Past Tense: Cheannacaich mi / Dh'òl mi / Dh’fhàg mi Flashcards
Making past tense rules
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)
Past tense brought
cheannaich
past tense slept
chadail
past tense drank
dh’òl
past tense sat
shuidh
past tense ate
dh’ith
past tense left
dh’fhàg
past tense wrote
sgrìobh
past tense read
leugh
past tense built
thog
past tense went
chaidh
past tense stopped
stad
past tense walked
choisich
past tense arrived
ràinig
past tense took
ghabh
past tense caught
ghlac
past tense saw
chunnaic
past tense met
choinnich
Cò past tense (eat)
Cò dh’ith
cuin past tense (eat)
cuin a dh’ith
ciamar past tense (eat)
ciamar a dh’ith
Dè past tense (eat)
Dè dh’ith
Caite past tense (eat)
[variation]
caite an do dh’ith
Irregular verbs:
Did you go (+ responses)
An deach thu
chaidh - yes
cha deach - no
Irregular verbs:
Did you see (+ responses)
an faca tu
chunnaic - yes
chan fhaca - no
irregular verbs:
were you (+responses)
an robh thu
bha - yes
chan robh - no
yes / no responses:
an do ceannaich thu…?
an do chuir thu…?
an do chaidh thu…?
cheannaich / cha do cheannaich
chuir / cha do chuir
chaidh / cha do chaidh
Past Tense: Secondary form
primary form with ‘do’ before it
chuir = do chuir
dh’òl = do dh’òl
dh’fhàg = do dh’fhàg
No in past tense secondary form
An do chuir thu aran air a’ bhòrd?
An do dh’fhàg thu an taigh aig ochd?
cha do chuir
cha do dh’fhàg
càite an do dh’fhàg thu an càr?
where did you leave the car?
