LC IRISH GRAMMAR - an aimsir chaite

verbs in the aimsir chaite + consonant

+h

verbs in the aimsir chaite + vowel

+d

verbs in the aimsir chaite + f

d’ and h

leathan vowels

a,o,u

caol vowels

i,e

verbs in the aimsir chaite + LEATHAN verbs in the CÉAD réimniú

+amar

verbs in the aimsir chaite + LEATHAN verbs in the DARA réimniú

+aíomar

verbs in the aimsir chaite + CAOL verbs in the CÉAD RÉIMNIÚ

+eamar

verbs in the aimsir chaite + CAOL verbs in the DARA RÉIMNIÚ

+íomar

what happens to verbs with more than one syllable ending with áil in the past tense

in the WE form, drop the LAST I and use the ONE SYLLABLE ending

what happens to “taispeáin” in the past tense

in the WE form, drop the LAST I and use the ONE SYLLABLE ending

what happens to tiomáin in the past tense

in the WE form, drop the LAST I and use the ONE SYLLABLE ending

ceangail in the aimsir chaite + we

cheanglaíomar

cosain in the aimsir chaite + we

chosnaíomar

imir in the aimsir chaite + we

d’imríomar

inis in the aimsir chaite + we

d’insíomar

did you in the aimsir chaite ?

Ar

Didn’t in the aimsir chaite ?

Níor

Ar + verbs with consonant

ar + h

ar + verbs starting with a vowel

nothing

níor + verbs w a consonant

+h

níor + verbs with a vowel

• nothing

free past tense + CÉAD réimniú + LEATHAN ending

-adh

free past tense + CÉAD réimniú + CAOL ending

-eadh

free past tense + DARA réimniú + LEATHAN ending

+aíodh

free past tense + DARA réimniú + CAOL ending

-íodh

question free past tense

ar + NOTHING

NEGATIVE free past tense

Níor + NOTHING

aimsir chaite + léigh + muid

léamar

aimsir chaite + nigh + muid (+ normal eg)

nigh mé + níomar

aimsir chaite + suigh + muid

shuíomar

aimsir chaite + abair

dúirt

aimsir chaite + bí

bhí

aimsir chaite + feic

chonaic

aimsir chaite + faigh

fuair

aimsir chaite + déan

rinne

aimsir chaite + téigh

chuaigh

aimsir chaite + clois

chuala

aimsir chaite + tar

tháinig

aimsir chaite + ith

d’ith

aimsir chaite + tabhair

thug

aimsir chaite + beir

rug

aimsir chaite + muid + abair

dúramar

aimsir chaite + muid + bí

bhíomar

aimsir chaite + muid + tar

thángamar

which irregular verbs in the past tense get NÍ and AN instead of ar and níor

abair, bí, feic, faigh, déan, téigh

past tense + free verb + bí

bhíothas

past tense + free verb + feic

chonacthas

past tense + free verb + faigh

fuarthas

past tense + free verb + déan

rinneadh

past tense + free verb + teigh

chuathas

past tense + free verb + clois

chualathas

past tense + free verb + tar

thángthas

past tense + free verb + ith

itheadh

past tense + free verb + tabhair

tugadh

past tense + free verb + beir

rugadh