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AORIST SYSTEM |
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| New material in purple | (no distinction between middle and passive forms) |
NOTE: the aorist has distinct
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PAST TENSE: Now you have two past tenses: the Imperfect past and the Aorist past. The difference between them aspect. You will learn the Aorist passive later. |
Imperfect Indicative (Past)
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Aorist Indicative (Past)
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| NON-PAST TENSE: Do you see how the formation of the "sigmatic" Aorist resembles the Future stems that you have learned? That is a sign that they are part of the same system. | Present Indicative
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Future Indicative
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| INFINITIVE: The Aorist infinitive is not a "past" tense, and it has no augment! The difference between Present and Aorist infinitives is a difference of aspect. | Present Infinitive
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Aorist Infinitive
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