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1. You're going to make an aorist. Any aorist at all, first or second, weak or strong, whatever. Which one of these should you never, never, EVER do?
2. Your next aorist question. Ready? All right. Which of these is the first person singular active indicative personal ending for the weak aorist? (Whew!)
3. First, an aorist with no tricks up its sleeve. Really. What is the first aorist indicative active first person singular of "keleuO"?
4. Now, let the complications begin. How does one form the aorist of a stem that ends in a vowel? Take "poieO," "make, do," for instance. What is its weak aorist?
5. How would you form the correct first aorist of a stem that ends in a liquid, like n, m, l, or r? What would be the weak aorist of "menO," "remain"?
6. How does one form the first aorist of a stem that ends in a palatal stop, like kappa, gamma, or khi? What is the correct first aorist of "phrassO," "fence in, fortify"?
7. What would be the aorist of a stem that ends in a labial stop, like pi, beta, or phi? What is the correct first aorist of "graphO," "write"?
8. What is the aorist of a stem that ends in a dental stop, like t, d, or th? What is the correct first aorist of "nomizo," "think"?
9. Now, the scourge of anyone who has tried to read Greek without learning the grammar well enough (like me.) What happens to the augment if the verb begins with a vowel? How, for instance, would you form the aorist of "akouO" "listen"?
10. Homer sometimes leaves off the augment (just to make things more difficult for you!)
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