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ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH. 85
Past Perfect or Pluperfect Tense. Làn Seachad no Roi-làn.
Its helps, — bha iar, or bha air.
(Conjunctions prefixed.— The same as in the Present Tense.)
Singular. Plural.
Bha mì iar bhi, / had been. Bha sìnn iar bhi, we had been.
Bha thu iar bhi, thou hadst been. Bha sìbh iar bhi, ye had been.
Bha è iar bhi, he had been. Bha ìad iar bhi, they had been.
Future Tense. Tìm Teacail.
Its terminations are -idh in every person, and its secondary forms
are made up of the second person singular of the Imperative.
Singular. Plural.
Bithidh mì, / shall or wiìl be. Bithidh sìnn, we shall or will be.
Bithidh tu, thou shalt or wilt be. Bithidh sìbh, ye shall or will be.
Bithidh è, he shall or will be. Bithidh ìad, they shall or will be.
OTHER FORMS OF THE VEBB STAIDEAN EILE LEIS A
"BI." GHNIOMHAR " BI."
Present. Past. Future.
Beil, bheil, 'eil, am. Robh, was. Bi, will be.
INTERROGATIVE FORM.
Its particles are am before b,f
m, p, and an before a vowel or
any other consonant ; as,
Present.
Am beil mì ? or ì
Am bheil mì? * >am I? &c.
A bheil mì ? j
Past.
An robh mì ? was I? &c.
Perfect.
Am beil mì iar bhi ? have I
beeni &c.
Future.
Am bi mi ? shall I be? &c.
CONDITIONAL OR SUBJUNCTIVE
FORM.
Its conjunctions are gu'm, that,
before b, f, m, p ; na'n, if (in the
past tense only) ; and gu'n, that,
before any other letter ; as,
Present.
Gu'm beil mì, or\ that I am,
Gu'm bheil mì, J &c*
Past.
Gu'n robh mì, that I was, &c.
Na'n robh mì, if I was, or if I
had been, &c.
Perfect.
Gu'm beil mì iar bhi, that I
have been, &c.
Future.
Gu'm bi mì, that 1 shall be,&c.
* When the verb is alike in every person of both numbers, which is the caee in
all these secondary forms, only the first person singular is printed ; the other per-
sons of both numbers can be easily formed by the learner by annexing the pro-
nouns,— thus, ambeUthu? ambeilè? &c. ; gu'm beil thu, gu'mbeil è, gu'm btil
sìnn, gu'm beìl sìbh, gu'm beil ìad.