Continuous Tenses Comparison Exercises For Greek Grammar

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In Greek grammar, the continuous tenses are used to indicate actions that are in progress. Much like in English, these tenses include the present continuous, past continuous, and future continuous. They’re formed using different tenses of the verb ‘to be’ combined with the present participle of the main verb. Comparing the continuous tenses involves observing the distinction between the duration of the action (continuous) and its completion (perfect). Now, let’s practice these continuous tenses in Greek.

Exercise 1: Present Continuous Tenses in Greek

1. Ī•Ī³ĻŽ *Γιαβάζω* (read) ένα βιβλίο Ļ„ĻŽĻĪ±.
2. Ī•ĻƒĻ *γράφεις* (write) μια ĪµĻ€Ī¹ĻƒĻ„ĪæĪ»Ī®.
3. Ī‘Ļ…Ļ„ĻŒĻ‚ *Ļ„ĻĻŽĪµĪ¹* (eat) Ļ€ĪÆĻ„ĻƒĪ±.
4. Εμείς *μιλάμε* (talk) με τους φίλους μας.
5. Ī•ĻƒĪµĪÆĻ‚ *ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī¼Ī¬ĻƒĻ„Īµ* (sleep) Ļ€ĪæĪ»Ļ αργά.
6. Αυτοί *παίζουν* (play) Ļ€ĪæĪ“ĻŒĻƒĻ†Ī±Ī¹ĻĪæ.
7. Ī†ĻĪ¹ĻƒĻ„Ī· *ĻˆĪ¬Ļ‡Ī½ĪµĪ¹* (search) το βιβλίο της.
8. Στέλιος *Ļ„Ī±Ī¾Ī¹Ī“ĪµĻĪµĪ¹* (travel) ĻƒĻ„Ī· Ī”ĻŽĪ¼Ī·.
9. Ī’Ī±ĻƒĪÆĪ»Ī·Ļ‚ *Ī“ĪæĻ…Ī»ĪµĻĪµĪ¹* (work) όλη την ημέρα.
10. Εμείς *αγοράζουμε* (buy) Ļ†ĻĪæĻĻ„Ī±.
11. Ī•ĻƒĪµĪÆĻ‚ *Ī¼Ī±Ī³ĪµĪ¹ĻĪµĻĪµĻ„Īµ* (cook) το Ļ†Ī±Ī³Ī·Ļ„ĻŒ.
12. Αυτοί *καθαρίζουν* (clean) το ĻƒĻ€ĪÆĻ„Ī¹.
13. Ī— Μαρίνα *πλένει* (wash) τα πιάτα.
14. Ο Ļ€Ī±Ļ€Ļ€ĪæĻĻ‚ ĻƒĪ±Ļ‚ *φροντίζει* (care) τον κήπο.
15. Ο Άλεξ *γυμνάζεται* (exercise) κάθε πρωί.

Exercise 2: Past Continuous Tenses in Greek

1. Ī•Ī³ĻŽ *έπαιξα* (played) βιντεοπαιχνίΓια όλη μέρα.
2. Ī•ĻƒĻ *έμαθες* (learned) την Ī¹ĻƒĻ„ĪæĻĪÆĪ±.
3. Ī‘Ļ…Ļ„ĻŒĻ‚ *έτρεξε* (ran) ĻƒĻ„ĪæĪ½ Ī±Ī³ĻŽĪ½Ī±.
4. Εκείνη *έγραφε* (wrote) Ļ€ĪæĪÆĪ·ĻƒĪ·.
5. Εμείς *Ļ„ĻĪ±Ī³ĪæĻ…Ī“Ī®ĻƒĪ±Ī¼Īµ* (sang) ĻƒĻ„Ī·Ī½ ĻƒĻ…Ī½Ī±Ļ…Ī»ĪÆĪ±.
6. Αυτοί *Ļ‡ĪæĻĪµĻĪ±Ī½* (danced) ĻƒĻ„Īæ πάρτι.
7. Ī•ĻƒĪµĪÆĻ‚ *ανέβηκες* (climbed) το Ī²ĪæĻ…Ī½ĻŒ.
8. Ī•Ī³ĻŽ *έπλυνα* (washed) το αυτοκίνητο.
9. Ī•ĻƒĻ *έφαγες* (ate) Ļ€ĪÆĻ„ĻƒĪ±.
10. Εκείνη *έμεινε* (stayed) ĻƒĻ„Īæ ĻƒĻ€ĪÆĻ„Ī¹.
11. Εμείς *κοιμηθήκαμε* (slept) αργά.
12. Ī•ĻƒĪµĪÆĻ‚ *έβλεπες* (watched) ταινίες.
13. Ī‘Ļ…Ļ„ĻŒĻ‚ *Ī“ĪæĻĪ»ĪµĻ…Īµ* (worked) ĻƒĻ„ĪæĪ½ κήπο.
14. Εκείνη *ĪŗĪæĻĻĪµĻˆĪµ* (haircut) τα μαλλιά της.
15. Αυτοί *βγήκαν* (went out) για Γείπνο.

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