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. ĪĪ³Ļ *Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī²Ī¬Ī¶Ļ* (read) ĪĪ½Ī± Ī²Ī¹Ī²Ī»ĪÆĪæ ĻĻĻĪ±.
2. ĪĻĻ *Ī³ĻĪ¬ĻĪµĪ¹Ļ* (write) Ī¼Ī¹Ī± ĪµĻĪ¹ĻĻĪæĪ»Ī®.
3. ĪĻ ĻĻĻ *ĻĻĻĪµĪ¹* (eat) ĻĪÆĻĻĪ±.
4. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *Ī¼Ī¹Ī»Ī¬Ī¼Īµ* (talk) Ī¼Īµ ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĻĪÆĪ»ĪæĻ Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ļ.
5. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī¼Ī¬ĻĻĪµ* (sleep) ĻĪæĪ»Ļ Ī±ĻĪ³Ī¬.
6. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *ĻĪ±ĪÆĪ¶ĪæĻ Ī½* (play) ĻĪæĪ“ĻĻĻĪ±Ī¹ĻĪæ.
7. ĪĻĪ¹ĻĻĪ· *ĻĪ¬ĻĪ½ĪµĪ¹* (search) ĻĪæ Ī²Ī¹Ī²Ī»ĪÆĪæ ĻĪ·Ļ.
8. Ī£ĻĪĪ»Ī¹ĪæĻ *ĻĪ±Ī¾Ī¹Ī“ĪµĻĪµĪ¹* (travel) ĻĻĪ· Ī”ĻĪ¼Ī·.
9. ĪĪ±ĻĪÆĪ»Ī·Ļ *Ī“ĪæĻ Ī»ĪµĻĪµĪ¹* (work) ĻĪ»Ī· ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī·Ī¼ĪĻĪ±.
10. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *Ī±Ī³ĪæĻĪ¬Ī¶ĪæĻ Ī¼Īµ* (buy) ĻĻĪæĻĻĪ±.
11. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *Ī¼Ī±Ī³ĪµĪ¹ĻĪµĻĪµĻĪµ* (cook) ĻĪæ ĻĪ±Ī³Ī·ĻĻ.
12. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *ĪŗĪ±ĪøĪ±ĻĪÆĪ¶ĪæĻ Ī½* (clean) ĻĪæ ĻĻĪÆĻĪ¹.
13. Ī ĪĪ±ĻĪÆĪ½Ī± *ĻĪ»ĪĪ½ĪµĪ¹* (wash) ĻĪ± ĻĪ¹Ī¬ĻĪ±.
14. Ī ĻĪ±ĻĻĪæĻĻ ĻĪ±Ļ *ĻĻĪæĪ½ĻĪÆĪ¶ĪµĪ¹* (care) ĻĪæĪ½ ĪŗĪ®ĻĪæ.
15. Ī ĪĪ»ĪµĪ¾ *Ī³Ļ Ī¼Ī½Ī¬Ī¶ĪµĻĪ±Ī¹* (exercise) ĪŗĪ¬ĪøĪµ ĻĻĻĪÆ.
2. ĪĻĻ *Ī³ĻĪ¬ĻĪµĪ¹Ļ* (write) Ī¼Ī¹Ī± ĪµĻĪ¹ĻĻĪæĪ»Ī®.
3. ĪĻ ĻĻĻ *ĻĻĻĪµĪ¹* (eat) ĻĪÆĻĻĪ±.
4. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *Ī¼Ī¹Ī»Ī¬Ī¼Īµ* (talk) Ī¼Īµ ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĻĪÆĪ»ĪæĻ Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ļ.
5. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī¼Ī¬ĻĻĪµ* (sleep) ĻĪæĪ»Ļ Ī±ĻĪ³Ī¬.
6. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *ĻĪ±ĪÆĪ¶ĪæĻ Ī½* (play) ĻĪæĪ“ĻĻĻĪ±Ī¹ĻĪæ.
7. ĪĻĪ¹ĻĻĪ· *ĻĪ¬ĻĪ½ĪµĪ¹* (search) ĻĪæ Ī²Ī¹Ī²Ī»ĪÆĪæ ĻĪ·Ļ.
8. Ī£ĻĪĪ»Ī¹ĪæĻ *ĻĪ±Ī¾Ī¹Ī“ĪµĻĪµĪ¹* (travel) ĻĻĪ· Ī”ĻĪ¼Ī·.
9. ĪĪ±ĻĪÆĪ»Ī·Ļ *Ī“ĪæĻ Ī»ĪµĻĪµĪ¹* (work) ĻĪ»Ī· ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī·Ī¼ĪĻĪ±.
10. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *Ī±Ī³ĪæĻĪ¬Ī¶ĪæĻ Ī¼Īµ* (buy) ĻĻĪæĻĻĪ±.
11. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *Ī¼Ī±Ī³ĪµĪ¹ĻĪµĻĪµĻĪµ* (cook) ĻĪæ ĻĪ±Ī³Ī·ĻĻ.
12. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *ĪŗĪ±ĪøĪ±ĻĪÆĪ¶ĪæĻ Ī½* (clean) ĻĪæ ĻĻĪÆĻĪ¹.
13. Ī ĪĪ±ĻĪÆĪ½Ī± *ĻĪ»ĪĪ½ĪµĪ¹* (wash) ĻĪ± ĻĪ¹Ī¬ĻĪ±.
14. Ī ĻĪ±ĻĻĪæĻĻ ĻĪ±Ļ *ĻĻĪæĪ½ĻĪÆĪ¶ĪµĪ¹* (care) ĻĪæĪ½ ĪŗĪ®ĻĪæ.
15. Ī ĪĪ»ĪµĪ¾ *Ī³Ļ Ī¼Ī½Ī¬Ī¶ĪµĻĪ±Ī¹* (exercise) ĪŗĪ¬ĪøĪµ ĻĻĻĪÆ.
Exercise 2: Past Continuous Tenses in Greek
1. ĪĪ³Ļ *ĪĻĪ±Ī¹Ī¾Ī±* (played) Ī²Ī¹Ī½ĻĪµĪæĻĪ±Ī¹ĻĪ½ĪÆĪ“Ī¹Ī± ĻĪ»Ī· Ī¼ĪĻĪ±.
2. ĪĻĻ *ĪĪ¼Ī±ĪøĪµĻ* (learned) ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī¹ĻĻĪæĻĪÆĪ±.
3. ĪĻ ĻĻĻ *ĪĻĻĪµĪ¾Īµ* (ran) ĻĻĪæĪ½ Ī±Ī³ĻĪ½Ī±.
4. ĪĪŗĪµĪÆĪ½Ī· *ĪĪ³ĻĪ±ĻĪµ* (wrote) ĻĪæĪÆĪ·ĻĪ·.
5. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *ĻĻĪ±Ī³ĪæĻ Ī“Ī®ĻĪ±Ī¼Īµ* (sang) ĻĻĪ·Ī½ ĻĻ Ī½Ī±Ļ Ī»ĪÆĪ±.
6. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *ĻĪæĻĪµĻĪ±Ī½* (danced) ĻĻĪæ ĻĪ¬ĻĻĪ¹.
7. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *Ī±Ī½ĪĪ²Ī·ĪŗĪµĻ* (climbed) ĻĪæ Ī²ĪæĻ Ī½Ļ.
8. ĪĪ³Ļ *ĪĻĪ»Ļ Ī½Ī±* (washed) ĻĪæ Ī±Ļ ĻĪæĪŗĪÆĪ½Ī·ĻĪæ.
9. ĪĻĻ *ĪĻĪ±Ī³ĪµĻ* (ate) ĻĪÆĻĻĪ±.
10. ĪĪŗĪµĪÆĪ½Ī· *ĪĪ¼ĪµĪ¹Ī½Īµ* (stayed) ĻĻĪæ ĻĻĪÆĻĪ¹.
11. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī¼Ī·ĪøĪ®ĪŗĪ±Ī¼Īµ* (slept) Ī±ĻĪ³Ī¬.
12. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *ĪĪ²Ī»ĪµĻĪµĻ* (watched) ĻĪ±Ī¹Ī½ĪÆĪµĻ.
13. ĪĻ ĻĻĻ *Ī“ĪæĻĪ»ĪµĻ Īµ* (worked) ĻĻĪæĪ½ ĪŗĪ®ĻĪæ.
14. ĪĪŗĪµĪÆĪ½Ī· *ĪŗĪæĻĻĪµĻĪµ* (haircut) ĻĪ± Ī¼Ī±Ī»Ī»Ī¹Ī¬ ĻĪ·Ļ.
15. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *Ī²Ī³Ī®ĪŗĪ±Ī½* (went out) Ī³Ī¹Ī± Ī“ĪµĪÆĻĪ½Īæ.
2. ĪĻĻ *ĪĪ¼Ī±ĪøĪµĻ* (learned) ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī¹ĻĻĪæĻĪÆĪ±.
3. ĪĻ ĻĻĻ *ĪĻĻĪµĪ¾Īµ* (ran) ĻĻĪæĪ½ Ī±Ī³ĻĪ½Ī±.
4. ĪĪŗĪµĪÆĪ½Ī· *ĪĪ³ĻĪ±ĻĪµ* (wrote) ĻĪæĪÆĪ·ĻĪ·.
5. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *ĻĻĪ±Ī³ĪæĻ Ī“Ī®ĻĪ±Ī¼Īµ* (sang) ĻĻĪ·Ī½ ĻĻ Ī½Ī±Ļ Ī»ĪÆĪ±.
6. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *ĻĪæĻĪµĻĪ±Ī½* (danced) ĻĻĪæ ĻĪ¬ĻĻĪ¹.
7. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *Ī±Ī½ĪĪ²Ī·ĪŗĪµĻ* (climbed) ĻĪæ Ī²ĪæĻ Ī½Ļ.
8. ĪĪ³Ļ *ĪĻĪ»Ļ Ī½Ī±* (washed) ĻĪæ Ī±Ļ ĻĪæĪŗĪÆĪ½Ī·ĻĪæ.
9. ĪĻĻ *ĪĻĪ±Ī³ĪµĻ* (ate) ĻĪÆĻĻĪ±.
10. ĪĪŗĪµĪÆĪ½Ī· *ĪĪ¼ĪµĪ¹Ī½Īµ* (stayed) ĻĻĪæ ĻĻĪÆĻĪ¹.
11. ĪĪ¼ĪµĪÆĻ *ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī¼Ī·ĪøĪ®ĪŗĪ±Ī¼Īµ* (slept) Ī±ĻĪ³Ī¬.
12. ĪĻĪµĪÆĻ *ĪĪ²Ī»ĪµĻĪµĻ* (watched) ĻĪ±Ī¹Ī½ĪÆĪµĻ.
13. ĪĻ ĻĻĻ *Ī“ĪæĻĪ»ĪµĻ Īµ* (worked) ĻĻĪæĪ½ ĪŗĪ®ĻĪæ.
14. ĪĪŗĪµĪÆĪ½Ī· *ĪŗĪæĻĻĪµĻĪµ* (haircut) ĻĪ± Ī¼Ī±Ī»Ī»Ī¹Ī¬ ĻĪ·Ļ.
15. ĪĻ ĻĪæĪÆ *Ī²Ī³Ī®ĪŗĪ±Ī½* (went out) Ī³Ī¹Ī± Ī“ĪµĪÆĻĪ½Īæ.