Past Progressive Exercises For Greek Grammar

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The Past Progressive tense in Greek grammar is used to express actions that were happening in the past and were in progress at some point of time or for a period of time. In Greek, the Past Progressive is formed by the tense of the verb โ€˜ฮตฮฏฮผฮฑฮนโ€™ meaning โ€˜I amโ€™ in its Past Simple form and the verb that follows in its Present Participle form. Letโ€™s practice with some sentences.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Progressive form of the verb given in brackets.

1. ฮ— ฮœฮฑฯฮฏฮฑ *ฮญฯ„ฯฯ‰ฮณฮต* (eat) ฯŒฯ„ฮฑฮฝ ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮบฮฌฮปฮตฯƒฮฑ.
2. ะthens *ฮฎฯ€ฮนฮฑ* (drink) ฮบฮฑฯ†ฮญ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฯ€ฮฑฮปฮบฯŒฮฝฮน.
3. ฮคฮฟ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮฏ *ฮญฯ€ฮฑฮนฮถฮต* (play) ฮผฮต ฯ„ฮท ฮผฯ€ฮฌฮปฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฯ…ฮปฮฎ.
4. ฮŸ ฮฮฏฮบฮฟฯ‚ *ฮพฮตฮบฮฟฯ…ฯฮฌฮถฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮฝ* (rest) ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฯ…ฮปฮฎ.
5. ฮŸฮน ฯ†ฮฏฮปฮฟฮน ฮผฮฑฯ‚ *ฮญฯ„ฯฮตฯ‡ฮฑฮฝ* (run) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮฌฯฮบฮฟ.
6. ฮŸ ฮณฮนฮฑฯ„ฯฯŒฯ‚ *ฮตฮพฮญฯ„ฮฑฮถฮต* (examine) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮฑฯƒฮธฮตฮฝฮฎ.
7. ฮ— ฮณฮฌฯ„ฮฑ *ฮญฯ„ฯฮฑฮฒฮต* (pull) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฝฮฎฮผฮฑ.
8. ฮŸฮน ฯ…ฯ€ฮฌฮปฮปฮทฮปฮฟฮน *ฮดฮฟฯฮปฮตฯ…ฮฑฮฝ* (work) ฯ…ฯ€ฮตฯฯ‰ฯฮฏฮตฯ‚.
9. ฮŸ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮนฮฟฮธฮทฮบฮฌฯฮนฮฟฯ‚ *ฯ„ฮฑฮบฯ„ฮฟฯ€ฮฟฮนฮฟฯฯƒฮต* (arrange) ฯ„ฮฑ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฑ.
10. ฮคฮฟ ฯ€ฮปฮฟฮฏฮฟ *ฮตฯ„ฮฟฮนฮผฮฌฮถฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮฝ* (prepare) ฮฝฮฑ ฯ†ฯฮณฮตฮน.
11. ฮ— ฮดฮฑฯƒฮบฮฌฮปฮฑ *ฮดฮนฮฟฯฮธฯŽฮฝฮตฮน* (correct) ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฮฑฯƒฮบฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚.
12. ฮŸ ฯˆฮฌฯฮทฯ‚ *ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฮปฮฟฯฯƒฮต* (sell) ฯ†ฯฮญฯƒฮบฮฑ ฯˆฮฌฯฮนฮฑ.
13. ฮŸ ฮญฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮฟฯ‚ *ฮผฮตฯ„ฯฮฟฯฯƒฮต* (count) ฯ„ฮฑ ฯ‡ฯฮฎฮผฮฑฯ„ฮฑ.
14. ฮŸ ฮคฮฌฮบฮทฯ‚ *ฯƒฯ„ฯฮฌฮฒฯ‰ฮฝฮต* (turn) ฯƒฯ„ฮท ฮณฯ‰ฮฝฮฏฮฑ.
15. ฮŸ ฮณฮตฮฏฯ„ฮฟฮฝฮฑฯ‚ *ฮบฮฟฮนฯ„ฮฟฯฯƒฮต* (look) ฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ„ฮทฮปฮตฯŒฯฮฑฯƒฮท.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentence using the Past Progressive form of the verb given in brackets.

1. ฮŸฮน ฮตฮบฮปฮตฮบฯ„ฮฟฮฏ *ฯƒฯ…ฮถฮฎฯ„ฮฑฮณฮฑฮฝ* (discuss) ฯƒฯ„ฮท ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฮตฮดฯฮฏฮฑฯƒฮท.
2. ฮŸ ฯƒฮบฯฮปฮฟฯ‚ *ฮตฯˆฮฌฯ‡ฮฝฮต* (search) ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮนฮดฮนฮฟฮบฯ„ฮฎฯ„ฮท ฯ„ฮฟฯ….
3. ฮ— ฮฟฮผฮฌฮดฮฑ *ฯ€ฯฮฟฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฟฯฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮฝ* (train) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฮฌฮดฮนฮฟ.
4. ฮ— ฮณฮนฮฑฮณฮนฮฌ *ฮตฯ„ฮฟฮฏฮผฮฑฮถฮต* (cook) ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ†ฮฑฮณฮทฯ„ฯŒ.
5. ฮคฮฟ ฯ€ฮฑฮนฮดฮฏ *ฮบฮปฮฑฮฏฮตฮน* (cry) ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮฑฮณฮบฮฑฮปฮนฮฌ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚ ฮผฮทฯ„ฮญฯฮฑฯ‚ ฯ„ฮฟฯ….
6. ฮŸ ฮฒฯฮฌฯ‡ฮฟฯ‚ *ฮญฯ€ฮตฯ†ฯ„ฮต* (fall) ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฮฟฯ…ฮฝฯŒ.
7. ฮŸฮน ฯ†ฮฟฮนฯ„ฮทฯ„ฮญฯ‚ *ฮดฮนฮฌฮฒฮฑฮถฮฑฮฝ* (read) ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮนฯ‚ ฮตฮพฮตฯ„ฮฌฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚.
8. ฮœฮฑฯ‚ *ฮตฯ€ฮตฯฮฏฮผฮตฮฝฮตฯ‚* (wait) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฮฑฮธฮผฯŒ.
9. ฮŸฮน ฮณฮฟฮฝฮตฮฏฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… *ฮตฯ€ฮฏฯƒฮบฮตฯ€ฯ„ฮฑฮฝ* (visit) ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฯ†ฮฏฮปฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฯ„ฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮตฮพฮฟฯ‡ฮฎ.
10. ฮŸ ฮณฮตฮฏฯ„ฮฟฮฝฮฑฯ‚ *ฮญฮบฮฑฯˆฮต* (burn) ฯ„ฮฑ ฮพฯฮปฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ„ฮถฮฌฮบฮน.
11. ฮŸฮน ฯƒฯ„ฯฮฑฯ„ฮนฯŽฯ„ฮตฯ‚ *ฮญฯ€ฮปฮตฮบฮฑฮฝ* (knit) ฯ„ฮฑ ฮฝฮฎฮผฮฑฯ„ฮฑ.
12. ฮคฮฟ ฮบฮญฮนฮบ *ฮญฯˆฮทฮฝฮต* (bake) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ†ฮฟฯฯฮฝฮฟ.
13. ฮคฮฟ ฮฑฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮบฮฏฮฝฮทฯ„ฮฟ *ฮญฯƒฮตฯฮฝฮต* (drag) ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฒฮฑฯฮญฮปฮน.
14. ฮคฮฑ ฯ€ฮฟฯ…ฮปฮนฮฌ *ฯ„ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯ…ฮดฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฮฝ* (sing) ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฮฌฯƒฮฟฯ‚.
15. ฮŸ ฯ€ฮฑฯ€ฯ€ฮฟฯฯ‚ *ฮบฮฟฮนฮผฯŒฯ„ฮฑฮฝ* (sleep) ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮบฮฑฯฮญฮบฮปฮฑ.

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