Bidh / Bhios / Future Tense Flashcards
Bidh
I will: future tense, habitual actions
Bhios
I will; future tense, relative future form
- Where a word is followed by tha and bha, f/t is bhios
Primary / Secondary verb forms
Primary = positive
Secondary = negative
Primary forms for Cò / Cùìn / Dè
Present primary form = tha
Past primary form = bha
Future primary form = bhios
Càite: Future tense
Takes the secondary (simple question form) in all tenses
-> bheil / robh / bi
cuin a tha
has the relative participle ‘a’ in the construction
dè tha / cò tha do not; do but is swallowed by the preceding vowel
/ similar to m’ athair and d’athair (two vowels coming together causes one to disappear; mo athair)
CAN WRITE RELATIVE PARTICLE A IN ABOVE; TEND NOT TO SAY IT
Bidh & responses
Will be
Bidh = yes
Cha bi = no
Where will…? / Where will you be going?
Càite am bi…?
Càite am bi thu a’ dol?
I will be working everyday (bhi expressing habitual actions e.g.)
bidh mi ag obair a h-uile latha
I am drinking tea now
Tha mi ag òl tì an-dràsta
Bha mi ag òl tì an-dè
I was drinking tea yesterday
Bidh me ag òl tì a-màireach
I will be drinking tea tomorrow
Bidh mi anns an sgoil a-huile latha
I am in school everyday
Donald is in the pub every night
Bidh Dòmhnall anns an taigh-sheinnse a h-uile oidhche
Am bi thu a tighinn an-seo tric?
Do you come here often?