Greek Participles Recognition Test (Common Entrance/GCSE)


            Greek Participles Recognition Test
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Greek Participles – Forms Tested

Note: This table shows the main participle forms needed for GCSE-style work. It gives the common patterns only, so that the main markers can be seen clearly.

	Present Active	Future Active	Aorist Active	Aorist Passive	Present Middle / Passive	Aorist Middle / Deponent
Masculine	λύων	λύσων	λύσας	λυθείς	λυόμενος	λυσάμενος
Feminine	λύουσα	λύσουσα	λύσασα	λυθεῖσα	λυομένη	λυσαμένη
Neuter	λῦον	λύσον	λῦσαν	λυθέν	λυόμενον	λυσάμενον
Meaning	doing	about to do	having done	having been done	being done / doing	having done (middle/deponent)
Main marker	usually no special marker	-σ-	-σ-	-θ-	-μενος	-σαμενος / similar

Greek participles are modular. You identify them by combining these elements:

λυσων

Root – the basic meaning of the verb

Tense marker – tells you when the action happens

Participle ending – tells you what kind of participle it is, and how it agrees

What to notice:
Present participles usually mean doing.
Aorist participles usually mean having done.
Future participles usually mean about to do.
Passive participles often show -θ-.
Middle and deponent participles often use -μενος-type endings.

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Greek Participles Recognition Test (Common Entrance/GCSE)