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Lesson 15.2 Verbs Irregular simple past

Only those verbs which do not obey the rules from the last lesson are included in the list below. i.e. those verbs which you cannot work out the simple past from the subjunctive.

Greek Present English Simple past Greek Simple past
ανεβαίνω I went up, I came up ανέβηκα
βγαίνω I went out, I came out βγήκα
βλέπω I saw είδα
βρίσκω I found βρήκα
καταλαβαίνω I understood κατάλαβα
κατεβαίνω I went down, I came down κατέβηκα
λέω I said είπα
μπαίνω I went in, I entered μπήκα
παίρνω I took πήρα
πάω I went πήγα
πηγαίνω I went πήγα
πίνω I drank ήπια
τρώω I ate έφαγα

 

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