Έχω σκεφτεί ήδη την απάντηση, αλλά περιμένω την ερώτηση.

to have

Breakdown of Έχω σκεφτεί ήδη την απάντηση, αλλά περιμένω την ερώτηση.

• αλλά: but
• περιμένω: to wait
• ήδη: already

Questions & Answers about Έχω σκεφτεί ήδη την απάντηση, αλλά περιμένω την ερώτηση.

What tense is Έχω σκεφτεί, and how is it formed?

It’s the Greek present perfect (Παρακείμενος). Formation:

• Present of έχω
  • a fixed perfective form of the verb (often in -σει/-ει): έχω γράψει, έχω πει, έχω δει, έχω σκεφτεί.
• It expresses a completed action with current relevance (the result matters now).
• Contrast: Σκέφτηκα = simple past (event in the past); σκέφτομαι = I’m thinking (ongoing).

Why is it σκεφτεί? What is the base verb and why does it look “passive”?

• The base verb is the middle-only verb σκέφτομαι (“to think”), which has no active form in normal use.
• Its aorist is σκέφτηκα; the perfect uses the perfective stem σκεφτ- plus the fixed ending seen in perfects: έχω σκεφτεί.
• It looks “passive” because it comes from the mediopassive paradigm, but the meaning is active: “I have thought.”

Does the perfect part after έχω change with person?

No. Only έχω changes:

• έχω/έχεις/έχει/έχουμε/έχετε/έχουν σκεφτεί
• The second element (σκεφτεί) stays the same for all persons.

Where can I place ήδη (“already”)? Are different positions okay?