Present Tense

Front 1

Ceannaigh – to buy (2 syllables)-drop ‘aigh’-you are left with ‘ceann’.The last vowel in ‘ceann’ is ‘a’, which is leathan

Back 1

So add –aím / aíonn Ceannaím – I buy Ceanníonn tú / sé / sí – You / he/ she buys.

Front 2

Tosaigh – to start (2 syllables)-drop ‘aigh’-you are left with ‘tos’.The last vowel in ‘tos’ is ‘o’, which is leathan.

Back 2

So add –aím / aíonn. Tosaím – I start Tosaíonn tú / sé/ sí.

Front 3

Éirigh – to get up (2 syllables).-drop ‘igh’.-you are left with ‘éir’.The last vowel is ‘i’, which is caol

Back 3

So add – ím / íonn. Éirím – I get up.Éiríonn tú / sé / sí.

Front 4

Imir – to play (2 syllables)-drop the second ‘i’.-you are left with ‘imr’The last or only vowel here is ‘i’, which is caol

Back 4

Add – ím / íonn. Imrím – I play.Imríonn tú/ sé / sí

Front 5

Endings (2 syllables) Leathan – a, o, u

Back 5

aím, aíonn

Front 6

Endings (2 syllables) Caol – e, i

Back 6

- ím, íonn

Front 7

Endings (1 syllable) leathann

Back 7

aim, ann

Front 8

Endings (1 syllable)

Back 8

im, eann

Front 9

Seinn + im = Seinnim

Back 9

I play, instrument

Front 10

Rith + eann = Ritheann sí

Back 10

She runs

Front 11

Can + ann = Canann sé.

Back 11

He sings

Front 12

Remember the rhyme that tells you which letters are not followed by‘h’.

Back 12

His lordship never reads on Sundays.

Front 13

To make it negative

Back 13

you use ‘ní’ + ‘h’.

Front 14

To ask a question in the present tense

Back 14

use ‘An’ + urú.

Front 15

Remember the rhyme that tells you when to use uru

Back 15

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