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An Aimsir Fháistineach– Amárach (Future Tense - Tomorrow)�1 syllable broad 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 broad verbs in the future tense, we add faidh to the end of the root verb.

For example Glan becomes Glanfaidh – Will clean

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

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

For example Glan becomes Glanfaimid – We will clean

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

Ceisteach agus Diúltach (Questions and Negative)

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

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

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

ceap to think glan to clean dún to close

ceapfaidh I will think glanfaidh mé I will clean dúnfaidh mé I will close

ceapfaidh tú You will think glanfaidh tú You will clean dúnfaidh tú You will close

ceapfaidh sé He will think glanfaidh sé He will clean dúnfaidh sé He will close

ceapfaidh sí She will think glanfaidh sí She will clean dúnfaidh sí She will close

ceapfaimid We will think glanfaimid We will clean dúnfaimid We will close

ceapfaidh sibh You(pl) will think glanfaidh sibh You(pl) will clean dúnfaidh sibh You (pl) will close

ceapfaidh siad They will think glanfaidh siad They will clean dúnfaidh siad They will close

An gceapfaidh tú? Will you think? An nglanfaidh tú? Will you clean? An ndúnfaidh tú? Will you close?

Ní cheapfaidh mé I will not think Ní ghlanfaidh sé He will not clean Ní dhúnfaidh mé I will not close

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An Aimsir Fháistineach– Amárach (Future Tense - Tomorrow)�1 syllable broad 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 faidh onto the root of the verb e.g. Glanfaidh mé.
3. We add faimid to the root of the verb to say we will do something e.g. Glanfaimid.
4. To ask a question, we use An and an urú e.g. An nglanfaidh tú?
5. To say the negative, we use Ní and add a h after the first letter e.g. Ní ghlanfaidh mé.