Briathra aonsiollacha - Group 1 verbs Group 1 Regular verbs with one-syllable roots, i.e. bris, glan, caith, pioc, ól A séimhiú (h) is added when • asking a question in the past tense • giving a positive answer in the past tense • giving a negative answer in all tenses An urú is added (b>mb, c>gc, d>nd, f>bhf, g>ng, p>bp, t>dt.) when • asking a question in the present and future tenses
Verb Endings The verb endings change according to tense used and whether the last vowel is either slender (i,e,í,é) or broad (a,o,u,á,ó,ú) ...(e)ann is added in the present tense • bris - briseann • dún – dúnann
if the final vowel in the verb is slender the verb takes a slender ending. if the final vowel in the verb is broad the verb takes a broad ending.
...f(a)idh is added in the future tense • caith - caithfidh • glan – glanfaidh
if the final vowel in the verb is slender the verb takes a slender ending. if the final vowel in the verb is broad the verb takes a broad ending.
Indirect speech Past tense: gur + (h) / nár + (h)
Dúirt sé gur chaith / dúirt sé nár chaith
Present tense: go + urú / nach + urú
Dúirt sé go gcaitheann / dúirt se nach gcaitheann
Future tense: go + urú / nach + urú
Dúirt sé go gcaithfidh / dúirt sé nach gcaithfidh
These points may initially seem daunting but will become second nature after successfully completing the tasks and exercises.