In your language, if someone says the verb for “drink” without including a direct object, do you assume that person is talking about alcohol? Greek: in the progressive (he drinks, he was drinking), yes, in the perfective (he drank), no. Answered 2017-02-08 [Originally posted on http://quora.com/In-your-language-if-someone-says-the-verb-for-drink-without-including-a-direct-object-do-you-assume-that-person-is-talking-about-alcohol/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]