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An Aimsir Laithreach – Gach Lá (Present Tense - Everyday)�1 syllable broad verbs

In the present 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 present tense, we add ann to the end of the root verb.

For example Glan becomes Glanann - cleans

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

verbs in the present tense, we add aimid onto the end of the stem of the verb.

There is no mé in the present tense. Instead we add aim to the root of the verb for broad verbs.

For example Glan would become Glanaim – I clean

For example Glan becomes Glanaimid – We clean

An Aimsir Laithreach – Gach Lá (Present Tense - Everyday)�1 syllable broad verbs

The good news is that if a verb starts with a vowel in the present tense, the same rule still applies; just ann to the end of the root of the verb.

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Ól would become ólann in the present tense.

The same is true for verbs that begin with l, n or r; just add ann to the end of the root of the verb.

An Aimsir Laithreach – Gach Lá (Present Tense - Everyday)�1 syllable broad verbs

Ceisteach agus Diúltach (Questions and Negative)

To say that you didn’t do something, we put Ní before the verb, h after the first letter and ann after the verb e.g. Ní ghlanann sé.

To ask a question in the present tense, we put An before and ann after the verb. We also need to put an urú before the first letter of the verb e.g. An nglanann tú? Seven letters and the vowels take an urú when you put An before it. Look at the list below.

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d is the urú for t ar an dteach on the house

g is the urú for c ag an gcarr at the car

m is the urú for b ar an mbus at the bus

n is the urú for d ár ndeoch our drink

b is the urú for b dhá bpingin two cents

bh is the urú for f ar an bhfuinneog on the window

n is the urú for g ar an ngáirdín on the garden

An Aimsir Laithreach – Gach Lá (Present Tense - Everyday)�1 syllable broad verbs�Cleachtadh - Practice

ceap to think glan to clean dún to close

ceapaim I think glanaim I clean dúnaim I close

ceapann tú You think glanann tú You clean dúnann tú You close

ceapann sé He thinks glanann sé He cleans dúnann sé He closes

ceapann sí She thinks glanann sí She cleans dúnann sí She closes

ceapaimid We think glanaimid We clean dúnaimid We close

ceapann sibh You(pl) think glanann sibh You(pl) clean dúnann sibh You (pl) close

ceapann siad They think glanann siad They clean dúnann siad They close

An gceapann tú? Do you think? An nglanann tú? Do you clean? An ndúnann tú? Do you close?

Ní cheapaim I don’t think Ní ghlanann sé He doesn’t clean Ní dhúnaim I don’t close

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An Aimsir Laithreach – Gach Lá (Present Tense - Everyday)�1 syllable broad verbs

Quick Recap:

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1. For verbs that begin with a vowel or a consonant, add ann at the end of the root verb. E.g. glan = glanann
2. There is no mé in the present tense. Instead for broad verbs, we add aim to the end of the root of the verb. E.g. glan = glanaim
3. We add aimid to broad verbs in the present tense when we want to say we did something. E.g. glan = glanaimid
4. To ask a question, we use An, an urú and ann. To say the negative, we use Ní, a séimhiú (h) and ann.