| Orientation |
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module just may plunge you into a fog, if you haven't already been
feeling like you have been walking around in a mist! Study it very
carefully, as there are a number of new concepts to learn.
Until now you have only been able
to read Greek sentences dealing with action in the present or
future tenses. In this module you will be introduced to two types
of past tenses in Greek. First, the imperfect tense
expresses action in the past that is usually ongoing or
continuous. Second, the aorist tense expresses past action
that is undefined.
While the present and future tenses
that we have already learned are primary tenses, and
therefore incorporate primary active suffixes, the
imperfect and aorist tenses are secondary tenses and are
built upon secondary active suffixes.
Characteristic of the imperfect and
aorist tenses (as well as the pluperfect tense, which we will
learn in the Theta Module) is a past time morpheme. It is
usually called an epsilon augment because it consists of an
ev
prefixed to the verb stem. It is this morpheme (much like the
appearance of the suffix -ed in English verbs) which
indicates that the verb is past tense. |
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| Assignments |
- Read Black, Learn, Chapter
7.
- Learn the vocabulary in §56
(Black, Learn, 51-52).
- Read the Zeta Module Notes.
- Do this team exercise first:
Each team member should select four of the verbs from 56b and
three from 56c (Black, Learn) and (a) identify the
lexical entry for each of them; (b) comment on the morphology of
each aorist form: e.g., define whether it is first or second
aorist, identify the type of augment, explain any amalgamation,
tell if it is a suppletive; and (c) provide an imperfect form
from the lexical entry. Some team members might want to do
extras to round out the list.
- Complete the exercises in §57c
(Black, Learn, 52-53). Work on them in your teams, making
sure to parse all imperfect and aorist verbs.
- Take the Zeta Module Quiz.
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| Extras |
- Audio for exercises:
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