THE REGULAR VERB-FUTURE TENSE

The Regular Verb, Future Tense

NOTES

1. To form the future tense of the regular verb, we add “idh” (“aidh” if the last vowel is broad) to the root, which in all cases is the second person singular imperative, e.g,:

cuir put cuiridh (kooir-e) shall, will put

tog lift togaidh (tok-e) shall, will lift

2. To ask a question in the future tense, we put “an” (“am before b, f, m, or p) before the root, e’g.:

an cuir mi? shall I put.

The affirmative answer to “an cuir” is “cuiridh”

and the negative is “chan chuir”.

Before vowels, the negative “cha” becomes “chan”,

e.g.:

An ol mi seo? Shall I drink this?

The affirmative answer is “olaidh”, and the negative is “chan ol”.