[B-Greek] Understanding Greek Verb Tense/Aspect

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 8 14:24:27 EDT 2004


Barry:

If you ask me, you've missed the boat. If you ask
someone else, he/she may say you are right on!

Waldo



--- "Barry W. Hickey" <bhickey at mikrotec.com> wrote:
> Greetings.
> 
> I'm slowly working my way through Mounce's BBG.
> After reading Chapter 15 (Introduction To Verbs) I'm
> not sure I correctly understand what Mounce is
> saying about tense, aspect, and the like.  My
> initial understanding of Greek verb tense is as
> follows:
> 
> 1) Tense does NOT convey when the action took/is
> taking place.
> 2) Tense only refers to the form of the verb.
> 3) Aspect is to be `discovered` based up on the
> form/tense of the verb.
> 4) Apect refers solely to the kind of action:
> perfective, imperfective, or stative.
> 
> Am I correct in my understanding or have I missed
> the boat?  
> 
> Lastly, can anyone suggest some supplemental
> material to BBG with regards to
> tense/aspect/aktionsart that a beginner would be
> able to comprehend?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Barry W. Hickey
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