Ta & Is Conjugation

Present

Substantive Verb

Tá/thá

Chan fheil

An bhfeil

Go bhfeil

Nach bhfeil

A tá/a thá

Copula

is

Cha

an

gur

nach

 

Future

Substantive Verb

bídh

Cha bí

An bí

 

 

 

Copula

 

 

 

Gon bí

Nach bí

A bhíos

Imperfect-conditional

Substantive Verb (1st person sing.)

bhínn

cha bhínn

an bínn

Gon bínn

Nach bínn

 

Substantive Verb (all others)

bhíodh

Cha bhíodh

An bíodh

Gon bíodh

Nach bíodh

A bhíodh

Copula

Ba/b’

Cha ba

An ba

Gon ba

Nach ba

 

Preterit.

Substantive Verb

Bhá

Cha rabh

An rabh

Gon rabh

Nach rabh

A bhá

Copula

Ba/b’

Cha ba

An ba

Gon ba

Nach ba

Ba/b’

Present Subjunctive

Substantive Verb

Gon rabh

Nach rabh

Copula

gur

 

Imperative

Substantive Verb

Bí

bíodh

bíbh

Copula

Na bí

Na bíodh

 

Infinitive

Substantive Verb

A bhith

Copula

A bheith

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