Irish - Conjugating Verb Tenses

Question 1

How do you conjugate verbs in the past tense?

Answer 1

Aspirate with a séimhiú (add a ‘h’ after the first consonant)
i.e. mhúscail, chuaigh, etc.

Question 2

What do you do if the past tense word begins with a vowel?

Answer 2

Add a “ d’ ” in front
i.e. d’ól, d’ith, etc.

Question 3

What if the past tense word begins with an “ f ”?

Answer 3

Add a “ d’ “ in front and aspirate
i.e. d’fhág, d’fhoghlaim, etc.

Question 4

How do you conjugate 1 syllable slender verbs in the present tense?

Answer 4

Add the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun

1st person - ‘-im’
3rd person - ‘-eann’

Question 5

How do you conjugate 1 syllable broad verbs in the present tense?

Answer 5

Add the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun

1st person - “-aim”
3rd person - “-ann”

Question 6

How do you conjugate 1 syllable verbs ending in “-igh”?

Answer 6

Remove the “-igh” and add the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun

1st person - “-ím”
3rd person - “-íonn”

i.e. suigh - suím
- síonn

Question 7

How do you conjugate 2 syllable verbs in the present tense?

Answer 7

Remove the last vowel and add the appropriate ending for the subject pronoun

1st person - “-ím”
3rd person - “-íonn”

i.e. imir - imrím
- imríonn