Preter Affirmative. Bfearr liom go raib me mo codlad, I wish I had been asleep. Preter Negative. Bfearr liom naċ raib me mo codlad, I wish I had not been asleep. (68) FORMATION FORMATION OF THE MOODS AND TENSES. ACTIVE VOICE. Every regular Verb has six principal parts, in the active voice, from which all the moods, and tenses are formed: viz. (69) 1. The imperative; as, buail, strike; crom, bend. 2. The infinitive, usually formed by adding ad, to the imperative, if the last vowel is broad; ead, if small; as, do buailead, or do bualad, to strike; do cromad, to bend. (70) 3. The present, formed by adding im, or am, to the imperative; as, buailim, Istrike; cromam, I bend. 4. The preter, formed by adding as, is, or eas, to the imperative; as, do buaileas, I struck; do cromas, I bent. 5. The future, formed by adding ad, ead, or id; fad, fead, or fid, to the imperative; as, buailfead, I will strike; cromfad, I will bend. (71) 6 The consuetudinal, subjunctive, formed by adding fann, fuinn, or finn, to the imperative; as, da mbuailfinn, had I struck; da geromfuinn, had I bent. (72) Regular Regular verbs are therefore conjugated through the primary tenses active, in this manner; Buail, do bualad, buailim, do buaileas, buailfead, da mbuailfinn, strike. Bris, do brisead, brisim, do briseas, brisfead, da mbrisfinn, break. Cas, do casad, casam, do casas, casfad, da gcasfuinn, twist. Ceap, do ceapad, ceapam, do ceapas, ceapfad, da gceapfuinn, shape, or fit. Agall, d' agallad, agallam, d' agallas, agallfad, da nagallfuinn, accost. Baist, do baistead, baistim, do baisteas, baistfead, da mbaistfinn, baptize. Arduig, d' arduġad, arduiġim, d' arduigeas, airdeoċfad, da nairdeoċfuinn, raise. Cruinnig, do cruinniugad, cruinniġim, do ċruinnigeas, cruinneoċfad, do gcruinneocfuinn, gather. In this manner conjugate, adair, d' adrad, adore airim,--airimead, reckon bog,--bogad, rock ble coraig,--ċoruġad, stir fag,--fagad, leave goraiġ,--ġorad, warm greamuig, ---ġreamugad, claon,--claonad, lamentiarr, -iarraig, search or ask fasten druid,--druidead, shut las,--lasad, burn minig,-miniuġad, explain | slug,--slugad, swallow osgaoil,--osgaoilead, open sginn, -sginnead, gush pleasg,--pleasgad, burst siob,--siobad, drift pog,--pogad, kiss slaodar,--slaodarad, drag pos,--posad, marry smuain,--smuainead, con proni,--pronnad, bestow sider plùċ,--plùcad, smother sgairt,--sgairtead, call preab,--preabad, kick sgailt,--sgailtead, split reub,--reubad, tear sguab,--sguabad, sweep reid,--reidead, settle rol,--rolad, roll sgab,--sgabad, seatter sgag,--sgagad, digest sgriob, -sgriobad, scratch rusg,--rusgad, scourge sgriob,--sgriobad, write sgaoil,--sgaoilead, loose sat,--satad, stab saor,--saorad, deliver sparr,--sparrad, nail samail, -samalad, comparesgat,--sgatad, scatter Many verbs have the infinitive and imperative alike; and in some the imperative can only be distinguished from the infinitive, by having a small vowel in the termination. In all other parts they are conjugated regularly; as, (75) Diol, do diol, diolam, do diolas, diolfad, da ndiolfuinn, sell or pay. Cuir, do cur, cuirim, do cuireas, cuirfead, da gcuirfinn, send or put. The following is a list of the most usual. bruit, do bruit, boil amaire,--amare, lookcosg,--cosg, quell airis,-airis, tell. erinn,--ċrinn, gnaw eag, |