up:: [[Greek MOC]], [[Greek Verb Voices]] # Greek Verb Aspects Like most European languages, Greek has two **aspects**: the *perfective* and *imperfective*. Aspect describes how a verb extends over time. In Greek, these determine which of the two verb roots (simple/perfective, continuous/imperfective) one would use for a verb. ## The Imperfective Aspect The **imperfective aspect** refers to actions that happen continually or habitually. Tenses in this aspect use the same root as the present tense. ### Tenses in This Aspect - Present (κλείνω) - [[The Past Imperfect (Continuous Past) Tense]] (έκλεινα) - Future Continous (θα κλείνω) ### Examples - Κλείνω το φως - I am turning off the light - Έκλεινα τις πόρτες - I was closing the doors - Θα κλείνω τις πόρτες - I will be closing the doors ## The Perfective Aspect The **perfective aspect** refers to actions that are *bounded and unitary*, without reference to flow of time. Tenses in this aspect use the same root as the simple past or **aorist** tense. ### Tenses in This Aspect - Dependent/subjunctive (να κλείσω) - Simple past (aorist) (έκλεισα) - Simple future (θα κλείσω) ### Examples - Θέλω να κλείσω το φως - I want to shut off the light - Έκλεισα τις πόρτες - I closed the doors - Θα κλέισω τις πόρτες - I will close the doors ## Sources - [Grammatical aspect - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_aspect)