Ceacht 7 – Lesson 7

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I. Tense

A. Change each of the following to the appropriate habitual tense

(tá-->bíonn, bhí--> bhíodh)

1. •  Bhí Baile Átha Cliath go hiontach.
2. •  An raibh tú tinn?
3. •  Tá Máirtín sásta leis an múinteoir.
4. •  Níl duine ar bith ann.
5. •  Bhí mé i gConamara.
6. •  Nach bhfuiltear sásta anseo?
7. •  Tá mé cinnte go raibh siad daor.
8. •  Bhí muid ag an teach céanna.
9. •  Ní raibh mórán tithe anseo.
10. • Ní raibh mise ann ach a oiread.
11. • Níl mé \cinnte an bhfuil siad sásta nó nach bhfuil.
12. • An bhfuil siopaí Bhaile Átha Cliath go deas?
13. • Nach raibh mé go maith, a Mhaime?
14. • Bhí siad réasúnta saor.
15. • An raibh léine bhreá ar an ngasúr?

B. Change the tense, as indicated:

1. Bhí gasúir bheaga ag Máirtín.
   • used to have:
   • would have:
   • has:
2. Tá fuinneoga móra deasa anseo.
   • used to be
   • will be:
3. Tá croinnte móra agus garranta deasa anseo anois, ach beith
   • (that's beidh) tithe agus coláistí ann.
   • used to béare now:
   • are now/used to be:
   • would béare:
4. Bhíodh go leor beithigh agus caiple anseo ach níl mórán
   • ann anois.
   • will béaren't
   • are now/didn't use to be:
   • are usually/ aren't now:
   • were yesterday/won't be tomorrow:
5. Bhídís sásta leis an bhfeilm, nach mbídís?
   • will be:
   • would be:
   • are usually:"
6. Ní bhíodh an talamh go maith anseo, agus bhíodh an iomarca
   • uisce ann.
   • wouldn't béwould be:
   • won't béwill be:
   • isn't/is:
   • wasn't last year/was:
7. An mbeifeá\ sásta leis an saol ar an bhfeilm? Bheinn, cinnte.
   • will you be?/yes, I will:
   • were you./yes I was:
   • are you usually/yes, I am:
   • did you use to béyes, I did:
8. Bheadh an geimhreadh agus an samhradh go deas anseo.
   • used to be:
   • will be:
   • are always:
9. Bhí neart daoine anseo.
   • used to be:
   • would be:
   • will be:
   • are often:
10. Bhí mé cupla seachtain ansin anuraidh, agus bhí an aimsir go
    • hiontach.
    • used to be every year:
    • am every year:
11. Tá mac agus inín ag an mbean álainn.
    • would have:
    • had:
12. O, muise, an créatur! Tá sé fuar anseo aríst!
    • was:
    • is always:
    • will be:
13. Tá caoirigh agus caiple ar an gcnoc.
    • were:
    • used to be:
    • would be:
    • will be:
    • are often:
14. A dhaoine uaisle, an bhfuil 'chuile dhuine sásta?
    • was?
    • would be:
    • will be:
15. Tá mé cinnte nach mbeidh an leabhar spéisiúil ar aon chaoi.
    • am/isn't
    • was/wouldn't be
    • was/wasn't
    • am/books are never:

C. Change the tense and sentence type as indicated by the symbols.

(X=negative, ?= question, ?X=negative question, etc.)

1. Tá éadaí ar an orlár.
   • conditional:
   • inne
   • amáireach?
   • blianta ó shin?
2. Tá siad sásta.
   • go minic X:
   • blianta ó shin? (use past habitual with this adverb)
   • Deir Peige...go minic
   • amáireach:
3. Táthar leisciúil.
   • amáireach
   • blianta ó shin X?
   • conditional X:
   • anuraidh?
4. Bhí an bhó dall.
   • blianta ó shin?
   • anuraidh X:
   • amáireach?
   • conditional:
5. An bhfuil an aimsir fuar anseo?
   • go minic?
   • amáireach ? X:
   • blianta ó shin?
   • i gcónaí:
6. Tá 'chuile dhuine ag an siopa.
   • i gcónaí:
   • conditional? X:
   • blianta ó shin:
   • Deir siad ....anois X:
7. Níl an freagra ceart ag Bairbre.
   • blianta ó shin:
   • amáireach?
   • conditional?
   • inne:
8. An bhfuil tú cinnte?
   • inné:
   • Corrections: inné:
   • inné?
   • amáireach? X:
   • Níl a fhios agam.....go minic:
9. Tá mé compóirteach.
   • go minic X:
   • blianta ó shin:
   • amáireach X:
   • Deir siad ......conditional:
10. Tá croinnte ar an gcnoc.
    • conditional:
    • Deir sí.....blianta ó shin X:
    • anuraidh?
    • anois? X:
11. B'fhéidir go bhfuil an múinteoir sásta.
    • amáireach:
    • conditional X:
    • inné X:
    • blianta ó shin:
12. Tá beithigh go leor ar an bhfeilm.
    • blianta ó shin?
    • go minic:
    • anuraidh X:
    • anois X:
    • conditional?> X

II, Plurals

A. Write the plurals of the following nouns:

1. What is the commonest plural ending among the above?
2. Name the three next commonest plural forms?
3. Which plural forms may also include a vowel change?
4. Which vowel is changed most often; to what?
5. List the five nouns with the most irregular plural forms.
6. What final syllable is sometimes dropped when the ending aí is added?
7. What other plural forms may words with this ending take?
8. List five nouns which have an ending AND a change in consonant quality.
9. Which ending may have an additonal consonant inserted between the singular noun and the ending?
10. Which consonants are involved?
11. What do all the nouns with the plural ending -anna have in common?
12. What do most nouns with plural í have in common?

B. Write the plural of the following adjectives:

B. Write the plural forms:

C. Using the pattern shown and the lists below, create ten phrases consisting of a noun+adjective, and write each in both the singular and plural. Use both masculine and feminine nouns.

E.g., ceann amháin: doras mór fuinneoig mhór

gasúr mór caora mhór

go leor: doirse móra fuinneoga móra

gasúir mhóra caoirigh mhóra