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Gramadach

cuid a seacht

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An Aimsir Fháistineach– Amárach (Future Tense - Tomorrow)�1 syllable slender verbs

In the future tense, there is no need to add a h like we did in the past tense.

Instead, we add an ending to the root of the verb. There are four different endings in the present tense. For 1 syllable slender verbs in the future tense, we add fidh to the end of the root verb.

For example Bris becomes Brisfidh – Will break

The other difficult part is when we want to say “we” do something in the present tense. With slender

verbs in the future tense, we add fimid onto the end of the stem of the verb.

For example Bris becomes Brisfimid – We will break

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An Aimsir Fháistineach– Amárach (Future Tense - Tomorrow)�1 syllable slender verbs

Ceisteach agus Diúltach (Questions and Negative)

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To ask a question in the future tense, we put An before and fidh after the verb e.g. An brisfidh tú? - Will you break?

To say that you didn’t do something, we put Ní before the word, a h after the first letter and a fidh at the end e.g. Ní bhrisfidh mé - I will not break

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An Aimsir Laithreach – Amárach (Future Tense - Tomorrow)�1 syllable slender verbs�Cleachtadh - Practice

bris to break cuir to put rith to run

brisfidh mé I will break cuirfidh mé I will put rithfidh mé I will run

brisfidh tú You will break cuirfidh tú You will put rithfidh tú You will run

brisfidh sé He will break cuirfidh sé He will put rithfidh sé He will run

brisfidh sí She will break cuirfidh sí She will put rithfidh sí She will run

brisfimid We will break cuirfimid We will put rithfimid We will run

brisfidh sibh You(pl) will break cuirfidh sibh You(pl) will put rithfidh sibh You (pl) will run

brisfidh siad They will break cuirfidh siad They will put rithfidh siad They will run

An mbrisfidh tú? Will you break? An gcuirfidh tú? Will you put? An ritheann tú? Will you run?

Ní bhrisfidh mé I will not break Ní chuirfidh sé He will not put Ní rithfidh mé I will not run

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An Aimsir Fháistineach– Amárach (Future Tense - Tomorrow)�1 syllable slender verbs

Quick Recap:

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  1. There is no need to add a ‘h’ like we did in the past tense.
  2. To say something in the future tense, we add fidh onto the root of the verb e.g. Brisfidh mé.
  3. We add fimid to the root of the verb to say we will do something e.g. Brisfimid.
  4. To ask a question, we use An and an urú e.g. An mbrisfidh tú?
  5. To say the negative, we use Ní and add a h after the first letter e.g. Ní bhrisfidh mé.