Chapter 3 The Finite Greek Verb

Question 1

Properties of the finite verb

Answer 1

1. Person
2. Number
3. Tense
4. Voice
5. Mood

Question 2

Voices of the verb

Answer 2

1. active - subject is performing
2. passive - subject is receiving
3. middle - subject is performing with reference to itself

Question 3

Moods

Answer 3

1. indicative - factual
2. imperative - command
3. subjunctive - exhortation or deliberative question
4. optative - wished for (If only the cat would not scratch the furniture) or possible action (That cat might scratch you.)

Question 4

What does a tense always indicate and what does it often indicate

Answer 4

Always aspect, often time

Question 5

Tenses of the indicative mood

Answer 5

1. Present: present time simple/progressive/repeated aspect
2. Imperfect: past time progressive/repeated aspect
3. Future: future time simple/progressive/repeated aspect
4. Aorist: past time simple aspect
5. Perfect: present time completed aspect
6. Pluperfect: past time completed aspect
7. Future perfect: future time completed aspect

Question 6

Aspects

Answer 6

1. Simple – simply occurring once
2. Progressive - being in progress
3. Repeated - repeated or habitual
4. Completed - already completed (has, had, will have)

Question 7

Primary tenses in time

Answer 7

1. present

2. future

Question 8

Secondary tenses in time

Answer 8

1. past

Question 9

Primary tenses

Answer 9

1. present
2. future
3. perfect
4. future perfect

Question 10

Secondary tenses

Answer 10

1. imperfect
2. aorist
3. pluperfect

Question 11

Finite verb

Answer 11

Defined or limited by person, number, tense, voice and mood.

Question 12

Person property

Answer 12

1st person: subject is the speaker (I, we)
2nd person: subject is the person addressed (you, you pl.)
3rd person: subject is person/thing spoken about (he, she, it, they or any specific noun)

Question 13

Number property

Answer 13

Singular: subject is one
Plural: subject is more than one
Dual: subject is two

Question 14

Time: Present Aspect: Simple

Answer 14

Tense: Present

I say We say
You say You say
he says they say

Question 15

Time: Present Aspect: Progressive

Answer 15

Tense: Present

I am saying We are saying
You are saying You are saying
He is saying They are saying

Question 16

Time: Present Aspect: Repeated

Answer 16

Tense: Present

I say (every day) We say (every day)
You say (every day) You say (every day)
He says (every day) They say (every day)

Question 17

Time: Present Aspect: Completed

Answer 17

Tense: Perfect

I have said We have said
You have said You have said
He has said They have said

Question 18

Time: Past Aspect: Simple

Answer 18

Tense: Aorist

I said We said
You said You said
He said They said

Question 19

Time: Past Aspect: Progressive

Answer 19

Tense: Imperfect

I was saying We were saying
You were saying You were saying
He was saying They were saying

Question 20

Time: Past Aspect: Repeated

Answer 20

Tense: Imperfect

I said (every day) We said (every day)
You said (every day) You said (every day)
He said (every day) They said (every day)

I used to say We used to say
You used to say You used to say
He used to say They used to say

Question 21

Time: Past Aspect: Completed

Answer 21

Tense: Pluperfect

I had said We had said
You had said You had said
He had said They had said

Question 22

Time: Future Aspect: Simple

Answer 22

Tense: Future

I will say We will say
You will say You will say
He will say They will say

Question 23

Time: Future Aspect: Progressive

Answer 23

Tense: Future

I will be saying We will be saying
You will be saying You will be saying
He will be saying You will be saying

Question 24

Time: Future Aspect: Repeated

Answer 24

Tense: Future

I will say (every day) We will say (every day)
You will say (every day) You will say (every day)
He will say (every day) They will say (every day)

Question 25

Time: Future Aspect: Completed

Answer 25

Tense: Future perfect I will have said We will have said You will have said You will have said He will have said They will have said

Question 26

Present tense

Answer 26

Present time with simple/progressive/repeated aspect

Question 27

Imperfect tense

Answer 27

Past time with progressive/repeated aspect

Question 28

Future tense

Answer 28

Future time with simple/progressive/repeated aspect

Question 29

Aorist tense

Answer 29

Past time with simple aspect.

Question 30

Perfect tense

Answer 30

Present time with completed aspect.

Question 31

Pluperfect tense

Answer 31

Past time with completed aspect.

Question 32

Future perfect tense

Answer 32

Future time with completed aspect. (rare)

Question 33

I say We say You say You say he says they say

Answer 33

Tense: Present Time: Present Aspect: Simple

Question 34

I am saying We are saying You are saying You are saying He is saying They are saying

Answer 34

Tense: Present Time: Present Aspect: Progressive

Question 35

``` I say (every day) We say (every day) You say (every day) You say (every day) He says (every day) They say (every day) ```

Answer 35

Tense: Present Time: Present Aspect: Repeated

Question 36

I have said We have said You have said You have said He has said They have said

Answer 36

Tense: Perfect Time: Present Aspect: Completed

Question 37

I said We said You said You said He said They said

Answer 37

Tense: Aorist Time: Past Aspect: Simple

Question 38

I was saying We were saying You were saying You were saying He was saying They were saying

Answer 38

Tense: Imperfect Time: Past Aspect: Progressive

Question 39

I used to say We used to say You used to say You used to say He used to say They used to say

Answer 39

Tense: Imperfect Time: Past Aspect: Repeated

Question 40

``` I said (every day) We said (every day) You said (every day) You said (every day) He said (every day) They said (every day) ```

Answer 40

Tense: Imperfect Time: Past Aspect: Repeated

Question 41

I had said We had said You had said You had said He had said They had said

Answer 41

Tense: Pluperfect Time: Past Aspect: Completed

Question 42

I will say We will say You will say You will say He will say They will say

Answer 42

Tense: Future Time: Future Aspect: Simple

Question 43

I will be saying We will be saying You will be saying You will be saying He will be saying You will be saying

Answer 43

Tense: Future Time: Future Aspect: Progressive

Question 44

I will say (every day) We will say (every day) You will say (every day) You will say (every day) He will say (every day) They will say (every day)

Answer 44

Tense: Future Time: Future Aspect: Repeated

Question 45

I will have said We will have said You will have said You will have said He will have said They will have said

Answer 45

Tense: Future perfect Time: Future Aspect: Completed

Question 46

Verb principal parts

Answer 46

1. 1st person singular present active indicative "I stop", "I am stopping" 2. 1st person singular future active indicative "I shall stop", "I will stop" 3. 1st person singular aorist active indicative "I stopped" 4. 1st person singular perfect active indicative "I have stopped" (transitive) 5. 1st person singular perfect middle/passive indicative "I have stopped" (intransitive), "I have been stopped" 6. 1st person singular aorist passive indicative "I was stopped"

Question 47

A transitive verb is

Answer 47

a verb whose action is performed on a direct object, expressed or implied

Question 48

An intransitive verb is

Answer 48

a verb whose action is NOT performed on a direct object