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liiqierative.
Sing. PL Sing. PL
1 òlam òlamaid 1 fàgam fàgamaid
2 òl òlaibh 2 fàg fàgaibh
3 òladh e, i ùladli iad 3 fàgadh e fàgadh iad
Infinitive — òl, drinking ; a dh' òl, to drink ; ag òl, a-drinking ;
fàgail, leaving ; a dh' fhàgail. to leave; a' fàgail, a-leaving.
PASSIVE VOICE.
Indicative.
Future 1, 2, 3 olar mi, lV:c. fàgar mi, «fec.
{hit chan fhàgar mi)
Pa!<t 1, 2, 3 dh'òladh mi, etc. dh' fhàgadh mi, &c.
iJependent d' òladh mi, itc. d' ìhàgadh mi, &c.
Subjuncti ve.
Absolute 1, 2, 3 dh' òlteadh mi, thu, e dh' fhàgteadh mi, thu, e
Dependent 1, 2, 3 òlteadh mi, thu, e fàgteadli mi, thu, e
{but chan fhàgteadh, kc.)
Imperative — 1, 2, 3 òlar mi, itc. fàgar mi, itc.
ParticipAe — òlte, drunk fàgte, left
Periphrastic Tenses.
By the use of the verb " to be" and the inf. with preposi-
tions {a\ ag, at, and air, after, on), at least as complete a staff
of tenses can l)e formed as in English.
Indicative Active.
Pies. Progressive : I am striking = Tha mi a' bualadh, i.i-., I am at
striking.
,, Perfect: I have struck = Tha mi air bualadh, it., I am after
striking.
,, Perfect Continuous : I have been striking = Tha mi air bhith a'
bualadh, ?.e., I am after being striking.
Fut. Indefinite : I shall strike = Buailidh mi.
,, Progressive : I shall be striking =;Bithidh mi a' bualadh
,, Perfect: I shall have struck = Bithidh mi air bualadh.
,, Perfect Continuous : I shall have been striking = Bithidh mi air
bbith a' bualadh.
Past Indefinite : I struck =Bhuail mi.
,, Progressive : I was striking = Bha mi a' bualadh.
,, Perfect : I had struck = Bha mi air bualadh.
,, Perfect Continuous : I had been striking = Bha mi air bhith a'
bualadh.