Regular verbs in the future tense 2
Gnìomhairean riaghailteach san tràth theachdail 2
In A2, we saw gnìomhairean riaghailteach san tràth theachdail (regular verbs in the future tense). To make the future tense we add ‑idh or ‑aidh to the root form, in most cases.
For the negative form we used Cha + root (command form), lenited where possible , with the exception of some verbs beginning with t and d .
| Root | Primary (Positive statement) | Secondary (negative statement) |
| cuir! | cuir idh | cha ch uir |
| put! | will put | will not put |
| ionnsaich! | ionnsaich idh | chan ionnsaich |
| learn! | will learn | won't learn |
And we use An …? and Nach ...? to make the question forms.
| Secondary (question) | Secondary (negative question) | Secondary |
| an cuir …? | nach cuir …? | … gun cuir … |
| will … put? | won't … enjoy …? | … that … will put … |
| an ionnsaich …? | nach ionnsaich …? | … gun ionnsaich … |
| will … learn …? | won't … learn …? | … that … will learn |
| An cuir thu ceist air an tidsear? | Cuiridh | Cha chuir |
| An ionnsaich thu cànan eile? | Ionnsaichidh | Chan ionnsaich |
Note that there are some regular verbs which slightly shorten their root when adding -idh , but we'll cover that in a future topic. Here are just a few:
| Root | Primary (Positive statement) | Secondary (negative statement) |
| bruidhinn! | bruidh nidh | cha bhruidhinn |
| speak | will speak | won't speak |
| freagair | freag raidh | cha fhreagair |
| answer! | will answer. | won't answer. |
Again, we use An …? and Nach ...? to make the question forms.
| Secondary (question) | Secondary (negative question) | Secondary |
| am bruidhinn …? | nach bruidhinn …? | … gum bruidhinn … |
| will … speak? | will speak | won't speak |
| am freagair …? | nach freagair …? | … gum freagair … |
| will … answer? | won't … answer …? | … that … will answer … |
| an innis …? | nach innis …? | … gun innis … |
| will … tell …? | won't … tell …? | … that … will tell |
| Am bruidhinn thu ris an oide? | Bruidhnidh | Cha bhruidhinn |
| Am freagair sibh na ceistean gu lèir? | Freagraidh | Cha fhreagair |
| Nach innis iad dhi gu bheil rudeigin ceàrr? | Innsidh | Chan innis |
And from A2 you'll remember that we learned about an tràth teachdail dàimheach (the relative future tense) with the ending -as (or -eas ):
| Cuin a bhruidhneas … ? | Cuin a bhruidhneas an tidsear ris? |
| When will … speak …? | When will the teacher speak to him? |
| Cò a fhreagras … ? | Cò fhreagras a' cheist sin? |
| Who will answer …? | Who will answer that question? |
| Dè a dh'innseas … ? | Dè a dh'innseas sin dhut? |
| What will … tell …? | What will that tell you? |
| Ciamar a chuireas … ? | Ciamar a chuireas mi Gàidhlig air a sin ? |
| How will … put …? | How will I translate that into Gaelic? |
| Cia mheud a dh'ionnsaicheas … ? | Cia mheud a dh'ionnsaicheas cànan eile? |
| How many will learn …? | How many (will) learn another language? |
| Nuair a bhruidhneas … | Nuair a bhruidhneas an tidsear ris, bidh e toilichte. |
| When … will speak … | When the teacher speaks (will speak) to him, he will be happy. |
| Ma chuireas … | Ma chuireas mi ceist orra , gheibh mi freagairt anns a' bhad. |
| If … will put … | If I (will) ask them a question, I'll get an answer right away. |