯŽ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮต ฮฒฮฟฮทฮธฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚.
9. *ฮ”ฮนฮฌฮฒฮฑฯƒฮต* (he read) ฯŒฮปฮฟ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฟ ฯƒฮต ฮผฮฏฮฑ ฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ.
10. *ฮ ฮฎฮณฮฑฮผฮต* (we went) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮฟฯ…ฯƒฮตฮฏฮฟ ฯƒฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ.
11. *ฮ‘ฯ€ฮฟฯ†ฮฌฯƒฮนฯƒฮฑฮฝ* (they decided) ฮฝฮฑ ฯ†ฯฮณฮฟฯ…ฮฝ ฮฝฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚.
12. *ฮžฮญฯ‡ฮฑฯƒฮต* (he/she forgot) ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ„ฯƒฮฌฮฝฯ„ฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟฯ…/ฯ„ฮทฯ‚.
13. *ฮˆฯ‡ฮฑฯƒฮฑ* (I lost) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮนฮฝฮทฯ„ฯŒ ฮผฮฟฯ….
14. *ฮคฮตฮปฮตฮฏฯ‰ฯƒฮฑ* (I finished) ฯ„ฮท ฮดฮฟฯ…ฮปฮตฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฝฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚ ฯƒฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ.
15. *ฮ•ฯ€ฮญฯ†ฮตฯฮตฯ‚* (you brought) ฮญฮฝฮฑ ฮดฯŽฯฮฟ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮผฮญฮฝฮฑ.

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