Past Tense: Cheannacaich mi / Dh'òl mi / Dh’fhàg mi

Question 1

Making past tense rules

Answer 1

lenite root if possible
- VOWELS: add dh’ (ith = dh’ite)
- F + VOWEL: add dh’ + lenition (fuirich = dh’fhuirich)
- Cannot be lenited: just leave (leugh = leugh)

Question 2

Past tense brought

Answer 2

cheannaich

Question 3

past tense slept

Answer 3

chadail

Question 4

past tense drank

Answer 4

dh’òl

Question 5

past tense sat

Answer 5

shuidh

Question 6

past tense ate

Answer 6

dh’ith

Question 7

past tense left

Answer 7

dh’fhàg

Question 8

past tense wrote

Answer 8

sgrìobh

Question 9

past tense read

Answer 9

leugh

Question 10

past tense built

Answer 10

thog

Question 11

past tense went

Answer 11

chaidh

Question 12

past tense stopped

Answer 12

stad

Question 13

past tense walked

Answer 13

choisich

Question 14

past tense arrived

Answer 14

ràinig

Question 15

past tense took

Answer 15

ghabh

Question 16

past tense caught

Answer 16

ghlac

Question 17

past tense saw

Answer 17

chunnaic

Question 18

past tense met

Answer 18

choinnich

Question 19

Cò past tense (eat)

Answer 19

Cò dh’ith

Question 20

cuin past tense (eat)

Answer 20

cuin a dh’ith

Question 21

ciamar past tense (eat)

Answer 21

ciamar a dh’ith

Question 22

Dè past tense (eat)

Answer 22

Dè dh’ith

Question 23

Caite past tense (eat)

Answer 23

[variation]
caite an do dh’ith

Question 24

Irregular verbs:
Did you go (+ responses)

Answer 24

An deach thu
chaidh - yes
cha deach - no

Question 25

Irregular verbs:
Did you see (+ responses)

Answer 25

an faca tu
chunnaic - yes
chan fhaca - no

Question 26

irregular verbs:
were you (+responses)

Answer 26

an robh thu
bha - yes
chan robh - no

Question 27

yes / no responses:
an do ceannaich thu…?
an do chuir thu…?
an do chaidh thu…?

Answer 27

cheannaich / cha do cheannaich
chuir / cha do chuir
chaidh / cha do chaidh

Question 28

Past Tense: Secondary form

Answer 28

primary form with ‘do’ before it
chuir = do chuir
dh’òl = do dh’òl
dh’fhàg = do dh’fhàg

Question 29

No in past tense secondary form
An do chuir thu aran air a’ bhòrd?
An do dh’fhàg thu an taigh aig ochd?

Answer 29

cha do chuir
cha do dh’fhàg

Question 30

càite an do dh’fhàg thu an càr?

Answer 30

where did you leave the car?