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Learning Greek Past Tenses; Aoristos and Paratatikos

Greek Past Tenses: Making Peace with Aoristos and Paratatikos

If you have been learning Greek for a while, you’ve probably reached that magical (and sometimes mysterious) moment when you want to talk about something that already happened.

That’s when two important Greek tenses appear: Aoristos and Paratatikos —> the most used Greek past tenses.

They sound fancy, but they are just your new storytelling friends. And once you get to know them, you’ll start sounding a lot more like a native Greek speaker

Meet Mr. Aoristos (Αόριστος) – The Simple Guy

Aoristos means Simple Past in Greek. He’s direct, efficient, and never overcomplicates things.
He is the tense for completed actions —> things that happened once and are now done.

✏️ Example:
Έφαγα ένα σουβλάκι. → I ate a souvlaki.

That’s it. You ate it. Finished. No drama. Aoristos tells you what happened,  fast and clean,  and then moves on.

He’s the Greek grammar equivalent of “mission accomplished.”
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Learn the Greek verb “to sleep” in Greek + Video

How to say “I sleep”, I slept…or I will go to sleep,
in Greek?

Speaking Greek correctly, without knowing how to conjugate a verb, is impossible.
Every sentence has a verb, so one of the most important grammar aspects when you learn Greek, is ….learning verbs!

The verb Κοιμάμαι is conjugated like the verbs

λυπάμαι (I am sorry/ I am sad),
θυμάμαι (I remember),
φοβάμαι (I am afraid/ scared),

and you can also find those verbs in our YouTube language videos list.

So those verbs actually belong to the “passive verb” category.

Not sure what the difference is between an active and passive verb?
Then click here for more explanations

Good news!
Only these 4 verbs belong to this B2 category, so  verbs ending on -άμαι .
The conjugation of those 4 verbs therefore is the same.

If you prefer to first watch and listen to the video, then click here

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Greek Expressions; “See you!” and “We will see!”

The Greek Expressions for “See you” or “We will see” are used on a daily basis, but….
Don’t mix them up in Greek! 

Ever had that awkward moment when you confidently say something in Greek… and your Greek friend gives you that look?
Yeah — we’ve all been there.

Today’s Greek lesson is all about two tiny expressions that sound similar but mean totally different things.
They’re both super common, and if you’re visiting Greece, you’ll hear them all the time.

But warning: mixing them up is a classic Greek learner’s blooper! Let’s fix that today

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Learn the Greek verb “I can” in past tenses + Video

Learn the Greek verb “I can”, I could…and start making sentences!

Speaking Greek correctly, without knowing how to conjugate a verb, is impossible.
Every sentence has a verb, so one of the most important grammar aspects when you learn Greek, is ….learning verbs!

The verb “μπορώ” is a verb of the B2 category,
just like
προσπαθώ,
αργώ,
οδηγώ
etc..

and you can also find those verbs in our YouTube language videos list.

For more information and grammar about those verbs, take a look at this ebook

Greek verbs B category

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The verb “to go”, along with useful phrases

Ready to learn the Greek verb “to go” and pick up some easy, everyday expressions along the way?

Greek might seem challenging at first, with its rich grammar, long words, tricky spelling, and an accent on every word with more than one syllable.
It also has a vast vocabulary and many idiomatic expressions.

But don’t worry!
There’s a bright side: Greek also has plenty of simple, practical things you can learn and start using right away.
So, let’s dive in and explore the verb “to go” and how to use it in daily conversations. Read more

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Learn the Greek Verb “to sell”, in present and future tense

Learn the Greek Verb “to sell”, in present and future tense, as well as useful sentences , such as  “it is sold” or “for sale” .

So let’s conjugate the verb “I sell”-  πουλάω, but…

If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here and listen to teacher Myrto

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How to say “I am / feel sorry” in Greek + Video

How to say “I am sorry” or “I feel sorry”…  in Greek?

Here below, we will explain the verb “to be sorry – to feel sad”
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here

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Greek grammar; simple past & past continuous – aoristos vs paratatikos

Are you at an intermediate language level in Greek, and getting confused when to use which tense?
Learning Greek verbs and tenses is necessary to start communicating in Greek.

When you reach the intermediate level, you will be ready to learn the past tenses;
Most students, will learn the Αόριστος first, and then the Παρατατικός , or Simple Past and Past Continuous.

In this blog article, we will explain the Αόριστος and Παρατατικός tenses, their conjugations, and the difference in how to use these two tenses.

It is not always easy for non-Greeks to understand when to use which tense, so we will try to make it more clear for you, with many examples and exercises.
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Greek verbs “πίνω” and “πεινάω” – I drink and I am hungry!

The Greek verbs Greek verbs “πίνω” and “πεινώ” ( I drink and I am hungry) are verbs you hear on a daily basis, but might be a bit confusing for you. Those two verbs are conjugated differently, since they belong to different verb categories. 
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Greek passive verb “I remember” + Video

Greek passive verbs are not so easy, but very common.
So let’s learn how to say “I remember” or “I  do not remember” in Greek?

If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here

 

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