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Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Introduction to the Past Tense

Two of the most useful verbs to know the past tense for are "to have" and "to do" (or "to make")
ArticlePresentPast
TO HAVEto haveTO HAVEto have
IΕΧΩέχωΕΙΧΑείχα
You (sing)ΕΧΕΙΣέχειςΕΙΧΕΣείχες
He/She/ItΕΧΕΙέχειΕΙΧΕείχε
WeΕΧΟΥΜΕέχουμεΕΙΧΑΜΕείχαμε
You (plural)ΕΧΕΤΕέχετεΕΙΧΑΤΕείχατε
TheyΕΧΟΥΝέχουνΕΙΧΑΝείχαν

TO MAKE / DO

to make / do

TO MAKE / DO

to make / do

IΚΑΝΩκάνωΕΚΑΝΑέκανα
You (sing)ΚΑΝΕΙΣκάνειςΕΚΑΝΕΣέκανες
He/She/ItΚΑΝΕΙκάνειΕΚΑΝΕέκανε
WeΚΑΝΟΥΜΕκάνουμεΚΑΝΑΜΕκάναμε
You (plural)ΚΑΝΕΤΕκάνετεΚΑΝΑΤΕκάνατε
TheyΚΑΝΟΥΝκάνουνΚΑΝΑΝκάναν

So, for example:
"Did you have a good journey?" would be είχες ενα καλό ταξίδι;/ΕΙΧΕΣ ΕΝΑ ΚΑΛΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ;
and "How much was the the ticket?" would be ποσο έκανε το εισιτήριο;/ΠΟΣΟ ΕΚΑΝΕ ΤΟ ΕΙΣΙΤΗΡΙΟ;

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